New leaders look forward

Article Abstract:

Commander-in-chief John Furgess provided next year's Veterans of Foreign Wars Department commanders a keen direction as he urged them to look to the future and actively recruit young veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan during a leadership meeting held February 8-11, 2004, in Las Vegas. He initiated a contest where each Department was asked to bring a piece of memorabilia representative of its state and swap it with others.

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Iraq war vets forming new VFW posts

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Iraq War veterans established two Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) units Posts Wisconsin and Mississippi in 2005 with the help of VFW members in their communities in 2005, after returning from duty in Iraq. Post 12036 Commander Staff Sgt. Stephen Paper, a full time member of the Wisconsin National Guard's 32nd MP Company reported that they were attracted by the fact that the Post is made up of all unit members and they are all young.

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MIP recruiting is thriving in Afghanistan

Article Abstract:

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) members serving on active duty in Afghanistan are aggressively recruiting other GIs through VFW's Military Initiative Program (MIP). MIP has made recruitment easy for the active-duty members, as the MIP program is the advantage VFW has over all other veterans organizations.

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