VFW Action Corps Weekly July 27, 2018 In This Issue: 1. VFW Elects New National Commander 2. North Korea Begins Returning MIA Remains 3. More Korean and Cold War Family DNA Sought 4. Senate Confirms Wilkie as Secretary of Veterans Affairs 5. NDAA Conference Report Includes VFW Priorities 6. House Passes Important Veterans Legislation 7.…
VFW Urges MIA Families to Provide DNA Samples Return of American MIAs from North Korea begins WASHINGTON (July 27, 2018) — Now that North Korea has unilaterally turned over 55 boxes of remains believed to contain missing American servicemen from the Korean War, the new national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the…
VFW Incredibly Encouraged with Return of Remains from North Korea WASHINGTON (July 27, 2018) — “The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is incredibly encouraged by the news that North Korea has returned 55 boxes of remains believed to be U.S. service members who have been missing in action since the Korean War,”…
VFW Elects Vincent ‘B.J.’ Lawrence as New National Commander ‘There’s an energy in this organization that’s just chomping at the bit to be released’ KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 25, 2018) — Vincent “B.J.” Lawrence, of Alamogordo, N.M., was elected today as the new national commander of the 1.2 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the…
SANDI KRIEBEL ELECTED NATIONAL PRESIDENT FOR THE 2018-2019 YEAR Kansas City, Mo. – July 25, 2018— Sandi Kriebel of Ellicott City, Md., was elected National President of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the United States Auxiliary at its 105th National Convention in Kansas City, Mo., on July 25, 2018. A Life Member of…
VFW AUXILIARY TO RECEIVE VFW COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF KANSAS CITY, Mo. – July 24, 2018 – Today marks the last time that Keith Harman will address the VFW Auxiliary as VFW Commander-in-Chief. He will be escorted down the Aisle of Honor and then address the VFW Auxiliary delegation. Harman served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to…
‘Uniting to Combat Hunger’ Campaign Raises More Than 50,000 Meals for Kansas City Residents Veterans, supporters and the community came together to help feed thousands in Kansas City area KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 23, 2018) – The “Uniting to Combat Hunger” campaign – a collaboration between The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., Humana…
NATIONAL PRESIDENT TO WELCOME GUESTS Kansas City, Mo. – July 23, 2018 – National President Dee Guillory will honor Bob Regan, founder of Operation Song™, a nonprofit that pairs professional songwriters with veteran, active-duty military and their families to help them tell their stories through song. Regan will receive the Catch the Dream for Our…
