Latest Veteran News Feed

• Police bodycam of homeless Army vet’s controversial arrest released
  September 9, 2022 by Rachel Nostrant
  An attorney assisting the veteran hopes the release of the bodycam will push Gastonia police to take accountability for the incident.
• Army veteran sentenced to 7 years in prison on Capitol riot charges
  August 11, 2022 by Michael Kunzelman
  Thomas Robertson will get credit for the 13 months he has already spent in custody.
• Biden signs burn pit exposure health bill into law
  August 10, 2022 by Leo Shane III, Jonathan Lehrfeld
  Biden called the PACT Act one of the most important changes to veteran support policies in decades.
• Remains of WWII soldier identified as North Carolina man
  August 10, 2022 by The Associated Press
  Army Pfc. David Owens will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery at a date to be determined, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
• What are military burn pits? And why are veterans worried about them?
  August 10, 2022 by Leo Shane III
  The fires used in combat zones to dispose of waste may have caused serious illnesses in hundreds of thousands of U.S. service members.
• Truck driver acquitted in deaths of 7 ‘Jarhead’ motorcyclists in 2019
  August 9, 2022 by Holly Ramer, The Associated Press
  The jury deliberated for less than three hours before returning the verdict.

Latest Air Force News

• 3D animation shows the inner-workings of an AR-15
  August 11, 2022 by Sarah Sicard
  The video explains why the rifle is such an efficient, and ultimately dangerous, weapon.
• Everything we know Gen. Milley has told the Jan. 6 panel
  August 11, 2022 by Irene Loewenson
  Here is all of the publicly released testimony by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in one place.
• Air Mobility Command to give pregnant airmen more privacy under new directive
  August 11, 2022 by Rachel Nostrant
  Under the new guidance, pregnant airmen will be given a general 30-day profile that only documents mobility, duty and fitness requirements restrictions.
• The National Guard has a new weapon in the fight for COVID vaccination
  August 11, 2022 by Rachel Cohen
  The National Guard is shipping doses of Novavax’s newly approved COVID-19 vaccine out to units in hopes it will help shrink the number of unvaccinated Guardsmen who face expulsion.
• Pentagon reviewing how DC Guard is called up for duty
  August 11, 2022 by Rachel Cohen
  A decision could come in the next six months, National Guard Chief Gen. Daniel Hokanson told Military Times.
• Iranian charged in plot to murder former National Security Advisor John Bolton
  August 10, 2022 by J.D. Simkins
  The murder-for-hire was reportedly in response to the U.S. assassination of Qassim Soleimani, commander of the Revolutionary Guard's elite Quds Force.

VFW at Work

• 'It's A Win-Win'
  Volunteers at the 126th VFW National Convention in Columbus, Ohio – the birthplace of the VFW – participated in the seventh-annual Uniting to Combat Hunger (UTCH) seed-sorting event, which aims to help families affected by food insecurity. The event, hosted by VFW in partnership with Humana on Aug. 9, welcomed waves of volunteers throughout the […]
• 'I Will Continue to Help Veterans'
  Growing up as a "voracious" reader, Wayne "Larry" Dandridge recognizes how powerful writing can be. Honest journalists, as he puts it, "…are one of the best and perhaps the most important checks on those most powerful in society." Dandridge, a member of VFW Post 7383 in Cary, North Carolina, has written more than 260 articles […]
• 'It Means Everything to Us to Be Able to Share This Beauty'
  Sharing a shoreline with Oklahoma to the north and Texas to the south, the aptly named Lake Texoma is home to members of VFW Post 7873, who gladly share their serene outdoor space with other veterans and the public. Offering five RV spaces with full hookups (including water, sewer and electricity access) and access to […]
• Photography 101
  Each issue of Checkpoint includes a callout for submissions. While submissions do come in, most have no photos and some with photos that are not acceptable for use. To increase your chances of seeing the good work of your Post in Checkpoint or even on the pages of VFW magazine, here are a few pointers […]
• 1,300 Pounds of Food
  In October, VFW Post 12218 in Haymarket, Va., received a call from Steve Hood, a member of VFW Post 1177 in Leesburg, Virginia, and member of the Military Order of the Cootie, asking for help: The food pantry at the Martinsburg Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia, was running short on food. The […]
• 'It's Gratifying to Help Veterans'
  VFW Life member Yoselin Brice, 53, joined the Air Force in search of opportunity and life experiences. "I wanted to get away from the hectic pace of New York City and my medical research job at Columbia University," she said. "I was desperately looking for new adventures and to travel the world." Brice served for […]