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Serial Item Number: 346Serial48314
Pages
56
Media Type
Serial
Credit
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Physical Location
Stacks Periodical Collection
Language(s)
English
Collection
Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. Collection
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Volume
82
Issue
1
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: September 1994
General Note
Features
Issues Update: MIAs and the Normalization of Relations with Vietnam by Gary L Bloomfield - Resistance persists, but diplomatic recognition may be near.

Changing of the Guard - VFW's two key administrative positions recently changed hands: Larry Rivers is the new Adjutant General and Bob Currieo assumed directorship of the Washington Office as of September 1.

First to Serve in Both War and Peace - Commander-in-Chief "Gunner" Kent is out to show that VFW members did not stop serving just because they hung up their uniforms. Here's a profile of the new Chief.

50 years Ago This Month: Bloody Battle for Peleliu by Michael Graham

Americans in Enemy Hands: POWs From the Revolution to Somalia - America's warriors have been taken captive since 1775. Here's a tribute to their endurance on this National POW/MIA Day. Sidebar: National POW Museum Soon a Reality

Was the Cold War Just a Figment of OurImagination? by Paul A. Goble - As U.S. troops bid Berlin goodbye, revisionists continue to question the value of the service rendered by millions of GIs who served in Germany during that era.

Tempest in a Turban - Could it Happen in the VFW? by Donald Canning The Royal Canadian Legion's experience with headwear is most instructive in the age of political correctness. The VFW could be next.

New England's War Against French Acadia by Richard K. Kolb - In the first American-initiated military ventures beyond the seas, colonials pitted themselves against the French settlers of Port Royal and Louisbourg from 1628 to 1754

'A Most Remarkable Unit' by Bill Story - American and Canadian soldiers cemented a special alliance during WWII through the 1st Special Service Force. That friendship persists today - some 50 years later

Columns
Washington Wire
VFW in Action

Departments
Now Hear This
Membership
Member Benefits
Claims
Author Queries
Reunions
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=346Serial48314
Citation
VFW, 346Serial48314. No Date, Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=346Serial48314, Accessed 01 Feb 2026.
Pub Credit Line
346Serial48314, Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 15 Jan 2002 [Updated: 07 Nov 2025]

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