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WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is urging House leadership to adopt the Senate version of the Protect America Act to safeguard Americans from future terrorist attacks and to protect third parties from frivolous lawsuits. “Americans are protected from illegal search and seizures by the Fourth Amendment, but critica...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. has called upon the House and Senate Armed Services Committees [Read letter] to conduct a full investigation into an accusation that the U.S. Marine Corps gave priority to a future vehicle acquisition program instead of ordering readily available armored vehicles that could have had an imm...
Editor's note: This story is copyrighted and reposted online on www.vfw.org with permission fromGreenbay Press Gazette.It may not be posted online elsewhere. By Paul Srubas GREEN BAY, Wis. — Vastly improved medical care is saving lives on the battlefield but ironically is challenging the nation's ability to care for the veterans who come bac...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The VFW is disappointed with the mayor of Toledo, Ohio, for his recent insensitivities directed toward a Michigan-based U.S. Marine Corps unit. Last week, Mayor Carty Finkbeiner refused to allow a 200-member Marine unit from Michigan to conduct urban-warfare training in the city. The city council has since apologized to th...
WASHINGTON, PRNewswire-USNewswire — Planning to send a care package to a U.S. military servicemember serving abroad? Send it after March 3 to take advantage of a new flat-rate box from the U.S. Postal Service that is 50 percent larger and delivered for $10.95 to an APO/FPO address -- $2 less than for domestic destinations. "This is the first...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.— The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is furious with the Berkeley, Calif., City Council, calling their actions “outrageous and idiotic” following their recent vote to give the boot to a U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Station. “The resolution is a direct insult to not only the Marines ...
WASHINGTON — The nationalcommander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is calling the president’s budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs a good start, and is now asking Congress to improve upon the funding and policy package. He is also urging Congress to make sure that the VA receives its funding before the gove...
WASHINGTON — America's oldest major veterans' organization has selected Texas Rep. Chet Edwards (D-17th) to receive its 2008 Congressional Award for his outstanding service to veterans, service members and their families. The congressman, who chairs the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, will be p...
On January 21, the 2.3 million members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Auxiliaries will join Americans across the nation to celebrate and honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King taught that courage, hope, dignity, truth and service have no boundaries. He understood and greatly valued the spirit that unites men and women fro...
DETROIT — On Dec. 11, 2007 the UAW presented a donation of $15,000 to the VFW to support Operation Uplink, a program which provides free phone cards to members of the U.S. Armed Forces stationed overseas so they can stay in touch with their families during their terms of military service. “We're proud to provide assistance to military ...
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