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VFW

Serial Item Number: 999Serial48249
Pages
56
Media Type
Serial
Credit
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Physical Location
Stacks Periodical Collection
Language(s)
English
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Volume
84
Issue
8
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: April 1997
General Note
Features
Vietnam Vets Fought Stereotypes to Achieve Success by Jug Burkett and Glenna Whittley - For a quarter century, veterans of America's most controversial war have been plagued by unfounded caricatures. Statistics have been misused to prove political points. Fed up, one vet is determined to set the record straight with a new book that tackles the myths.

Capitalizing on VFW's Influence by Tim Dyhouse
Meeting Veterans Changing Health Needs by Tim Dyhouse
Soldiers of 'Manifest Destiny' by David M. Gosoroski

'Trusted Advisors': Americans in Action, 1972 by Al Hemingway - During the Easter Offensive in Vietnam 25 years ago, a handful of Americans withstood the NVA onslaught along with the South Vietnamese. Their bravery, combined with U.S. airpower, stemmed the tide of the war's largest conventional offensive.

Singed by the Red Dragon: U.S. Troops in North China by David M. Gosoroski
Salt Lake: City of Contrasts

Columns
Command Post
Washington Wire

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

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Serial48249

Citation
VFW, 999Serial48249. No Date, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Serial48249, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
999Serial48249, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 15 Jan 2002 [Updated: 07 Nov 2025]