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

Publication: November 1998

General Note: Features
Champion of Veterans Rights by John L. Davis - Rep. Jerry Solomon (R-N.Y.) has led the charge in the House of Representatives on behalf of veterans, a strong defense and a full POW/MIA accounting for 20 years. On the eve of his retirement, VFW magazine pays tribute to a staunce ally.

Storming the Senate: Two Vietnam Vets Pave Paths by Al Hemingway - Nebraska has a unique distinction: It is the only state that boasts two Vietnam War veterans in the Senate. But both men - Chuck Hagel and Bob Kerrey - bring convictions to the job based on differing war experiences.

Coping with Combat by Al Hemingway
How One Society Supports Its Defenders by Gary Rashba
Crisis in Berlin by Stephen L. Bowman
Venison for Veterans by Margaret Haapoja

'Operation Freedom Bird' by Donna Selzak - America West Airlines has played a special role in the lives of nearly 500 Vietnam vets over the past decade. By providing free trips to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D. C., it has truly welcomed them home.

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, 574Serial615520. No Date, James Reckner Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=574Serial615520, Accessed 01 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 574Serial615520, James Reckner Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive