For VFW Post 2780, Still Serving is simply a way of life — whether that means serving veterans or community members. Between its Post members and Auxiliary members, the Traverse City, Michigan, VFW Post logs thousands of hours every month volunteering in its community. Volunteer service includes visiting veteran and non-veteran residents in nursing homes…
VFW Post 2260 in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, is not only a support system for veterans and their families but also a generous contributor that is Still Serving its community. Post 2260 uses a portion of the money earned at its canteen to provide financial donations to area organizations. These donations enrich public health, education and young…
Florida veteran and VFW 7909 Gold Legacy Life member Robert Hernandez is Still Serving with help from his service dog, Mary Lee. Hernandez developed Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) from his time in the military. When Mary Lee senses Hernandez is in distress, she has different ways to help calm him. Mary Lee’s steady support and…
Veteran Seth Bai is Still Serving his Attleboro, Massachusetts, community through his work at Newton City Hall and as a Life member of VFW Post 443. Together, Bai and his support dog, Zelda, uplift veterans. Bai helps veterans as a social worker and director of veteran services at his local city hall. As Bai assists…
Las Vegas, Nevada, veteran Alan Deogracias is Still Serving his community. His companion, Sansa, a therapy dog, serves alongside him. Together, they visit the local VA hospital once a week as a therapy dog team. Deogracias also serves coffee each week at the VA Northwest Clinic. Outside of his VA volunteer work, Deogracias is the…
Raquel Riley Thomas was motivated to enlist by her family’s legacy of service. “My grandmother and her brother served, as did my mother and her sister. I felt a deep sense of duty to continue the tradition of service to my country,” she said. Thomas spent nine years in the Army, and today, she is…
Kimberly Henry served in the Navy for 10 years. During a permanent change of station from Hawaii to Texas, she welcomed rescue dog Daisy into her family. Before long, it was clear that the 10-week-old puppy was unique. “Daisy grew to be very aware of me,” said Henry. “People would comment on her demeanor, manners…
Before settling in Alto, Texas, Natalie Vines served in the Army as a combat medic and signal officer for more than 21 years. Assignments took her to Korea, Haiti and the Middle East. It was during one of her tours in Iraq that Vines sustained a traumatic brain injury. She continues to experience seizures, balance…
“Service is in my blood. I never knew any other life,” said Lisa Smith. “It started with my mother taking me to inner-city schools where she taught. Then, it was passing out food to the homeless when I was a teen.” Eventually, Smith’s drive to serve led her to the military. She enlisted in 2007…
VFW South Carolina Commander Dwight Hora (fourth from the left) with the trailer loading crew at the SC state headquarters. After tornadoes tore through Mayfield, Kentucky, in December of 2021, VFW South Carolina State Commander Dwight Hora contacted the Kentucky VFW. He was told Mayfield had been ‘decimated,’ and asked how his state could help….
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