The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) now has a website Honor a Vet to account Vietnam era veterans. The new website is an addendum of VFW's "Honor a Vet" attack and offers Vietnam era veterans an befalling to their allotment their experiences, affix with added Vietnam veterans and accept advice in applying for government allowances and entitlements, as able-bodied as updates on accompanying veterans' issues. This is just addition way to say 'thank you' to our Vietnam veterans It's all about allowance and anniversary those veterans who served during the Vietnam War. I accept to be honest with you -- as a Vietnam veteran, I was not aboveboard acclimatized in my Post … and it wasn't until I became breath that I accomplished I could accomplish a difference We apperceive that our account to our country and to our adolescent Americans did not end if we took off the uniform, and that we deathwatch up every morning alive that we are traveling to advice accomplish a aberration in anyone else's life We are appreciative of our Vietnam era servicemembers, and we ambition to accord them the acceptance they accept continued deserved, which is why we accept appointed this website accurately to them. Regardless of which war or what battle, we all accept served with honor.
Kansas City, MO -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) now has a website (www.honoravet.org) to account Vietnam era veterans.
The new website is an addendum of VFW's "Honor a Vet" attack and offers Vietnam era veterans an befalling to their allotment their experiences, affix with added Vietnam veterans and accept advice in applying for government allowances and entitlements, as able-bodied as updates on accompanying veterans' issues.
"This is just addition way to say 'thank you' to our Vietnam veterans," said James Rowoldt, a Vietnam War adept and VFW associates civic director. "It's all about allowance and anniversary those veterans who served during the Vietnam War."
As one of 3.4 actor aggressive cadre who served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, VFW National Commander George Lisicki said he vividly remembers how he and added Vietnam action veterans were advised if they alternate home and begin themselves mired in a accessible agitation about the rights and wrongs of a actual abhorred war.
"I accept to be honest with you -- as a Vietnam veteran, I was not aboveboard acclimatized in my Post … and it wasn't until I became breath that I accomplished I could accomplish a difference," the action adept from Carteret, N.J., said. "And today, Vietnam veterans angle proudly beside our action brothers from antecedent wars.
Lisicki, who's adage is Veterans Forever Serving, added that the VFW action to admit Vietnam era veterans is an addendum of VFW's account to others.
"We apperceive that our account to our country and to our adolescent Americans did not end if we took off the uniform, and that we deathwatch up every morning alive that we are traveling to advice accomplish a aberration in anyone else's life," he said. "We are appreciative of our Vietnam era servicemembers, and we ambition to accord them the acceptance they accept continued deserved, which is why we accept appointed this website accurately to them. Regardless of which war or what battle, we all accept served with honor."
This is not VFW's aboriginal action to account Vietnam War veterans. In May, 2005 - 30 years afterwards the Vietnam War concluded - VFW posts and Auxiliaries common captivated week-long celebration ceremonies to bless the end of the war and to admit those who served by distributing acknowledge you certificates to Vietnam War veterans.
About the VFW
The VFW was founded in 1899. The 2.3 actor associates of the VFW and its Auxiliaries are amid in 8,400 VFW Posts worldwide. Through a arrangement of account officers, it assists all veterans and their families in accepting veterans entitlements and added services. As an alignment of above servicemen and women, the VFW charcoal committed to our civic aegis and the able-bodied accepting of those confined on breath duty, in the National Guard and the Reserves.
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