Action Corps Weekly – August 20, 2018

VFW Action Corps Weekly August 10, 2018 In This Issue: 1. Korean & Cold War POW/MIA Families Meet 2. Purple Hearts Reunited 3. Apply Now for 2019 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship 4. TRICARE Webinar 5. MIA Update Click here for a printer-friendly version.  1. Korean & Cold War POW/MIA Families Meet: The VFW Washington Office joined…

VFW Awards Nearly $790,000 in College Tuition for Veterans

VFW Awards Nearly $790,000 in College Tuition for Veterans More than 170 student veterans have been awarded scholarships for the fall semester KANSAS CITY, Mo. (August 7, 2018) – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is pleased to announce 172 student veterans have been chosen as 2018 fall semester recipients of the VFW’s…

Action Corps Weekly – August 3, 2018

VFW Action Corps Weekly August 3, 2018 In This Issue: 1. North Korea Returns Presumed U.S. Remains 2. Senate Hearing on Blue Water Navy, Korean DMZ & Thailand Vets 3. Defense Authorization Bill Heads to President’s Desk 4. GI Bill Changes Are Coming 5. VFW Looking for Feedback from VA Employees 6. MIA Update Click…

VFW Action Corps Weekly – July 27, 2018

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

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…