Veteran Missy Melvin lives in Ocala, Florida, with her husband, Jaime Morales, and their three children: Jamyss, Tatianna and Ja’mani. Melvin served in the Army for 12 ½ years, becoming the only female in her convoy, a 1st scout and one of two females out of the battalion to drive an armored security vehicle (ASV) in Iraq. Melvin always knew she wanted to serve her country. “I was a soldier before I was a soldier. My heart is full of service,” she said. Melvin found the ...
Nestled about a two-hour drive from New York City is the village of Brewster, the principal settlement of the town of Southeast, New York, and home to VFW Post 672. Last September, the Post and community came together to honor those who answered the call of duty after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. Post 672 has held yearly 9/11 commemorations at Southeast Veteran’s Park in Brewster, where they also have held annual Veterans Day and Memorial Day ceremonies. However, ...
Jack Hammond enlisted in honor of his four uncles who served in World War II and who were charter members of VFW Post 8818 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq in 2002 and 2003, Hammond became a VFW Life member himself. In 2012, he retired from the Army and set out to secure the benefits he had earned. “After 31 years of service and multiple combat deployments, I attempted to independently navigate the VA system but quickly encountered c...
With an impressive command of the sky, Air Force veteran and VFW's “Sport Clips Help-A-Hero Scholarship" recipient Kareem Pore plans to use his skills as an airman to one day fly commercial airliners. Pore began his 12-year career in the military in 2006. After being stationed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming, he was deployed overseas to Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates. He served with the Logistics Readiness Squadron, which managed the mo...
In a moment that inspired an entire community, 81-year-old Vietnam veteran and Purple Heart recipient Ron Cabral walked across the stage at Bristol Community College’s 58th Commencement Ceremony on May 17, 2025, earning his Associate in Arts Degree in General Studies. A member of VFW Post 2045 in Swansea, Mass., Cabral’s success was made possible in part by the MassEducate program, a groundbreaking initiative in Massachusetts that provides free tuition and fees for all e...
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