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Department of Washington
5213 Pacific Highway East
Fife, Washington, 98424
Phone: 253-922-2114
FAX: 253-922-2208
Secretary, Robin Piatt
Email: vfwstateofwa@aol.com

 

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VFW National Headquarters
406 West 34th Street
Kansas City, MO, 64111

VFW Webmaster State of Washington

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Welcome to the VFW Department of
Washington News Page

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News Submission Requirements
Submit all news articles to the Department VFW Webmaster. Make sure that you name the source of the article and the participants in the news event. Acceptable formats for pictures are TIFF, JPG, PNG, BMP, PDF and EPS (Photoshop) files.

 

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Congratulations to Jacob Hartzinger!

1st Place Winner, Department of Washington, District #3,
in the 2012 Voice of Democracy Contest. Jacob is from Graham, WA.
Jacob was sponsored by Post #969.

 

 

SCAM ALERT "Microsoft Tech Support"


It has been brought to our attention that some Posts are being contacted by a fraudulent company going by the name of "Microsoft Tech Support" claiming that the Posts’ computer has a virus and that "they" can fix the issue.  This is a scam; Microsoft does not contact its customers to notify them of a virus.  Please do not give these individuals any information.  Here is a list of common scams related to the Microsoft name and the “Tech Support” scam is number one on the list: http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/msname.aspx.  Please be advised and spread the word to your Posts and members. 
Thank you.   

 

Cara Goodwin

Veterans of Foreign Wars HQ

Communications Associate

(816) 968-1118

406 W. 34th St. KC, MO 64111

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Sergeant Major Patrick Magermans, a Dutch veteran has offered a free stay for anyone wishing to visit Holland for a few days. To schedule a visit His e-mail is: patrickmagermans@planet.nl and his telephone number is: 0031(0)43-4092877.

 

Click HERE to view the latest news from the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs. Some interesting items include upcoming Job Fairs, PTSD Training and Education opportunities, Veteran License Plates, Combating Veteran Homelessness...

 

Click HERE to view KIRO News 7 Coverage of the Veterans Day Breakfast at VFW Post 91

 

Please click HERE to read the article on "Suicide the Silent Epidemic" sent from former
National Surgeon Dennis Guthrie 2009-2010

 

 

VFW Post 12028 presents award to
local Sheriff's Department.
Accepting the award is Officer Jim Eastman.
Presenting the award is VFW
District 6 Commander Dave Barton.

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The new address for the
National Personnel Records Center is:

National Personnel Records Center
1 Archives Drive
St. Louis, MO 63138-1002-USA

Please Click Here to view flyer.

 

Humanitarian of the Year

Clarence Hall from Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 91 was named Humanitarian of the Year for 2010-2011.By the State of Washington Veterans of Foreign Wars. Seventy six year old Retired Navy Captain Hall was honored for all his unselfish devotion to Veterans and the community on Monday evening. Hall was presented the award by Carlos Alameda Washington State Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.  Hall was selected out of 124 Post and 29,803 member’s state wide. Hall dedicates 90 percent of his daily life to helping Veterans and members of his community. He takes neighbors to Dr. Appointments, visits Vets in hospitals, prays the Rosary with five members of a Nursing home weekly, on Thursdays and Fridays he delivers food vouchers to the needy for Saint Viencent DePaul. He has stopped many times to give money to homeless veterans and assisting them. Hall is always concerned of the young active duty troops and their family’s needs.

 

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Krist Huseby III - State Sr. Vice, Carlos Almeda - State Commander, Clarence Hall Recipient, Randy Hahn State Chairman of Veteran and Humanitarian of the Year Program.

 

Now you can Chat Live with all of your Comrades! Just go to the "Blog" page under "Links" and sign up on the right side of the page at the bottom. Enjoy!

 

Looking for a job? Need quality employees?

USE VETJOBS! 

The mission of VetJobs is to assist veterans, their spouses and family members find quality jobs with employers worldwide. Since our launch on Veterans Day in 1999, VetJobs has assisted millions of veterans and their family members find jobs and meet the recruiting needs of thousands of companies. VetJobs is averaging over 140,000 visitors a month and averages 40,000 jobs posted per day!

 

VetJobs is sponsored and partially owned by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. VetJobs has been endorsed by various other veteran service organizations (VSOs).

 

Since its launch in 1999, VFW’s VetJobs has been recognized universally as the leading military job board on the internet by WEDDLE’s, AIRS, AOL, Workforce Management Magazine, Internet Inc, Reader’s Digest and BusinessWeek.

 

For veterans and their family members, the VetJobs Employment Assistance section has all the tools and guidance needed to find jobs including a career assessment test called Career Advisor, assistance on interviewing, writing resumes, finding jobs, and lists all the legitimate job boards by occupation and location in the United States.

 

For employers, VetJobs is a flat fee site that has the largest reach possible into the veteran candidate market space. Additionally, VetJobs has been very effective for those employers who need candidates with security clearances.

 

So if you are looking for a job or you need quality employees, the VFW’s VetJobs is the place to go!  www.vetjobs.com

 

 

LOCKNLOAD JAVA SUPPORTS OUR TROOPS THAT HAVE GIVEN AND SACRIFICED SO MUCH FOR OUR FREEDOM. CLICK ON THE LOGO BELOW AND VISIT THEIR WEBSITE TO HELP SUPPORT OUR TROOPS.

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We all need prayer sometimes...If you have a prayer request for yourself or someone else, please check out the new Prayer Request Form. The form can also be accessed on the Chaplain's Corner page. Once you submit a prayer it can be viewed on the Department Blog.

Important Life Insurance Information!
Please Read...

All VFW members in good standing are insured under the VFW National Sponsored $1,000 Personal Accident Protection Plan at no cost to the member. 

Benefits are payable in the event of an accidental death or dismemberment.  This policy includes a $1,500 travel rider in the event the member should pass away due to an accident while traveling as a paid passenger in a bus, plane, train, etc. Benefits reduce at ages 70 and 75.

A copy of the duplicate certificate is located on our website at http://www.vfwinsurance.com/PAPP.htm. All questions about this policy can be directed to the VFW Insurance Administrator at 1-800-626-0027, including how to file a claim.

Many posts mistakenly tell their members that they have a free life insurance policy through the VFW; however, this is not life insurance, rather it is an accidental death and dismemberment policy.k

Information about all VFW National insurance plans can be found at  www.vfwinsurance.com.

 

Donations for Joplin
Tornado Victims go to:

Joplin VFW Relief Fund
Joplin Tornado Relief
ATTN: Charles Patrick
125 Rockview Lane
Shell Knob, MO 65747

Click here to go to website!

 

Do you have innovative ideas for improving the Veterans of Foreign Wars? Ever wanted to leave a message for one of your Department Line Officers? Well now it's possible! Check out the Department Blog Page. There you are able to express your ideas. Just sign up and become a member. We're looking forward to hearing from you online!

 

Congratulations,Post #6785! The Post now has a Star at the SEATAC USO. The Star was installed by Ken Przepiora, Post Surgeon and Richard C. Sample. Check out the pictures below.

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