As a reminder the West Seattle VFW will be in the West Seattle Grand Parade tomorrow, July 23 @ 11 am. If your in the area come by for what should be a great event.
http://thewestseattleparade.com/
Here are a few highlights, courtesy of the West Seattle Blog.
http://westseattleblog.com/category/west-seattle-grand-parade
Commander Ron Zuber @ the West Seattle Grand Parade.
Some soldiers have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan with an untreatable lung disease that interferes with their ability to do physical exercise, possibly caused by inhaling toxic material, doctors report.
Comrades, I hope to see as many of you as possible at the next meeting. That will be August 2nd at 1930 hours. Lots to talk about and a bunch of plans to make. District 2 meeting will be in November at our post so plan to attend!
A large study in older veterans raises fresh concern about mild brain injuries that hundreds of thousands of troops have suffered from explosions in recent wars. Even concussions seem to raise the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia later in life, researchers found.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. will testify before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs tomorrow morning, discussing long-overdue legislation to help veterans find jobs. The hearing will take place at 10 a.m. in the committee chambers, room 334 of the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill. Live video will be available on the committee’s website, veterans.house.gov, during the hearing, and a full list of witnesses along with their prepared remarks will also be available tomorrow morning.
Return the Favor is an awareness and fundraising campaign sponsored by the VFW Foundation to honor, celebrate and support active-duty and retired military and their families. The VFW Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and official charity of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), America’s oldest and largest service group for combat veterans.
Return the Favor programs and services fill in governmental assistance gaps for troops abroad, deserving military families back in the U.S. or America’s often forgotten veterans. Programs support all branches of the military, are provided at no cost to the recipients and require no VFW affiliation. Through Return the Favor programs and services, the VFW Foundation seeks to make military personnel and their families feel appreciated for their service to our country.
In honor of Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry being awarded the Medal of Honor, I’ve attached a link to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society . Sgt Petry is only the 9th recipent of this esteemed honor since the Iraq and Afghanistan wars began. Here are the other eight.
An Army Ranger from New Mexico who lost his hand throwing a grenade away from two fellow soldiers in Afghanistan will become one of only two living service members awarded the elite Medal of Honor in the current round of conflicts, Army officials said Thursday.
Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry, who will receive the nation’s highest award for valor from President Obama on July 12, continued to bark orders at his junior enlistees even as he was being bandaged at the scene of a 45-minute fight with insurgents, members of his unit told reporters.
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jun/10/nation/la-na-medal-of-honor-20110610
Here is his profile on the Army’s MOH site.
Reminder! You have until Weds to apply for the Vets 2 Feds Career Development Program.
A Requiem Mass will be held for (former First Lt.) Joe Butzerin at Holy Rosary Catholic Church at 10:30 am on Monday, July 11th. Starting Friday, July 8, at noon, Joe will be in repose at the Butzerin home at 4903 SW Hill Street, where visitors will be welcome at any time. A wake will be held on Saturday at 7:00 pm.
Originally posted on the West Seattle Blog
http://westseattleblog.com/2011/07/repose-wake-mass-set-for-longtime-west-seattleite-joe-butzerin
VFW Post 2713 | Farwell-Roosevelt 