Dominic Mele, 49, lives with his wife, Kristi, in Painesville, Ohio. He has two children, Jacqueline and Jerad, and is a member of VFW Post 2595. Mele served in the Army for six and a half years, a time that included deployments to Iraq and Kuwait. He spent another six and a half years in…

Bonnie J. Gibbs lives in Detroit, Michigan, with her husband, Maurice, and their two children, Brittany and Willie. After starting work as a secretary for the Vietnam Veterans of America in 1997, she transitioned to being a full-time VFW Accredited Service Officer with the VFW. Gibbs spends her days assisting veterans and their spouses as…

Nathaniel Juarez is a member of VFW Post 8116. He lives in Cape Canaveral, Florida, with his wife, Amelia, and their three children, Carolina, Nathaniel Jr. and Alexander. After serving in the Air Force for 13 years, he transferred to the Space Force. Today, Senior Master Sgt. Juarez is the senior enlisted leader for Assured…

Linda Eshenbaugh, 66, has lived in Sarver, Pennsylvania, her whole life. She has been married for 48 years and has three sons, James, Matthew and Iraq War veteran Christopher. Growing up, Eshenbaugh’s brothers were Marines, and she spent many summers in the Carolinas where they were stationed. Today, as VFW Accredited Claims Consultant and supervisor…

When torrential rainfall in early July caused devastating flash floods to rip through Kerrville, Texas, fellow VFW Post 5480 members in Madisonville, Kentucky, sprang to action. Separated by nearly 1,000 miles, Post 5480 members held a donation drive throughout the month that culminated with $25,000 toward the Kerrville Relief Fund, with an additional $4,000 for…

On July 18, VFW Post 2205 in Denton, Texas, got a call from Bobby Maes, an Army veteran of VFW Post 10460 and employee of the Denton-based homeless shelter Our Daily Bread. Maes was calling out to any local VFW Posts that could help assist the shelter that day – it was more than 100…