Tag: VFW

In Denver, Veterans Run the First, Oldest, and Maybe Most Hip VFW Post in the Nation

May 3, 2023
Commander Scott KellyUSUS FeaturesVFW
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At the precise moment that retired U.S. Navy captain and fighter pilot Scott Kelly joined the John S. Stewart Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1 in Denver, he was floating in a vehicle traveling at 17,500 mph in outer space along an orbital path at a distance of approximately 250 miles from planet Earth. When Kelly—twin…

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House Committee Members Question VA’s Proposed Use of $20 Billion From Toxic Exposure Fund

March 27, 2023
Mark TakanoPACT ActPolicies & ImpactsRep. Mike BostUSUS NewsVFW
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During its March 23 hearing on the assessment of the Biden administration’s funding proposal for 2024—and advance appropriations request for 2025—members of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs gave particular focus to a $20 billion item in the $325.1 billion 2024 budget. And they questioned Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough over plans to…

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VA’s Proposed Use of $20 Billion From Toxic Exposure Fund Questioned by House Panel Members

March 27, 2023
Mark TakanoPACT ActPolicies & ImpactsRep. Mike BostUSUS NewsVFW
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Members of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs focused on a $20 billion item in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) $325.1 billion 2024 budget request during a March 23 hearing to assess the Biden administration’s fiscal 2024 funding proposal for the department—and advance appropriations request for 2025. Panel members questioned VA Secretary Denis McDonough over plans…

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