VFW Action Corps Weekly – February 2, 2018

VFW Action Corps Weekly – February 2, 2018 In This Issue: 1. VFW Participates in Military to Civilian Transition Roundtable 2. House Hearing on Appeals Modernization 3. TRICARE Retiree Dental Plan Ending 4. VFW-Supported Veteran Debt Fairness Act Introduced 5. VA Resumes Applications for New Veterans ID Card 6. VA to Celebrate African American History…

VFW Action Corps Weekly – January 26, 2018

VFW Action Corps Weekly January 26, 2018 In This Issue: 1. TRICARE Pharmacy Copays Increasing 2. DOD-VA Release Discharge Upgrade Tool 3. TRICARE Establishes Philippine Provider Network 4. VFW Talks Toxic Exposures on CBS Radio 5. Home Loan Refinance Protections 6. MIA Update Download a PDF version of this week’s Action Corps Weekly.  1. TRICARE…

VFW Disaster Assistance Tops $680,000

VFW Disaster Assistance Tops $680,000 VFW swiftly rose to assist service members and veterans affected by string of natural disasters KANSAS CITY, Mo. (January 26, 2018) – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce that its VFW Unmet Needs program provided a total of $684,000 in disaster assistance grants to…

VFW Action Corps Weekly – January 19, 2018

VFW Action Corps Weekly January 19, 2018 In This Issue: 1. Government Shutdown Looming  2. Senate Hearing on State of VA 3. House Holds Veteran Homelessness Hearing 4. Aurora Hospital Hearing 5. National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service 6. VFW National Home for Children 7. MIA Update Download a PDF version of this…

VFW Action Corps Weekly – January 12, 2018

VFW Action Corps Weekly – January 12, 2018 In This Issue: 1. Executive Order to Improve Mental Health Care for Recently Discharged Veterans 2. We Need Your Feedback on Recent Accountability and GI Bill Changes 3. VFW Attends Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Roundtable 4. Hearing on Home Loan Churning 5. VA Revises Reimbursement Rules for…

VFW-Sport Clips Scholarship Program Tops $4 Million!

VFW-Sport Clips Scholarship Program Tops $4 Million! Program names 118 student veterans to share $550,000 this spring semester KANSAS CITY, Mo. (January 9, 2018) – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce that its VFW’s “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship” program has now awarded more than $4.1 million in…

VFW Action Corps Weekly – January 5, 2018

VFW Action Corps Weekly – January 5, 2018 January 5, 2018 In This Issue: 1. VFW Helps Lower TRICARE Select Copayments 2. VFW-SVA 2018 Student Veterans Fellowship Class 3. VFW Welcomes New Army Secretary 4. Veterans Legislation Roundup 5. National Veterans Day Poster Contest 6. MIA Update Download a PDF version of this week’s Action…

VFW and SVA Announce 2018 Student Veteran Fellowship Class

VFW and SVA Announce 2018 Student Veteran Fellowship Class Legislative fellowship to bring 10 student veteran leaders to Washington WASHINGTON (January 5, 2017) — Ten Student Veterans of America (SVA) leaders have been selected to join more than 500 members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW) when they converge on Capitol…