VFW Testifies: ‘Congress Must End Sequestration!’ National commander’s testimony caps VFW Legislative Conference WASHINGTON (March 1, 2017) — This afternoon, before a joint hearing of the Senate and House Veterans Affairs’ Committees, Brian Duffy, national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. delivered testimony focused on fixing the VA and ending sequestration.…
DetailsVFW Announces Top Youth Scholarship Winners Angels Camp, Calif., student awarded top $30,000 scholarship prize KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 28, 2017) – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and its Auxiliary proudly announced the national winners of its annual Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen youth scholarship competitions, live during last night’s 2017 VFW…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly – February 24, 2017 February 24, 2017 In This Issue: 1. VFW Legislative Conference to Begin 2. Military Health System Working Group 3. Meeting the Needs of Female Veterans 4. General Dunford Talks Security 5. VA to Host Summit for Women Veterans 6. Women’s History Month Art Exhibits 7. MIA Update…
DetailsVFW to Deliver Veterans’ Voice to Congress Fixing the VA, ending sequestration tops VFW legislative agenda WASHINGTON (February 24, 2017) — More than 500 members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. are arriving in the nation’s capital this weekend to urge their members of Congress to continue transforming the Department of Veterans…
DetailsVFW to Deliver Veterans’ Voice to Congress 2017 Legislative Conference runs Feb. 26 – March 2 in Washington KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 17, 2017) – Next weekend, more than 500 members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., the nation’s largest and oldest war veterans’ organization begin rallying in Washington, D.C., to voice…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly – VFW February 17, 2017In This Issue: 1. Senate Confirms Shulkin 2. Hearing on VA Disability Claims Process 3. Army VSO/MSO Roundtable 4. DOD Military Family Readiness Council 5. GI Bill Panel at NASAA Conference 6. Online Exchange Shopping to Open to Veterans 7. Legislation Clears the House 8. MIA Update…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly – February 10, 2017 In This Issue: 1. Assessing the VA IT Landscape 2. House Veterans Affairs Roundtable 3. VSOs Release Independent Budget 4. Military Struggling With Budget Instability 5. Pentagon RIF Meeting 6. VA Nominee Gets Closer to Confirmation 7. Women’s History Month Art Exhibits 8. MIA Update Download a…
DetailsLeading VSOs Release 30th Edition of the Independent Budget for the 115th Congress Veterans cite to “strengthen, reform and sustain the VA health care system” as top critical issue WASHINGTON (February 7, 2017) — Today DAV (Disabled American Veterans), Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans), and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) released The Independent Budget…
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