NEWS

Here is our monthly news letter called the Scuttlebutt:

May 2023 Scuttlebutt
 
 

Looking for someone to help keep the website up to date.  Must be a VFW member.  Contact Troy Post at ADJ@vfw7824.org

Next meeting is 11 May 2023 at 1900.

 If you need assistance with a claim contact the VSO office at 360-696-4583 or email at Vancouvervso@vfwwa.org

You may also stop by at VA, Bldg 15, room 112,1601 E 4th Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98661 from 8:30 to 3:30pm Monday through Thursday. lunch from 11:00am-11:30am
 
https://www.va.gov/

Under this website Veterans can file claims, look up DD-214, Find necessary forms to apply for everything related to the VA.

Apply and check on G.I Bill.
This website is for scheduling appointments at the VA, EMAIL Doctors, refill meds. Also allows Veterans to share their medical records with doctors outside the VA.
The VA is moving more and more in the 21st century and more services are online than in person. The VA is targeting the next group of Veterans who were brought up using computers since elementary school.
Please set up and account for both websites so you are in control of your care and benefits.
 
Passed down from Washington State Quartermaster/Adjutant
 
 


Click on the title below to read the full article on the VFW National website.

VFW Commemorates Memorial Day


VFW Commemorates Armed Forces Day


VFW Troubled by Reports of Veterans Moved for Profit


Ace Hardware Honors Fallen Heroes with 1 Million American Flags


Winners of VFW Publication Contest Announced


VFW Hosts Second Annual Day of Service


BURGER KING® to Give Back to Veterans this Month


VFW Commemorates Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month


VFW Honored as Gold Stevie® Award Winner in American Business Awards®


VFW Asks Speaker of the House to Honor the Promises of the PACT Act


The Washington Post Editorial Board Wants Veterans to Forfeit Earned Benefits


VFW Commemorates National Vietnam War Veterans Day


VFW Announces Top Teachers in National Contest


VFW Delegation Returns to Southeast Asia


VFW Proudly Sponsors Bataan Memorial Death March


Boozman Receives VFW Congressional Award


VFW Continues to Press Congress to Pass Legislation Positively Impacting Veterans, Service Members


Longtime Veterans Advocate to Lead VFW National Veterans Service


VFW Crowns 2023 National Youth Scholarship Winners


VFW to Deliver 2023 Priority Goals on Capitol Hill


VFW Names First Post-9/11 Veteran to Lead Washington Office


VFW Commemorates Women's History Month


VFW Legislative Conference App Now Available


Leading Veterans Service Organizations Release Annual Report Ahead of White House Budget Release


VFW National Commander Visits Troops in Poland


VFW Commemorates National Black History Month


VFW Urges POTUS to Support Repeal of Concurrent Receipt Policy


Sport Clips Haircuts Donates Another $1.5M for Help A Hero Veterans' Scholarships


Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.


VFW Joins Navy Secretary in Ceremony Honoring Hero


New VFW Initiative to Safeguard Toxic-Exposed Veterans


VFW, SVA Name 2023 Student Veteran Finalists for Legislative Fellowship


VFW Announces Annual Publications Contest


Happy Holidays From the VFW


Happy Birthday US Space Force!


Marking Milestones in Iraq


VFW Action Alert: Last Chance for Congress to Support Veterans this Year


VFW Remembers Pearl Harbor


'Thanks for the Heroes Among Us'


VFW, BMBFC Law Collaborate to assist with Camp Lejeune Claims


Be Proud of Your VFW on Veterans Day


"The Greatest of All Leathernecks"


VFW, Bergmann & Moore Collaborate to Assist with Camp Lejeune Claims


VFW Commemorates National Native American Heritage Month Observance


Ohio BURGER KING Franchise Donates $75,000 to VFW Unmet Needs


Happy Birthday US Navy!


Legal Loophole: Some Contracts Skirt Protections for Service Members


Veterans Win When You 'Help A Hero'


It's National VFW Day!


VFW Asks for Deeper Dive on Veteran Suicide