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BY DAVE SPIVA transition from the military to civilian life. (Photo by Alex Welsh) ON THE COVER HAMBURGER HILL GIS 16 Served Nation, Succeeding in Business RECALL BRUTAL BATTLE 24 Hamburger Hill 32 California Wildfi res In May 1969, three battalions from the 38 Veterans’ Memorials 101st Airborne Division squared off against one of the North Vietnamese IN THIS ISSUE Army’s best regiments. In the now 20 NVS Service Offi cer famous Battle of Hamburger Hill, U.S. 22 SVA 30 GIs emerged victorious after 10 days of Blue Water Navy 34 hellish combat. BY JOSEPH L. GALLOWAY 24 Unmet Needs 36 Heroes Wall ‘YOU DO WHATEVER YOU CAN’ 40 A Final Salute 42 Vet Burial Process In 2018, wildfi res ravaged northern California, burning more than 150,000 IN EVERY ISSUE acres and leaving thousands homeless. 2 Command Post Even as their own homes smoldered, 4 Mail Call VFW members in the Golden State 6 Now Hear This assisted in relief and recovery efforts. 8 Issues Up Front BY KARI WILLIAMS 32 12 Washington Wire 26 44 Better Health 46 Book Corner 48 Member Benefi ts ‘UNMET NEEDS HELPED 52 Member Corner MY FAMILY’ 56 Reunions and Claims 60 A Navy vet with a lingering service- VFW in Action connected injury lost his job due to the condition. That’s when VFW stepped in with fi nancial assistance to help him and his family stay in their home. BY KARI WILLIAMS 34 CHECK OUT OUR DIGITAL VERSION AT WWW.VFWMAGAZINE.ORG NEW! NOW ON FACEBOOK NEED HELP? VETERANS CRISIS LINE: 1-800-273-8255 MAY 2019 • WWW.VFW.ORG • 1 COMMAND POST FROM THE CHIEF Memorial Day is More Than the End of a Three-Day Weekend VFW magazine is the offi cial publication of the VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS ne of VFW’s most sacred obligations is remembering OF THE UNITED STATES the nation’s defenders who have paid the ultimate STAFF sacrifi ce. And it is up to us to set an example for oth- PUBLISHER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Tim Dyhouse ers to follow. O SENIOR EDITOR We are the nation’s largest group of war veterans. We’ve Janie Dyhouse served in harm’s way. Many of us know intimately what it is like ASSOCIATE EDITOR to lose friends on faraway battlefi elds. Kari Williams That’s why we — as VFW members — should always strive SENIOR WRITER to keep their memories alive and demonstrate to others how Dave Spiva to observe Memorial Day. Our communities expect us to show ART DIRECTOR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF them how to do it correctly. Lauren Goldman B.J. Lawrence Most VFW Post commanders know how to properly observe ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Memorial Day. For those who don’t, here are a few ideas: Tina Clark Host a patriotic ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE program: Invite GLM Communications, Inc. We must remind the public the public to your Jacqueline Tobin, Vice President, Digital/Print Media 500 1st Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030 facility. National (212) 929-1300 FAX 212-929-9574 that those who have died in Headquarters has Email: [email protected] prewritten speeches EDITORIAL OFFICE Address all communications for publication to: uniform are not just names on appropriate for such The Editor, VFW Magazine an occasion. 406 W. 34th St., Suite 523, Kansas City, MO 64111 a piece of marble or stone in a Distribute (816) 756-3390; www.vfw.org; [email protected] VFW magazine is protected through trademark reg is tra- Buddy Poppies: tion in the United States and in the foreign countries where city park. They are people who This is our offi cial VFW magazine circulates. VFW magazine (ISSN 0161-8598) is published 10 times a year by Veterans of Foreign Wars, 406 fl ower and was cre- West 34th Street, Kansas City, MO 64111. Non-profi t standard left behind grieving families ated specifi cally to class postage paid at Oklahoma City, Okla., and additional remember troops mailing offi ces. and a legacy of service to which who paid the ulti- Publications Agreement No. 1476947 mate sacrifi ce. Available on recording for the blind and those with physical handicaps that preclude reading material. all Americans should aspire. March in Contact: [email protected]. parades: The sight SUBMISSIONS of a squared away Unsolicited manu scripts and pho to graphs must be ac com pa- honor guard lends credibility to any Memorial Day parade. If nied by return postage and no re spon si bil i ty is assumed for safe han dling. Poetry submissions not accepted. VFW mag a zine is your town doesn’t host such a parade, organize one. It’s a great available in microfi lm from NA Publishing, Inc., P.O. Box 998, way to garner publicity, too. Ann Arbor, MI 48106-0998. Payment of membership dues includes $1.98 for a year’s subscription to VFW magazine. Place fl ags on veterans graves: This is a wonderful oppor- CHANGE OF ADDRESS/DECEASED MEMBER tunity to connect with youth groups.
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