Recently added articles from VFW Magazine:
Celebrating a VFW milestone.(command post)(veterans of foreign wars)(American Veterans of Foreign Service)(Column)
Nov 01, 2004; Furgess, John ... VFW marks a milestone this month--the 100th anniversary of its magazine. It comes at a time when a new generation of vets needs a voice. VFW has every right to be especially proud this Veterans Day. VFW magazine has been the voice of the overseas veteran for a century now. In ...
September issue 'right on'.(mail call)(Letter to the Editor)
Nov 01, 2004; Dexter, Ron ... The September issue is one of the best in the year that I have been a member. Issues Up Front, Mail Call, Now Hear This and Washington Wire all had interesting items. "Young Vets Voice Their Views on VFW's Future" is right on. For the VFW to survive, it has to know more about ...
Magazine covers moving.(mail call)(Letter to the Editor)
Nov 01, 2004; Meeks, James ... I was recently medevaced out of Iraq where I have lost friends. I am grappling with that loss with difficulty. Your Memorial Day cover in May was the most compelling portrayal of grief I have ...
What young vets want.(mail call)(Letter to the Editor)
Nov 01, 2004; Emmons, Kris ... I am a 28-year-old Army Reserve vet of Iraq, returning from the Middle East this past May after 13 months. I recently became a VFW member so September was my first issue. I agree with your findings at the end of "Young Vets Voice Their Views on VFW's Future." VFW has reached a ...
Vet clubs play key role.(mail call)(Letter to the Editor)
Nov 01, 2004; Memmer, Jeff ... Thanks for the excellent article--"Campus Veterans Clubs Boost Camaraderie & Careers" (September). I felt it gave a very realistic view of campus groups and their needs. People have been calling and e-mailing me from all around the nation, including some service members stationed in ...
Thoughts on the GI Bill.(mail call)(Letter to the Editor)
Nov 01, 2004; Zachary, Zachary J. ... Re: "GI Bill Needs 21st Century Upgrade" (September). VFW should not advocate abolishing the participant's $1,200 buy-in to the Montgomery GI Bill It is an investment no one can afford to pass up. Investors in the stock market would love to get such a return on their investments! ...
Corrections.(Correction Notice)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Spc. Nickolas Moran is a life member of Post 2113 in De Pere. Wis. (VFW in Action, September, p. 42). James D. Storozuk was ...
'Living in the past'.(Now hear this: brief news items of interest to veterans and their families.)(veterans)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... In the Sept. 6, 2004, issue of Army Times, Robert F. Dorr made some interesting observations about major veterans groups. "I'd like to ask why the nation's large veterans groups seem so out of touch with America--even with the active-duty force," he wrote. He added, "The VFW, in ...
Iraq vets organizing.(Now hear this: brief news items of interest to veterans and their families.)(Operation Truth)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are already beginning to organize. One group, called Operation Truth, was launched Aug, 24 by Paul Rieckhoff, a New York Army National Guard vet of the 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq. His group has four main concerns: imminent danger & ...
'Honoring' draft dodgers.(Now hear this: brief news items of interest to veterans and their families.)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... A town in western Canada planned a monument to American draft dodgers from the Vietnam War. Now it will be located on private land near Nelson, British Columbia. The bronze statue of "a Canadian helping two scared American men" was to be dedicated at the Our Way Home Festival, July 8-9, ...
NPRC rumor false.(Now hear this: brief news items of interest to veterans and their families.)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Apparently, an Internet rumor is circulating that the National Archives & Records Administration will be scanning its military record holdings onto a computer, and that the paper files will be destroyed unless veterans request the originals be sent to them. This rumor is ...
Vietnam center progressing.(Now hear this: brief news items of interest to veterans and their families.)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... In September, the architectural firm of Polshek Partnership Architects was Selected to head the design team for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Center in Washington, D.C. The exhibition Designer will be Ralph Appelbaum Associates of New York. Its projects Include the United States ...
Intrepid fallen heroes fund.(Now hear this: brief news items of interest to veterans and their families.)(Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund)(Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... The New York City-based Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum's Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund for Iraq ...
No VFW ties to Celestial.(Now hear this: brief news items of interest to veterans and their families.)(Celestial Burial Case)(Veterans of Foreign Wars)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... In May 2002, VFW terminated its agreement with Celestial Burial Case and ...
21 cancers linked to radiation exposure: here is the latest information on seeking compensation for atomic vets with radiogenic cancers.(issues up front)
Nov 01, 2004; Dyhouse, Tim ... Help is available for America's atomic vets. Nearly 200,000 GIs occupied Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan after World War II. Another 200,000 participated in about 235 nuclear-weapons tests between 1945 and 1962 in New Mexico, Nevada and the Pacific. For those veterans who suffer from one ...
Three GIs Killed in Afghanistan.(Security)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004; Dyhouse, Tim ... Three U.S. soldiers were killed Sept. 20 in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Robert S. Goodwin and Staff Sgt. Tony B. Olaes, both of the 2nd Bn., 3rd Special Forces Group, died when enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades ...
U.S. remains found in North Korea.(Security)(remains )(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004; Dyhouse, Tim ... Remains of what are believed to be GIs killed in the Korean War were repatriated in September. The precise number of remains will be determined in forensic examinations at the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) laboratory at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. Two JPAC ...
U.S. wants access to KGB archives.(Security)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004; Dyhouse, Tim ... In an effort to determine if U.S. POWs from the Korean and Vietnam wars were held in the Soviet Union, the American in charge of searching for missing GIs says his researchers need access to the still-classified KGB archives. "It's likely that the answers are in the KGB files; ...
Bill would help wounded GIs.(Legislation)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004; Dyhouse, Tim ... VFW-backed legislation introduced in September would assist soldiers wounded in war transition back to civilian life. H.R. 5057--Disabled Veterans Transition Assistance Act of 2004--would provide additional resources to expand the Pentagon's Disabled Soldier Support System (DS3), created ...
Guard/reserve job rights published online.(Employment)
Nov 01, 2004; Dyhouse, Tim ... The Department of Labor announced in September that it has proposed new regulations that will protect the employment rights of National Guardsmen and Reservists who are called to active duty. Labor published amendments to the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act of ...
