Veterans of Foreign Wars

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Stepheni LeGuin, who served for five years and is currently the quartermaster of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Monroe, Louisiana.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran James Michael McAteer. McAteer served as a clerk and a finance specialist during the Vietnam War.

Veteran Richard Weldon, commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6786, shares his experience with the ATLAS site in his community — and the impact it has had on Veterans living in Eureka, Montana.

Vietnam Veteran and hospital volunteer John Ziegler, 74, is one of a handful of Milwaukee residents featured in a multimedia outreach campaign designed to reach people reluctant to get the vaccine.

VFW Unmet Needs program provides grants to Veterans for unexpected financial difficulty as a result of deployment or military activity or injury.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran John J. Stanton, who received a Silver Star and Purple Heart during World War II.

Veteran Tom Zurhellen is walking 22 miles a day from Oregon to New York to raise awareness about Veteran suicide and homelessness. He says 22 is the number of Veterans who commit suicide each day.

Army Veteran William Henry Highfill was a paratrooper during World War II. Assigned to the 17th Airborne Division he fought German troops in Bastogne.

Veterans are using VA Video Connect in record numbers. Since its release last year, more than 100,000 video visits have been logged using the application.

On Monday, July 24, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. David J. Shulkin addressed an audience of VFW and Auxiliary members at the Veterans of Foreign War 118th National Convention in New Orleans.

For eighth grader Kinley Wilson, the sounds of rifle volleys from VA's Fort Gibson National Cemetery inspired an essay on the service and sacrifice of America's Veterans.