Veterans View

07/26/2022

https://www.vfw.org/media-and-events/latest-releases/archives/2022/7/i-was-spared-for-one-reason-or-another

An Afghanistan War veteran and Purple Heart recipient finds purpose in competitive hand cycling and para-triathlons.

03/18/2020

Quarantined soldiers facing financial hardship can apply for emergency loans online.

03/18/2020

American Legion posts performing Buddy Checks to ensure fellow veterans are OK, while others are providing assistance in other ways. Those doing so are encouraged to share their stories with us.

03/17/2020

The enemy we are facing isn’t hiding in the bush. Nor has it buried a roadside bomb unbeknownst to us. Yet the enemy is just as dangerous and deadly.

03/11/2020

On March 9 during the Legion’s Washington Conference, Stone – Executive in Charge of the Veterans Health Administration – updated the commission on what his agency is doing to prevent any cases showing up in a VA facility. And he also had advice for users of VA facilities.

03/11/2020

WASHINGTON – While the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) still considers COVID-19 to be a low threat to the general American public, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced, March 10, new safeguards aimed at limiting COVID-19 exposure risk for two of its most susceptible patient populat...

03/11/2020

WASHINGTON –  The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), acting within its required approval authority under the law limiting certain advertising, sales, and enrollment practices, notified the University of Phoenix, Career Education Corporation (Colorado Technical University, American InterC...

03/09/2020

American Legion National Commander James "Bill" Oxford welcomed the prospect of peace in Afghanistan, while at the same time expressing distrust for the Taliban.