Recently added articles from VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine:
VA Women's Committee Increased
Mar 01, 2009; ... VA appointed four veterans - including a VFW employee to its Advisory Committee on Women Veterans in December. The panel advises VA on issues and programs affecting women veterans. "Members of this committee work tirelessly on behalf of women veterans to improve outreach, ensure access ...
Book Offers VA 'Survival' Tips
Mar 01, 2009; ... A non-profit veterans group is offering a free publication that can help veterans navigate VA's bureaucratic maze. Produced by Veterans for America, The American Veterans and Servicemembers Survival Guide can be downloaded for free at ...
Clothing Allowance for Amputees
Mar 01, 2009; ... A federal court decision in January gives disabled veterans a clothing allowance for garments damaged by prosthetics. On Jan. 7, 2009, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of the plaintiff in the case Sursely v. Peake. "Our service officers should review their VIMS ...
Legislation Would Enhance Health Care for Female Vets
Mar 01, 2009; ... Bill focuses on women, who will constitute 1 0% of veterans by 2020. by Jaime Netzer Despite a setback, a bill aimed at expanding VA's ability to provide quality health care for female veterans may still become a law in 2009. Sponsored by Sen. Patty Murray (DWash.), the Women ...
Priority 8 Vets Could Get VA Care
Mar 01, 2009; ... A group of veterans shut out of VAs health care system for more than five years could possibly be readmitted this year. VA plans to reopen enrollment to some Priority 8 veterans in June, but has not yet announced the criteria for those who will be allowed to enroll. The new policy could ...
Corrections and Additions
Mar 01, 2009; ... Corrections and Additions: References to the units of several Medal of Honor recipients were incorrectly identified. They should have read 8th and 14th Infantry regiments of the 4th Infantry Division. Also, during WWII ...
Change Equals Strength
Mar 01, 2009; ... Younger veterans demand change and we must accommodate new ways of thinking if we are to remain a vital organization in the 21st century. A great Willie Nelson song, On the Road Again, aptly describes my first five months of service as your commander-inchief. During these months, I have ...
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Mar 01, 2009; ... Draftees Critical in War "Draftees: Invaluable Contributors to the Nation's Defense" (January) reminded me that as a volunteer in WWII, I served with 90% draftees. There was no difference in quality between draftees and volunteers. I have two sons-in-law and both served in Vietnam - one ...
Shinseki Confirmed as VA Secretary
Mar 01, 2009; ... SERVICE The Senate confirmed Eric Shinseki as VA secretary on Jan. 20. The 66-year-old Shinseki, who retired as a four-star ...
$22 Million for Rural Health Care
Mar 01, 2009; ... VA announced in January that it will provide nearly $22 million this year to improve access to and the quality of health care for rural veterans. A total of $21.7 million will be distributed among its 21 regional health care systems, known as Veterans Integrated Service Networks, or ...
Special Comp for Additional Retirees
Mar 01, 2009; ... Included in last year's Defense Authorization Act was a provision revising eligibility for combat-related special compensation (CRSC). Previously, a retiree had to have served at least 20 years and have at least a 10% VA disability rating as a result of being wounded in action or injured while ...
Surviving Spouses Due Payments
Mar 01, 2009; ... A glitch in VA's computer system that wrongfully denied benefits to surviving spouses of veterans for 12 years has been fixed. VA began sending out retroactive payments in December and has established a toll-free call center to answer questions. Those eligible for retroactive payments - ...
$12.7 Billion Offered for Construction
Mar 01, 2009; ... LEGISLATION The House version of an $825 billion economic stimulus package that includes some $12.7 billion for defense, homeland security and veterans-related projects was awaiting a vote in late January. Allocated for new construction and repairs, die total includes some $8.8 billion ...
Purple Hearts for PTSD Denied
Mar 01, 2009; ... SECURITY The Pentagon announced Jan. 5 that the Purple Heart will not be awarded to troops afflicted with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Military Times reported that "months of evaluations" by individuals at the Pentagon's Awards Advisory Group, the Office of the ...
Potential Model Jobs Program
Mar 01, 2009; ... EMPLOYMENT New York's Nassau County launched a program in January designed to provide "solid employment opportunities" for veterans. A retired Army general hopes the program, called Warriors to Work, serves as a national model. Richard A, Cody says Warriors to Work has received ...
New Infantry Museum Opens in Georgia
Mar 01, 2009; ... The National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center at Patriot Park in Columbus, Ga., opens its doors to the public March 20. The 19,000 square-foot facility is on a 200-acre site adjacent to Fort Benning, home of the Army's Infantry School. The only interactive Army museum in the U.S., it ...
Women's Center on cutting Edge
Mar 01, 2009; ... VA's special facility in Menlo Park, Calif., is a first-of-its-kind center for women seeking mental health care. Here's a brief overview of what it has to offer. Army Capt. Casey Lewis had wanted to join the military since she was in high school. When she received an ROTC scholarship for ...
'Limping Lady' Aids French Underground in WWII
Mar 01, 2009; ... Virginia Hall, a young socialite from Baltimore, proved a worthy adversary for the Germans as a member of the Office of Strategic Services in France. Some people knew her as Camille or Philomene or Marie Monin, who was a New York Post reporter. But to the Gestapo, Virginia Hall was the ...
Secret Radar Site Succumbs to Sappers on 'Sacred Mountain'
Mar 01, 2009; ... On March 11, 1968, the U.S. Air Force sustained its greatest hostile ground loss of the Vietnam War at Lima Site 85, an isolated mountaintop in Laos. That unit's top-secret mission there remained classified for years. A unique mission held top-secret until declassified 15 years later, ...
Women Earn Top Leadership Spots in Posts
Mar 01, 2009; ... At Posts around the country, female members are breaking ground by being sworn in as commanders. As women grow in number in the military and as veterans, VFW Posts are seeing a spike in the prevalence of women members and leaders. C.J. Watson was elected the first female ...