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A US veteran died at a nursing home, abandoned. Hundreds of strangers came to say goodbye
Read full article: A US veteran died at a nursing home, abandoned. Hundreds of strangers came to say goodbyeFormer U.S. Marine Gerry Brooks died alone at a nursing home in Maine, abandoned and all but forgotten.
Lynchburg Monument Troops Rally veteran organizer receives national recognition
Read full article: Lynchburg Monument Troops Rally veteran organizer receives national recognitionThe Monument Terrace troop rally in Lynchburg has been honoring our veterans for more than two decades, and is still going strong.
A year into pandemic, veterans halls 'barely hanging' on
Read full article: A year into pandemic, veterans halls 'barely hanging' onLocal bars and halls run by VFW and American Legion posts have fallen on hard times during the coronavirus pandemic. In many states, veterans posts were ordered to close like other bars and event halls last spring. In Lakeview, Michigan, VFW Post 3701 made hundreds of masks for workers and operated blood drives with the Red Cross. Closing VFW Post 3260 in the historic fishing port city some 60 miles (97 kilometers) south of Boston has been bittersweet for longtime members. โItโs been a second home at times.โAdBut like VFW posts nationwide, the New Bedford hall struggled to draw new members.
American Legion, Pelosi joining calls for VA chief's ouster
Read full article: American Legion, Pelosi joining calls for VA chief's ousterโIt is unfair to expect accountability from the nearly 400,000 VA employees and not demand the same from its top executive. Wilkie and other senior officials had declined to fully cooperate with the investigation by VA Inspector General Michael Missal. Wilkie is Trumpโs second VA secretary after David Shulkin was fired in 2018. President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to rebuild trust in the VA when he takes office on Jan. 20. He has selected Denis McDonough, who served as President Barack Obamaโs White House chief of staff, to be VA secretary.
Vets groups demand Wilkie's dismissal after scathing audit
Read full article: Vets groups demand Wilkie's dismissal after scathing auditโThe accountability, professionalism and respect that our veterans have earned, and quite frankly deserve, is completely lost in this current VA leadership team,โ said B.J. Wilkie and other senior officials had declined to fully cooperate with the investigation by VA Inspector General Michael Missal. Wilkie is President Donald Trumpโs second VA secretary after David Shulkin was fired in 2018. โVA can and must do better,โ said Randy Reese, executive director of Disabled American Veteransโ Washington headquarters. He has selected Denis McDonough, who served as President Barack Obamaโs White House chief of staff, to be VA secretary.
VFW Post 1264 organizes Independence Day ride for charity
Read full article: VFW Post 1264 organizes Independence Day ride for charityROANOKE, Va. - Members of Roanoke's Veterans of Foreign Wars post took a motorcycle ride for a good reason on Independence Day. VFW Post 1264 organized a "poker run" in support of two charities: the Wounded Warrior Project and Salem's Hope Tree Family Services. The riders left from the VFW post and made stops at several organizations around town, including Disabled American Veterans and American Veterans (AMVETS) Post 40. David Collier says the riders wanted to show their American pride by giving back to the community. The VFW post also hosted a raffle to raise additional money for the two charities.