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  • Post Strives to ‘Build, Strengthen and Preserve Comradeship’

    Members of VFW Post 4938 in Edmond, Oklahoma, are always available to help fellow veterans – and anyone else in need – no matter the task at hand. “Our dedicated veterans continue to support a variety of VFW programs and their local community,” said Junior Vice Commander Bradly Blume. For the inaugural VFW National Day…

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    Post Strives to ‘Build, Strengthen and Preserve Comradeship’
  • ‘Everything is Free of Charge’ at Lazy U Ranch

    Unraveling with the gospel of those touched by its power, a ranch hidden amidst the rolling pastures of Seguin in southern Texas has become a sanctuary for veterans. Though few outside of the local veterans’ community in and around San Antonio have heard of it, Lazy U Ranch has become a safe haven for legions…

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    ‘Everything is Free of Charge’ at Lazy U Ranch
  • ‘The VFW is a Secondary Family’

    While it is hard to gauge the extent family relationships are intertwined with VFW memberships, it is clear, after talking with members of VFW Posts from New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas, California and as far away as American Samoa, that VFW “family ties” often become VFW “force multipliers.” Here is a look at some of…

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    ‘The VFW is a Secondary Family’
  • ‘More than $8,000’

    A Sunflower State VFW Post in March hosted a benefit dinner for a resident who needed help with medical bills. Chris Dearinger, a Basehor, Kansas, resident, was “stricken” by COVID-19 in September 2021, according to VFW Post 11499 Commander David Babin. The Army veteran said that even though Dearinger has medical insurance, the Basehor resident…

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    ‘More than $8,000’
  • ‘Service To All’

    Despite becoming the first female Department commander of West Virginia in June, Dr. Corrina Boggess dwells little on the historic accomplishment, focusing rather on the tasks at hand. A former deputy chief of staff for the Army Reserve in Washington, D.C., who retired in 2009 as a colonel after 28 years in the service, Boggess’…

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    ‘Service To All’
  • ‘Healing Heroes Through Horses’

    For many veterans, equine therapy has been a way to cope with symptoms of post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries. Those veterans form a special bond and relief from working with horses that possibly no other animal can provide. At New Freedom Farm, located in Buchanan, Virginia, organizers take it a step further by saving…

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    ‘Healing Heroes Through Horses’