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What Does the VFW Do to Honor the Veteran Community? There are many concerns within the veteran community that require assistance. The 2014 census revealed that there were 49,993 homeless veterans in America. (“The President’s 2016 Budget: Fact Sheet on Homelessness Assistance” 7) In 2015 the veterans’ hospital in Phoenix, AZ was highlighted because it was discovered that more than 200 people died while awaiting treatment. ("Report: 200 Veterans Die Waiting for Care at Phoenix VA as They Build New Backlog of Cases - Conservative Daily Review.") The Veterans of Foreign Wars is an organization that strives to be a leader in combating the issues veterans face. Since these shocking statistics, the VFW has implemented programs to combat homelessness with donations and shelters and put veterans’ healthcare in the national spotlight which immediately received attention. The VFW demonstrates honor to its members by continually fighting for veterans’ rights. Honor as used in this paper refers to taking care of one another and looking after each other’s best interests. Throughout this paper, I will be investigating the Veterans of Foreign Wars to clearly define this organization, who it’s composed of, and how the VFW honors it’s fellow veterans and community. • What is the VFW and who is this association designed for? The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) as a whole may be a national organization, but there are countless small “posts” spread over the United States. “Posts” are local…

It has been reported that students expressed anxiety about conducting qualitative research, specifically with mathematics and statistics. This is because… Papanastasious (2005), research identified that students express negative ‘attitudes and feelings’ (Papanastasious, 2005 p16) in this discipline which causes a barrier which correlates to poor performance. This has been documented in previous articles (Adams & Holcomb, 1986; cited in Papanastasious, 2005). Therefore, this paper aims to…

Valor Doors Foundation: Overview Valor Doors Foundation (VDF) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that specializes in assisting "at risk homeless" or transitioning veterans with long term employment in the home remodeling industry. Vision and Philosophy Our vision is to become an apprenticeship program in home repair for motivated veterans that are attached to Veterans Court Diversion programs and that are discharging from Veterans Affairs inpatient rehab facilities. We will…

the Media, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (2011) gives her readers an insight of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) program during the 1970s. She highlights the struggles that women face to get enrolled into the police force. The RCMP in the 1970s was consisted of mostly male and the images that RCMP promoted was masculinized. Meaning, emphasis was placed on what an the valued and traits a male police officer should possess. However, the RCMP training program instilled values of…

Visitors from around the world are intrigued by the presence of the elite Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Aside from seeing officers mounted upon horses, their unique uniforms also catch the attention of the tourists. The history of the RCMP is very important, as it evolved into an organization of more than 28,000 members. Bill Miner was one of many people who helped outline the success of the RCMP. To begin with, the history of the RCMP is very interesting and shows how the RCMP was…

When Calls the Heart is a amazing Dramatic Western written by Janette Oke. T, this book is 220 pages long. The book is full of great excitement and adventure. This book has a lot of detail, and you feel like you’re in the story. Elizabeth Thatcher is a young teacher who moves to the west to teach but endures many challenges. Elizabeth moves to a place called Pine Springs to a new teaching post. She faces many problems and finds a man named Wynn Delaney and at the end of this book and they are…

target. These reasons are the recruitment and pay of the soldiers, the structure of the legions, the ranking system of the roman legion, how the roman legions camped, the tactics the roman legions…

INTRODUCTION: Congratulations!!! You have joined American Legion Riders Post 38, one of the greatest riding organizations in the world. Our number one goal is to ride safe and have fun while representing the American Legion in a public venue. In order to have fun riding in a group, we have to be safe and that means all riders know and understand the importance of safety. This manual is designed to help you understand our riding program and what you can expect when participating in group…

than little rock Iowa, Explain? Says he’s pretty comfortable right here. Small town life, almost no crime, lived in St. louis, Chicago has seen and lived the big city life and doesn’t like the crime mainly. He managed a store in Ferguson Missouri. Where the Ferguson Missouri riots were over the back man who was shot. He said when he managed the store there were approximately 1000 shop lifters a month and 95 of them would be black. It was there was of life the government funded their life they…

In nearly all cases of survival, a person must have great mental and physical fortitude in order to overcome the challenges that face them. Unfortunately, when these survivors return to modern society, they often struggle due to the stark contrast between the challenges in which they survived and the comparative mundaneness of everyday life. Almost all survivors will face this problem at some point in their life. One of the most common victims of this struggle are veterans. Jonathan Kirk…