Texas Tech University

VFW

Serial Item Number: 574Serial416494
Pages
60
Media Type
Serial
Physical Location
Stacks Periodical Collection
Language(s)
English
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Volume
96
Issue
5
VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States) - Serial - Kansas City, Missouri
Publication
VFW
Publisher/Org.
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
City
Kansas City, Missouri
Country
United States
Frequency
Monthly
Type
Serial
General Note
Frequency Varies / Subtitle: Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine / Varying Title: VFW Magazine
Dates
Publication: January 2008
General Note
Traumatic Brain Injury: An Exploding Problem by Janice Arenofsky
VFW Helps Sponsor Trip to World War II Memorial by Janie Blankenship
'Getting the Navy Into the Fight': Riverine Squadron 1 in 'The Land of The Two Rivers' by Richard K. Kolb
Doughboys Down to Four by Tim Dyhouse

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 'The Wall' Turns 25 by Scott Boatright - VFW representatives were there in force to commemorate the capital's most-visited memorial on the date of this important milestone.

A Year at the Wall by W. Leroy Lawson - Throughout the four seasons, Americans come to pay tribute to the 58,256 names listed.

A Final Salute

Hell Rains Down on Russell and Neville by Janie Blankenship - Marines at these two firebases experienced human wave assaults on Feb. 25, 1969, during the Post-Tet Offensive of that year

Sidebar: Inside the Wire: Sapper Attack on Cu Chi Airfield by Kelly Lanigan

Columns
Command Post
Washington Wire

Departments
Mail Call
Now Hear This
Issues Up Front
VFW in Action
Membership
Member Benefits
Jest A Minute
Reunions & Claims
Reunion Form
Young Vets in Focus

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=574Serial416494

Citation
VFW, 574Serial416494. No Date, James Reckner Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=574Serial416494, Accessed 02 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
574Serial416494, James Reckner Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 26 Mar 2008 [Updated: 12 Nov 2025]