VFW Action Corps Weekly – November 4, 2016 In This Issue: Still Time to Vote Absentee in General Election Veterans Day in Washington Vietnam Era Health Study National Family Caregivers Month VA Center for Women Veterans Meeting Nominate a Hero Shop Amazon, Support the VFW Foundation MIA Update Still Time to Vote Absentee in General…
BURGER KING Restaurants Launch Annual VFW Fundraiser Funds raised to support the VFWās Unmet Needs troop assistance program KANSAS CITY, Mo.Ā āĀ November 1, 2016Ā –Ā The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is pleased to announce that for the tenth consecutive year, participatingĀ BURGER KINGĀ Ā®Ā restaurantsĀ will raise funds for the VFW Unmet Needs program throughout the month of November.…
VFW Action Corps Weekly – October 28, 2016 In This Issue: VFW Wants POTUS Involvement in Bonus Payback Crisis TRICARE Removes Cost Barriers for Preventive and Mental Health MyHealtheVet Update Help A Hero Scholarship Campaign MIA Update VFW Wants POTUS Involvement in Bonus Payback Crisis: Secretary of Defense Ash Carter this week ordered the Defense…
VFW Calls on POTUS to End Bonus Payback Issue Now āThe president can end all this by executive orderā WASHINGTON (October 28, 2016) ā Secretary of Defense Ash Carter this week ordered the Defense Finance and Accounting Services to āsuspend all efforts to collect reimbursements from affected California National Guard members, effective as soon…
VFW Calls Bonus Payback Requirement Insulting California Guardsmen ordered to return reenlistment bonuses WASHINGTON (October 24, 2016) ā The Los Angeles Times reported this weekend that nearly 10,000 California Army National Guard soldiers are being forced to repay decade-old reenlistment bonuses of $15,000 or more because the National Guard failed to properly screen reenlistments for…
In This Issue: New COLA Stays Stagnant VFW-SVA 2017 Legislative Fellowship Program MIA Families Sought MIA Update New COLA Stays Stagnant: Military retirees, veterans receiving VA compensation, and some 70 million Americans on Social Security will see a 0.3 percent cost-of-living increase at the end of the year. Veteransā benefits are not automatically tied to…
GEORGETOWN, Texas (October 17, 2016) ā Salute those who serve by being a part of Sport Clips Haircutsā āHelp A Heroā scholarship campaign and help service members and veterans take the next step toward civilian careers. Now through Veterans Day, November 11, you can āHelp A Heroā further their education toward post-military goals…
VFW Action Corps Weekly – October 14, 2016 In This Issue: VFW-SVA 2017 Legislative Fellowship Program Women Veterans Campaign Quarterly PTSD Research Report Released Delay in DODās New Electronic Health Care Record Veterans Online Self-Help Resources MIA Update VFW-SVA 2017 Legislative Fellowship Program: The application deadline for the 2017 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship has been extended…
