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May 17, 2021 VFW and Give an Hour: VFW partner, Give an Hour, provides free mental health counseling for veterans and their families. VFW Commander-in-Chief Hal Roesch participated as a panelist on the Collective Impact: Communities Collaborating to Improve Mental Health webinar. The VFW calls on communities to reach out to veterans who may be experiencing mental health issues, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Give an Hour’s Campaign to Change Direction provides inf...Continue reading

May 10, 2021 VFW Testifies Before House on Toxic Exposure: On Wednesday, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a hearing on pending toxic exposure legislation. VFW National Legislative Service Associate Director Kristina Keenan testified on three key bills that, if combined, would solve many of the issues facing veterans who were exposed to burn pits and other toxic hazards during their military service. It took decades to achieve benefits for veterans of the Vietna...Continue reading

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May 3, 2021 VFW Testifies Before Senate on Toxic Exposure: On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a hearing on pending legislation. VFW National Legislative Service Director Patrick Murray testified on the VFW’s top legislative priority of toxic exposure. Murray stressed the importance of combining the best pieces of each bill to cover as many veterans as possible. Since we seem to expose nearly 100% of our troops to hazardous substances and environment...Continue reading

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