Honoring Veterans 2017 Temple El Emeth, Youngstown, OH
By Rabbi Joseph P. Schonberger Temple El Emeth members and friends were very pleased to honor 11 veterans at a brunch November 12. We were privileged to recognize veterans in attendance […]
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Entries by Iryna Apple
Let’s Spread the Word About JWV
By Jerry Alperstein, Post 1 In 2006 shortly after Representative John Boehner became Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, he met with leaders from the major veterans service organizations. […]
Department of MA Intiates “Wills for Veterans Day” Program
By Harvey Weiner, National Judge Advocate On November 9, 2017, the Thursday before Veterans Day, the Massachusetts Department of the JWV inaugurated its first “Wills for Veterans Day”, in collaboration with […]
Help Me Get the Recognition My Son Deserves
By Beth Agami, JWV Gold Star Mother Social media is a wonderful thing. It has helped me to connect or reconnect with so many people over the years – including […]
Post 385 in California Donates to Thousands of Sailors and Their Families
By PNC Maxwell Colon This Veterans Day, North County Post 385 members, friends and the Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital Commanding Officer assembled at the Chapel of Camp Pendleton’s Naval Hospital […]
Giving PTSD the Jewish Treatment, Not Just Matzo Ball Soup
By Anna Selman, Programs and Public Relations Coordinator A recent study from the Department of Veterans’ Administration (VA) found that the daily number of American veterans who commit suicide has […]
VAVS: A Family Tradition
By Garland Scott, Post 753 Leo & Faye were involved in JWV activity since the mid 1980s, for over 40 years. Leo was a Post Commander for 2 years (19xx-19xx) […]
The Eugene Moore National Stamp Program
By Mel Gervis, Post 440 The Eugene Moore National Stamp Program was started in 1991, and is designed to uplift the spirits of hospitalized veterans and shut-ins. JWV members and […]
Veterans ID Cards
By Michael Corbett, Post 440 There’s a great deal of confusion over the “Veteran ID” cards soon to be issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs. For those who have […]
The Lack of Accountability at the VA Leaves Veterans Flabbergasted
By Lance Wang, Editor I had the opportunity to interact with the Veterans’ Administration while in uniform, much more so since retiring from the Army. As with any large organization […]
