VFW and VETERANS NEWS - VFW POST 2015
VFW National Commander Visits Troops in Iraq on 08/01/2008
KUWAIT, Aug. 1, 2008--VFW Commander-in-Chief George Lisicki recently completed a Department of
Defense-sponsored trip to Iraq to gain a better understanding of Multi-National Forces-Iraq missions
and operations.
President Signs New GI Bill Into Law on 06/30/2008
The new 21st Century GI Bill will pay the highest in-state public tuition rate, and provide for books,
fees, and a living stipend. It eliminates the $1,200 enrollment fee, extends the use-or-lose benefit
requirement from 10 to 15 years, and greatly enhances the amount paid to Guard and Reserve members.
The new GI Bill automatically adjusts itself as tuitions increase, and provides a dollar-for-dollar
tuition match for private colleges and universities who choose to participate in the program. A new
provision added to the bill also allows reenlisting servicemembers to transfer their educational
benefit to their spouse and/or children.
VFW Pledges $1 Million To Build Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center on 04/01/2008
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the United States has pledged up to $1 million to help build the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center, a visitors and education facility being built on the National Mall,
announced Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
VFW is the first
veterans’ organization to pledge financial support to the Memorial Center. The organization plans to
raise the money over the next three years through its more than 8,000 posts and 1.7 million members
worldwide.
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Troops really need our support
Do our troops need and deserve our support? Absolutely! Regardless of your political
affiliation and your position on the war in Iraq, our combat troops need your support.
These young men and women, members of the all- volunteer military force, understand their
duty and believe in their mission. They operate under conditions that are impossible for most
Americans to visualize. Just imagine, if you can, spending Christmas thousands of miles away
from your loved ones, eating prepackaged food instead of a turkey dinner, risking being gunned
down or blown up by a roadside bomb. That is Christmas for our troops.
Although they are "on the other side of the world" the troops hear and see through Armed Forces
Radio and Television what American media are saying about them and the war. They see the TV news.
If that news is disheartening to the American public, can you imagine how demoralizing it is to the
soldiers "in harms way?"
As a veteran of perhaps the most unpopular war in American history, I understand how important support
of the "folks back home" can be. Sometimes the only encouraging word comes in an infrequent letter from
mom and dad or maybe a spouse left back home. The troops in this increasingly unpopular war have to be asking
themselves, as we did in Vietnam back in the 60s and 70s, have the American people abandoned us? Have they once
again grown weary and ready to quit?" You can help.
Send a letter, a greeting card or package to a member of the military. Don't know how? Here are two suggestions:
Visit the website http://anysoldier.com/
Contact VFW Post 2015
Treats for Troops Propject
Herman W. Hughes, Ph.D.
Captian, USNR (Retired)
Lakeport
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OLD VFW POST 2015 NEWS
KANSAS CITY, MO. -- James R. Mueller, national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, has announced
the presentation of a Diamond Jubilee Award citation to VFW Post 2015 in Lakeport.
The Post celebrated its 75th anniversary on February 6, 2006.
"This is a very significant milestone for a VFW Post," Mueller said in announcing the award.
"This Diamond Jubilee Award recognizes dedication, determination, hard work and a lot or patriotism.
And it recognizes 75 years of serving the needs of local veterans and their families; and 75 years of
service to the local community, and 75 years of contributing to the strength, power and influence of
our national organization. In presenting this award, I send my sincere thanks and appreciation to
the members of VFW Post 2015.
There are 2.4 million members of the VFW and its Auxiliaries located in approximately 9,000
Posts world-wide. The VFW, founded in 1889, assists all veterans and their families in obtaining
veterans entitlements and other services. In addition, the organization works for the well being
of those serving on active duty, in the National Guard and the Reserve.
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JOY MADEIROS VFW POST 2015
Post Office Box 744
Lakeport, CA 95453
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