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

• Surfing 'Removes All the Triggers'
  During his tenure as commander of the VFW Department of New Jersey in 2020, Brian Wiener considered his options as to how best to help fellow veterans who, like him, suffered from PTSD and other post-service challenges. Wiener, a Persian Gulf War veteran and firefighter in Atlantic City, New Jersey, quickly zeroed in on surfing, […]
• 'Interest Seemed to Skyrocket'
  What started as an idea to hold a Mother's Day event at VFW Post 5290 in Conyers, Ga., turned into an event Post members believe was the "best event the Post had ever hosted." Three Gold Star families in June attended a luncheon hosted at VFW Post 5290, which Senior Vice Commander Jim Closs said […]
• 'It Really Does Take A Community'
  Members of VFW Post 3378 in Yuma, Colorado, hosted their third-annual dinner gettogether for as many local veterans as they could afford on June 28. In a community of about 3,400 residents, Post 3378 members welcomed more than 75 veterans, which also included spouses or significant others, into their Post for grilled hotdogs and hamburgers, […]
• 'This Job Gives Me Purpose'
  Nathan Metz spent a total of 11 years in the military with five years of active service in the Army, and another six years in the Ohio National Guard. After enlisting in 1991, he was immediately stationed in Germany for three years, followed by another two years at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. When asked […]
• 'America Inspires Me to Dream Big'
  Members of VFW Post 10417 Harrison, Arkansas, have been busy the past few months. On April 13, the Post's annual celebration banquet was held to honor several individuals for their time and talents throughout the year. Three middle-school students were recognized for winning top spots in the Patriot's Pen essay contest. Kayden Ann Loveday claimed […]
• 'We Have an Amazing Community Here'
  This month, VFW magazine continues its "Destination Post Series." The series will feature 125 VFW Posts located in sought-after tourist destinations. Featured VFW Posts are those that make a real difference in the communities in which the Posts are located. This month's article takes VFW magazine readers to the Memphis, Tennessee, area. Overlooking the "Mighty […]