Category: VFW Magazine

`White Tigers’ prowled North Korea: during the Korean War, U.S. Army advisers helped North Korean guerrillas strike the Communists behind enemy lines. Until the 1990s, these missions remained largely unknown. Their members’ sacrifices deserve to be widely publicized – Korean War Ben S. Malcom Perhaps the least-known aspect of the Korean War were the top-secret […]

Vietnam movie hits the mark – mail call – Letter to the Editor I had the pleasure of viewing a sneak preview of We Were Soldiers. I agree with “Hollywood Gets Vietnam Right This Time” (February) by Joe Galloway, completely. Watching it made me feel as though I was back beating the boonies. (My tour […]

In hunting as in life: for three Vietnam amputees, the struggles of daily existence have given them special insight into living life to its fullest Jack Ballard Of all the knowledge available to humans, what has the most value? Socrates, the philosopher and teacher of ancient Greece, answered the question this way: “Know thyself.” He […]

Reunions & claims REUNION COORDINATORS: To publicize your unit’s reunion, fill out the form on page 50 Of the February 2004 VFJ, V magazine or print out a form from VFW’s Web site: http://www.vfw.org/magazine/51.shtml. Send to VFW magazine, 406 W. 34th St., Suite 523, Kansas City, MO 64111. Please note that improperly completed or illegible […]

Reunions & claims – veterans looking for fellow veterans for reunions and injury claims REUNION COORDINATORS: To publicize your unit’s reunion, fill out the form on page 47 of the February 2003 VFW magazine or print out a form from VFW’s website: http://www.vfw.org/magazine/51.shtml. Send to VFW magazine, 406 W. 34th St., Suite 523, Kansas City, […]

Reunions & claims REUNION COORDINATORS: To publicize your unit’s reunion, fill out the form on page 40 of the February 2002 VFW magazine or print out a form from VFW’s website: http://www.vfw.org/magazine/51.shtml. Send to VFW magazine, 406 W. 34th St., Suite 523, Kansas City, MO 6411. Please note that improperly completed or illegible forms will […]

Gulf War pilot still alive? – Security – Missing in Action pilot Michael Scott Speicher – Brief Article Tim Dyhouse Recent evidence is bolstering the case that the only MIA of the Persian Gulf War may in fact be a POW in Iraq. A U.S. senator who for years has been investigating the status of […]

Reunions & claims – Directory REUNION COORDINATORS: To publicize our unit’s reunion, fill out the form on page 47 of the February 2003 VFW magazine or print out a form from VFW’s website: http://www.vfw.org/magazine/51.shtml. Send to VFW magazine, 406 W. 34th St., Suite 523, Kansas City, MO 64111. Please note that improperly completed or illegible […]

Minesweepers: deadly duty in Korean waters: “Where the Fleet Goes, We’ve Already Been,” proudly proclaims the motto of the minesweepers. Indeed, during the Korean War their crews were only 2% of the sailors there yet sustained a disproportionate share of the casualties – Korean War Gary Turbak With no real navy of its own, North […]

We’ve lowered our loan rates – member benefits – VFW Credit Union – Brief Article The VFW Credit Union is offering a special loan rate reduction on new and used cars and RVs. If you are paying a higher rate on your current auto loan through another lender, it’s worth taking a look at refinancing […]