HONORING VETERANS

Remains of MIA Kelder identified, but family still has questions - Pacific - Stripes

OIG Determination of Veterans Health Administration’s Occupational Staffing Shortages

VAntage Point Update

  VFW Action Corps Weekly, January 23, 2015 ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: VVA To: VVA-National Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 6:56 AM Subject: VVA: Fwd: VFW Action Corps Weekly, January 23, 2015 In This Issue: 1. Hagel Instructs Services to Embrace VSO/MSO Support 2. VFW Testifies Twice Before Congress 3. New Study on Veteran Suicide and Update on SAV Act 4. New Top Enlisted Marine Named 5. Devil’s Brigade to Receive Congressional Gold Medal 6. VA Kicks Off Its Yearly Art Competition 7. Vietnam War MIA Recovered 1. Hagel Instructs Services to Embrace VSO/MSO Support: At the urging of the VFW, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has signed two policy memorandums that direct the military services to allow veteran and military service organizations greater and more standardized access to installations and their troops and families. The VFW worked with Defense Department staff to shape the new policy in two ways

Richard Etchberger From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Richard L. Etchberger Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. "Dick" Etchberger in Southeast Asia Nickname(s) "Dick" Born March 5, 1933 Hamburg, Pennsylvania Died March 11, 1968 (aged 35) Laos Place of burial Saint Johns Cemetery Hamburg, Pennsylvania Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Air Force Years of service 1951 - 1968 Rank Chief Master Sergeant Unit Lima Site 85 Battles/wars Vietnam War  • Battle of Lima Site 85 Awards Medal of Honor Air Force Cross (Upgraded to the Medal of Honor) Purple Heart Richard Loy Etchberger (March 5, 1933 – March 11, 1968) was a senior non-commissioned officer in the United States Air For