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General Note: Frequency Varies / Subtitle: Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine / Varying Title: VFW Magazine

Publication: January 2003

General Note: Top Story
Military Heroism Denied by Peter Gibbon - Individual Heroism received a well-deserved boost within the last year. But whether that recognition is firmly in place for war heroes is another matter because of Vietnam.

'Flying Minutemen' Stand Ready to Defend Homeland by Max Macauley
Ten Ways to Avoid Red Tape in VA Claims Processing by Raymond P. Toczek

Features
War on Terrorism: Horn of Africa to Serve as Base of Operations
Do You Suffer High Anxiety? by Norman Brown
Fight Back Against Health Quackery by Norman Brown

Montana Plains Replay Vietnam Memories by Jack Ballard - For four disabled Vietnam vets, this prairie pursuit was a once-in-a-life-time opportunity. But more important, it was a time to indulge in some old-fashioned camaraderie.

First Aid Under Fire by Gary Turbak
The Power of Reunions by Cassie Fenoseff
What to Expect From Your Yearly Physical by Dr. Cornelio R. Hong

Columns
Command Post
Washington Wire

Departments
Mail Call
Now Hear This
VFW in Action
Membership
Member Benefits
Jest A Minute
Reunions & Claims

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Citation: VFW, 574Serial156822. No Date, James Reckner Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=574Serial156822, Accessed 31 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 574Serial156822, James Reckner Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive