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Statement of Ryan Gallucci, Executive Director Washington Office Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To “Putting Veterans First: Is the Current VA Disability System Keeping Its Promise?" Washington, D.C. Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blument...
Weeks into the government shutdown, many companies are stepping up to offer assistance and relief. Financial Institutions Bank of America: Announced assistance available to furloughed Federal employees. Call the priority assistance line 844.219.0690. Chase Bank: Chase has announced efforts to help its customers who are U.S. government employees...
Last winter, Louisville, Kentucky, was hit by long stretches of extreme cold. Members of VFW Post 1181 were concerned that older veterans would not be able to keep warm in temperatures below freezing. The Post offered its hall as a place for them to stay overnight. Soon, others were invited, too. “I noticed local advocacy groups that were try...
Debra S. Johnson, 72, lives in Pahrump, Nevada, with her husband Jerome, who is a veteran. “My daughter, Adrena, is from a previous marriage,” Johnson said. “Her dad was also a veteran. He was 100% disabled, but when he was discharged, they did not know what was wrong with him.” It took several doctors before Johnson’s...
Veteran Missy Melvin lives in Ocala, Florida, with her husband, Jaime Morales, and their three children: Jamyss, Tatianna and Ja’mani. Melvin served in the Army for 12 ½ years, becoming the only female in her convoy, a 1st scout and one of two females out of the battalion to drive an armored security vehicle (ASV) in Iraq. Melvin alway...
Nestled about a two-hour drive from New York City is the village of Brewster, the principal settlement of the town of Southeast, New York, and home to VFW Post 672. Last September, the Post and community came together to honor those who answered the call of duty after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. Post 672 has held yearly 9/11 commemorations ...
Jack Hammond enlisted in honor of his four uncles who served in World War II and who were charter members of VFW Post 8818 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq in 2002 and 2003, Hammond became a VFW Life member himself. In 2012, he retired from the Army and set out to secure the benefits he had earned. “After...
With an impressive command of the sky, Air Force veteran and VFW's “Sport Clips Help-A-Hero Scholarship" recipient Kareem Pore plans to use his skills as an airman to one day fly commercial airliners. Pore began his 12-year career in the military in 2006. After being stationed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming, he was deploye...
In a moment that inspired an entire community, 81-year-old Vietnam veteran and Purple Heart recipient Ron Cabral walked across the stage at Bristol Community College’s 58th Commencement Ceremony on May 17, 2025, earning his Associate in Arts Degree in General Studies. A member of VFW Post 2045 in Swansea, Mass., Cabral’s success was mad...
On Sept. 21, on the 81st anniversary of Operation Market Garden, members of VFW Post 6712 in Revere, Massachusetts, escorted three WWII veterans back to the Netherlands, where they attended several ceremonies in the cities they were deployed to. One of the veterans, Gene Metcalfe, now 102 years old, served with the Infantry Regiment 82nd Airborne D...
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