tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:45:51 +0000mmittee on Debt Reductionall-volunteer forceDouglas W. ElmendorfRosie TorresinfectionSan AntonioUSERRASVACAubrey TapleyAfghanistanNational GuardVOW ActMarlene RollChelsea ConaboyJeff Millerservice memberspredatory schoolsPentagonsportsVFWServicemembers Civil Relief ActCBSVAveterans112th National ConventionAlex HortonWhite House10 for 10Veterans DayPearl Harbor Survivors AssociationJoe LiebermanBob FilnerJoining ForcesECPIBrandon Friedmanburn pitsemploymentHouse of RepresentativesTodd Akinhealth careJohn McCainunemploymentBarack ObamaNDAASen. Ben Nelsonmilitary familiesIraqDaniel ElkinseducationTRICARETwitterbenefitsSuper CongressEric ShinsekiAmerican Jobs ActJoinBob WallaceTom UdallJerry ManarVOW to Hire Heroes ActretirementSusan DavisReservemilitaryJoe WilsonShane BarkerHolly PetraeusRichard DenoyerCongressMOAARay KelleyDOD Tuition Assistancecommissarysexual assaultNLSAnn Marie BuerkleFight Gone Bad 6District CrossFitstudent-veteransLibyaFacebookFDRWalter E. Washington Convention CenterStars and StripesTSACBOHVACdeploymentRichard EubankYouTubeWWIIJeb HensarlingBureau of Labor StatisticsDepartment of DefensePatty MurrayGI BillGoogleRyan GallucciKelleyBob WallaceCapitol HillHiring Heroes ActPotomac CrossFitPearl HarborPost-9/11 G.I. BillJoint Select Committee on Debt Reductionsocial mediaBurn Pits 360military retireesSenate Banking CommitteeSenateBill Murphy Jr.Leon PanettaThe Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) monitors all legislation affecting America's veterans, alerts VFW membership to key legislation under consideration and actively lobbies Congress and the administration on veterans' issues. With VFW’s own legislative priority goals in mind, combined with the support of 2.1 million members of VFW and its auxiliaries, our voice on “the Hill” cannot be ignored!http://www.vfwonthehill.org/noreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)Blogger278125http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/rlaw_photos/VFWLogo300x300.jpgVFWhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-847691049269251905Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:40:00 +00002012-01-27T13:40:01.705-05:00retirementDepartment of DefenseTRICAREVFWall-volunteer forceveteransPentagonBob WallaceLeon Panetta10 for 10 Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta unveiled the Pentagon’s budget priorities this week for fiscal year 2013, reflecting the Administration’s calls for a leaner, more agile force as the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down. In light of pledges from the Pentagon to ensure that the U.S. military remains a lethal and effective force, VFW leaders voiced their concerns over proposed cuts that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/I0qYTq5-NZU/vfw-reacts-to-pentagon-budget.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)6<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=I0qYTq5-NZU:Hy_zEO4T0Kk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=I0qYTq5-NZU:Hy_zEO4T0Kk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/I0qYTq5-NZU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2012/01/vfw-reacts-to-pentagon-budget.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-1268838498323816102Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:22:00 +00002012-01-20T16:23:05.270-05:00Jerry ManarVFWLibyaveteransBob Wallace The VFW Washington Office this week hosted a six-member delegation from the transitional government of Libya to explain how the United States cares for her veterans. The delegation, comprised of members of Libya's National Economic Development Board, is participating in a 10-day visit to the United States, in coordination with the U.S. State Department, to learn how Libya might establish new http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/RJ1GQ5qdixQ/vfw-hosts-libyan-delegation-to-discuss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=RJ1GQ5qdixQ:T1OpwSis9SI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=RJ1GQ5qdixQ:T1OpwSis9SI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/RJ1GQ5qdixQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2012/01/vfw-hosts-libyan-delegation-to-discuss.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-3568896498501168605Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:51:00 +00002012-01-20T15:59:11.918-05:00Walter E. Washington Convention CenterJoining ForcesVAemploymentVFWveteransEric Shinseki The VFW this week participated in a veterans’ career fair hosted by the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Thousands of veterans of all eras, services and ranks converged on the convention center to apply and interview for more than 6,500 jobs across private industry and government. Many of the veterans were conducting their firsthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/965TCzCxEgo/vfw-joins-va-to-help-veterans-find-jobs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=965TCzCxEgo:l_urPe-LK2w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=965TCzCxEgo:l_urPe-LK2w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/965TCzCxEgo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2012/01/vfw-joins-va-to-help-veterans-find-jobs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-4841679603938447934Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:14:00 +00002012-01-09T08:33:29.515-05:00VOW to Hire Heroes ActTRICARECongressmilitaryVFWveterans10 for 10With Congress still on recess, the work hasn’t stopped for the VFW’s office on Capitol Hill. This week, we returned from the New Years break and hit the ground running to promote the VFW’s legislative priority goals in anticipation of the second session of the 112th Congress. With almost 470 representatives and senators up for reelection this November, now is the perfect time to reach out to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/4cWI2t_m-Ng/were-back-and-looking-for-your-stories.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=4cWI2t_m-Ng:xgLOWICn8O4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=4cWI2t_m-Ng:xgLOWICn8O4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/4cWI2t_m-Ng" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2012/01/were-back-and-looking-for-your-stories.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-548671993868005725Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:58:00 +00002011-12-21T11:02:08.314-05:00DOD Tuition Assistanceservice memberseducationVFWveteransstudent-veteransPentagonBob WallaceLeon PanettaLate last week the Pentagon announced it will delay implementing new education policies that would have drastically affected service members using tuition assistance, or TA. On Jan. 1, 2012, the Department of Defense was scheduled to implement a new Memorandum of Understanding for schools to accept TA on behalf of enrolled service members. Unfortunately, leading institutions across higher http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/oLR8FDtZGJM/vfw-action-sparks-pentagon-to-delay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=oLR8FDtZGJM:hZcfciNg9M4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=oLR8FDtZGJM:hZcfciNg9M4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/oLR8FDtZGJM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/12/vfw-action-sparks-pentagon-to-delay.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-1404539177342785410Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:05:00 +00002011-12-16T14:17:40.363-05:00YouTubedeploymentCongressmilitaryVFWCBSGoogleveteransCapitol Hill This week, VFW’s Washington office joined CBS and Google to help film shout-outs to the troops from members of Congress in time for Christmas and the holiday season as part of a larger partnership between CBS, Google and VFW (watch Gary Sinise's tribute by clicking here). The film crew set up their equipment in Omar E. Ketchum Hall at the VFW building on Capitol Hill on Monday and Tuesday, and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/vHJQkAQbfEI/vfw-joins-cbs-and-google-to-film.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=vHJQkAQbfEI:b3PWx8CzLGQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=vHJQkAQbfEI:b3PWx8CzLGQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/vHJQkAQbfEI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/12/vfw-joins-cbs-and-google-to-film.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-5947158411877713991Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:29:00 +00002011-12-15T16:02:39.921-05:00KelleyNational GuardemploymentReserveVFWTSARay KelleyJoe LiebermanUSERRAMany members of the National Guard and Reserve are familiar with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, or USERRA, which guarantees that their civilian jobs will be waiting for them once their military service obligation is complete.However, the VFW and other advocates on Capitol Hill recently learned of a loophole in USERRA policy that exempts Transportation Security http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/R-6lRw9fBcA/vfw-helps-close-userra-loophole.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=R-6lRw9fBcA:XIAvX_by7mY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=R-6lRw9fBcA:XIAvX_by7mY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/R-6lRw9fBcA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/12/vfw-helps-close-userra-loophole.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-2421795334332612701Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:50:00 +00002011-12-07T15:01:50.697-05:00WWIIPearl Harbor Survivors AssociationVFWPearl HarborRay KelleyveteransFDRCapitol HillOn Dec. 7, 1941, at 7:55 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time, the Japanese Empire launched a brutal attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet, anchored in Pearl Harbor. The attack claimed the lives of more than 2,400 American servicemen – 1,200 of whom remain entombed within the sunken USS Arizona at the bottom of Pearl Harbor – drawing the United States into World War II.Soon after the attack, President Franklin Dhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/wWzMcigHryo/vfw-washington-office-remembers-pearl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=wWzMcigHryo:GhYrcmFAADw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=wWzMcigHryo:GhYrcmFAADw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/wWzMcigHryo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/12/vfw-washington-office-remembers-pearl.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-1571208495982610591Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:30:00 +00002011-12-05T12:02:09.107-05:00National GuardIraqemploymentReserveDaniel ElkinsVFWBureau of Labor StatisticsAfghanistanveteransOn Friday the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics published its monthly employment situation, which showed a drop in unemployment among veterans -- particularly veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan -- but demonstrated disturbing trends for young veterans.In November, 11.1 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan-era veterans were unemployed, a drop from 12.1 percent in October.Unfortunately, thishttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/QL9Wx-IwMwc/disturbing-trends-for-young-vets-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=QL9Wx-IwMwc:l1NCDA88aDM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=QL9Wx-IwMwc:l1NCDA88aDM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/QL9Wx-IwMwc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/12/disturbing-trends-for-young-vets-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-897603646927228306Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:03:00 +00002011-12-02T14:52:58.493-05:00SenateTRICAREmilitary retireesJohn McCainVFWNDAAveteransBob WallaceThe VFW scored a major victory this week in the fight to preserve military retirees' health care benefits, effectively killing a toxic proposal to the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, that could have significantly raised TRICARE premiums for retirees at the whim of Pentagon bureaucrats for years to come.The proposal, SA 1203 to the NDAA, S. 1864, would have allowed the Pentagon to sethttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/s-F77fSax-w/vfw-protects-tricare-recipients-as.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=s-F77fSax-w:aQnGvRCz64A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=s-F77fSax-w:aQnGvRCz64A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/s-F77fSax-w" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/12/vfw-protects-tricare-recipients-as.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-3608478322586206267Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:48:00 +00002011-11-22T13:23:14.899-05:00VOW to Hire Heroes ActPatty MurrayJeff MillerBarack ObamaunemploymentVFWBureau of Labor StatisticsveteransBob WallaceThe VFW joined President Barack Obama and leaders in veterans' advocacy at the White House yesterday to sign the VOW to Hire Heroes Act into law. This comprehensive piece of veterans' jobs legislation passed both houses of Congress with unanimous bipartisan support before reaching the president's desk thanks in large part to the advocacy of the VFW on the issue of veterans' unemployment.Over the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/B3jQLrMrn2w/president-signs-veterans-jobs-bill-into.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=B3jQLrMrn2w:uTZuuUGOiUM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=B3jQLrMrn2w:uTZuuUGOiUM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/B3jQLrMrn2w" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/11/president-signs-veterans-jobs-bill-into.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-8389783723408050377Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:31:00 +00002011-11-17T14:01:29.900-05:00VOW to Hire Heroes ActSenateRichard DenoyeremploymentVFWveteransHouse of RepresentativesLast night the House passed the VOW to Hire Heroes Act, a comprehensive veterans' jobs bill, with a unanimous vote of 422-0. In a statement this morning, VFW Commander-in-Chief Richard L. DeNoyer said he was proud to see Congress put aside partisan politics, passing a law to address the daunting veterans' unemployment crisis. The bill, which passed the Senate last week with overwhelming http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/p7ZzLEWogTg/update-vets-jobs-bill-heading-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=p7ZzLEWogTg:EzauR7OaUAQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=p7ZzLEWogTg:EzauR7OaUAQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/p7ZzLEWogTg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/11/update-vets-jobs-bill-heading-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-8235255749143112719Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:08:00 +00002011-11-17T11:11:10.147-05:00VOW to Hire Heroes ActSenateSVACBarack ObamaunemploymentVFWHVACveteransHouse of RepresentativesVeterans DayIn time for Veterans Day, the Senate passed the VOW to Hire Heroes Act last night with overwhelming bipartisan support in a vote of 94-1. The VFW was a vocal supporter of the comprehensive veterans' jobs bill, and joined Senate leadership for a press conference at the U.S. Capitol yesterday afternoon to announce the compromise bill.The VOW to Hire Heroes Act combines provisions from the Veterans http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/qaN_xK0c9sg/vfw-applauds-senate-passage-of-veterans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=qaN_xK0c9sg:0VcJrOHWFN8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=qaN_xK0c9sg:0VcJrOHWFN8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/qaN_xK0c9sg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/11/vfw-applauds-senate-passage-of-veterans.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-6446854008130569444Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:28:00 +00002011-11-07T17:18:27.694-05:00White HouseSenateemploymentBarack ObamaVFWveteransBob WallaceThe VFW joined President Barack Obama in the Rose Garden at the White House, where the president announced three new initiatives allowing veterans to utilize resources to find viable jobs. The president also officially announced that his extension of tax credits for businesses that hire veterans would be included in comprehensive veterans' employment legislation, which the Senate plans to take uphttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/Co18MJTGoek/vfw-applauds-presidents-employment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=Co18MJTGoek:4Abw-QhXb0E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=Co18MJTGoek:4Abw-QhXb0E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/Co18MJTGoek" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/11/vfw-applauds-presidents-employment.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-8586606953719108605Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:21:00 +00002011-11-04T14:39:36.687-04:00Post-9/11 G.I. BillECPISenate Banking CommitteeVFWGI BillHVACpredatory schoolsHolly PetraeusThe VFW joined the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs yesterday for a hearing on consumer financial protections for service members, veterans and their loved ones.The banking committee, led by Chairman Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) and Ranking Member Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), hosted the hearing to discuss a variety of issues military families have faced from predatory companies in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/wiaQnY8X0vM/advancing-discussion-on-gi-bill.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=wiaQnY8X0vM:wSHDqaXppXk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=wiaQnY8X0vM:wSHDqaXppXk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/wiaQnY8X0vM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/11/advancing-discussion-on-gi-bill.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-3733220055101917694Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:36:00 +00002011-11-03T17:45:51.838-04:00Shane BarkerIraqTom UdallBurn Pits 360VFWTodd AkinRosie TorresAfghanistanburn pitsveteransAubrey TapleyThe VFW joined Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., and other leading veterans' advocates at the U.S. Capitol this afternoon for a press conference to introduce the Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2010.Akin's bill, H.R. 3337, seeks to create a national registry within VA to help track toxic exposure to burn pits for veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, modeled after VA's existing Agent Orange and Gulf http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/7n4L8vaHEZI/vfw-applauds-burn-pit-legislation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)5<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=7n4L8vaHEZI:t7wRfcuWqKE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=7n4L8vaHEZI:t7wRfcuWqKE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/7n4L8vaHEZI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/11/vfw-applauds-burn-pit-legislation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-419577635151395437Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:19:00 +00002011-11-02T16:26:36.827-04:00Department of DefenseTRICAREVAmilitaryVFWveteransJoint Select Committee on Debt ReductionVFW Calls on Super Congress to refocus efforts on wasteful spending practices, not military and veterans’ programsThe Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction met yesterday to hear testimony from a panel of budget analysts and former members of Congress who served on President Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. The Presidential Commission submitted a report last http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/3VSFWVWIUk0/super-congress-discusses-presidential.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=3VSFWVWIUk0:EjP9nPJqmGY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=3VSFWVWIUk0:EjP9nPJqmGY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/3VSFWVWIUk0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/11/super-congress-discusses-presidential.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-2096117788556744426Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:33:00 +00002011-10-28T13:02:38.423-04:00infectionVAVFWhealth careAnn Marie BuerkleHVACRay KelleyUpdated Friday, Oct. 28 -- On Tuesday, VFW Legislative Director Ray Kelley joined the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health, healthcare industry leaders, and veterans’ advocates for a roundtable discussion on private sector technologies and initiatives to improve VA patient safety.The roundtable took place in the committee’s chambers, room 334 of the Cannon House Office Building. To view http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/DCWa-D9IGQY/vfw-to-join-house-roundtable-on-va.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=DCWa-D9IGQY:tpBBPFGRoHg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=DCWa-D9IGQY:tpBBPFGRoHg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/DCWa-D9IGQY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/10/vfw-to-join-house-roundtable-on-va.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-6922526326204167712Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:31:00 +00002011-10-24T16:19:28.347-04:00Post-9/11 G.I. BillSVACJoinBob WallaceVFWmmittee on Debt ReductionSuper CongressHVACveteransstudent-veteransBob WallaceOn Friday, the VFW sent a letter to the co-chairmen of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or Super Congress, asking the committee to preserve the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill benefit.Both the House and Senate Veterans Affairs committees targeted the two-year-old Post-9/11 G.I. Bill for cost savings in a recent letter to the Super Congress, sparking the VFW to take action to preserve the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/T77E7CdG05k/vfw-calls-on-super-congress-to-preserve.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=T77E7CdG05k:kzjWcC4xL2o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=T77E7CdG05k:kzjWcC4xL2o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/T77E7CdG05k" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/10/vfw-calls-on-super-congress-to-preserve.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-7951370497684949028Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:16:00 +00002011-10-19T12:10:30.286-04:00SVACPatty MurrayJeff MillerunemploymentVFWHVACveteransVOW ActLast week, the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act passed the House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support with a vote of 418-6. The VFW has strongly supported the VOW Act from the beginning and had the opportunity to sit down with the bill's author, Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, to discuss what the bill would mean to our veterans:The http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/_ZRL5fbFMmc/exclusive-vfw-discusses-vets-jobs-bill.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=_ZRL5fbFMmc:2xdVFdyR-rg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=_ZRL5fbFMmc:2xdVFdyR-rg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/_ZRL5fbFMmc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/10/exclusive-vfw-discusses-vets-jobs-bill.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-4593311471506614503Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:51:00 +00002011-10-13T10:18:09.598-04:00Senatesexual assaultVAbenefitsVFWHVACveteransVOW ActHouse of RepresentativesCapitol Hill*Update 8:00 a.m.: The House passed the VOW Act last night by a vote of 418-6.Five of the six veterans' bills passed the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon by voice vote. The sixth bill, the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act (H.R. 2433) is scheduled for a roll call vote tonight.The VFW can play a key role in passing this critical veterans' jobs bill, so call your representatives now and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/E1alQ2iouWY/hill-update-house-passes-five-vets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=E1alQ2iouWY:kRj3vJ5N9FU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=E1alQ2iouWY:kRj3vJ5N9FU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/E1alQ2iouWY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/10/hill-update-house-passes-five-vets.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-6207543314025871388Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:00:00 +00002011-10-11T15:19:27.189-04:00Senatesexual assaultJeff MillerServicemembers Civil Relief ActVFWRyan GallucciMarlene RollHVACveteransBob FilnerVOW ActHouse of Representatives*Update 3:00 p.m.: The House is currently voting on today's veterans' bills. Tune in LIVE on C-SPAN by clicking here. Call your representatives now and tell them to vote YES on each of today's bills! Tonight the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on six veterans' bills, including critical pieces of legislation for which the VFW has voiced its support over the last few months.Among http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/1HG5xzdYLyc/house-to-vote-on-veterans-legislation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)6<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=1HG5xzdYLyc:xtAvfiN8wM4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=1HG5xzdYLyc:xtAvfiN8wM4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/1HG5xzdYLyc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/10/house-to-vote-on-veterans-legislation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-6581551858794461860Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:16:00 +00002011-10-04T17:27:28.161-04:00Hiring Heroes ActemploymentDaniel ElkinsVFWMOAAAmerican Jobs ActveteransVOW ActThe VFW joined the veterans' career fair hosted by the Military Officers Association of America last week at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., to speak with employers and veterans about the current job climate for veterans.VFW Legislative Associate and Maryland National Guardsman Daniel Elkins spoke with France 24 at the career fair about the unique challenges that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/207-pK4Qg_4/vfw-advocates-talk-veterans-jobs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=207-pK4Qg_4:eZN1-3-a3p0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=207-pK4Qg_4:eZN1-3-a3p0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/207-pK4Qg_4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/10/vfw-advocates-talk-veterans-jobs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-6743514293501369127Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:28:00 +00002011-09-29T16:20:18.894-04:00SenateretirementmilitaryVFWSen. Ben NelsonveteransA recent letter from the VFW to Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) has sparked action among Senate leadership, seeking to preserve current military retirement benefits.VFW Legislative Director Ray Kelley sent a letter to Nelson on Sept. 15 to thank the senator for his interest in addressing the retirement issue, which VFW identified as one of the 10 potential cuts to military quality of life benefits used http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/IMlFoeNFA80/vfw-letter-sparks-senate-action-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)5<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=IMlFoeNFA80:sdfGDzuKETg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=IMlFoeNFA80:sdfGDzuKETg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/IMlFoeNFA80" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/09/vfw-letter-sparks-senate-action-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503260543703687450.post-1379109076334658615Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:48:00 +00002011-09-23T18:36:07.105-04:00Post-9/11 G.I. BilleducationVFWRyan GallucciGI Billpredatory schoolsstudent-veteransVFW Deputy Legislative Director Ryan Gallucci testified yesterday before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, discussing issues veterans have faced when predatory schools seek to exploit them for federal G.I. Bill dollars. To view full video of the hearing, click here.The subcommittee decided to host the hearing in light of recent data http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VFW/~3/SJCSjsneImI/vfw-to-senate-stop-predatory-schools.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The National Defense)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=SJCSjsneImI:XScnRqBfC9I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?a=SJCSjsneImI:XScnRqBfC9I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VFW?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VFW/~4/SJCSjsneImI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vfwonthehill.org/2011/09/vfw-to-senate-stop-predatory-schools.html