By Kaitlyn Eichelberger After 100 years of community service, VFW Post 548 members are seeking assistance from the community to repair their building and expand their outreach. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring and supporting ...
We’ve said it before, but we’ll say it again: When it comes to government, intention often takes a back seat to appearances. And the appearance of denying veterans health care has left Republican lawmakers scrambling to do damage control. For context, the controversy surrounds ...
by Martin Schram It was four in the afternoon on March 10, 1991, when the first planned explosion of Saddam Hussein’s chemical weapons went off at the U.S. weapons depot in Khamisiyah, Iraq, and the first gray-white smoke cloud that would come to be called The Plume wafted skyward ...
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger Whether you’re seeking a hobby in gardening or a career in agriculture, Operation Welcome Home invites everyone to participate in its upcoming Veterans Agriculture Training Program Workshop. Led by Lewis Jett, a horticulture specialist with the WVU Extension ...
Since 2013, Progressive has been honoring veterans with vehicle donations through the Keys to Progress veteran vehicle giveaway program. The one-day vehicle giveaway event happens every November. Employees across the country volunteer to select vehicles to donate, organize fundraising ...
America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are over, but the actions of many of the troops who served can continue to uplift a fractious nation. President Biden last Thursday paid tribute to three such soldiers with the Medal of Honor. In October 2005 in Samarra, Iraq, Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn ...