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The Post 4012 Website is alive and well. The site is updated with new information, calendar events, Post news, District news, Department news, National news, hotlinks to other information sites and a listing of our Post and Auxiliary Officers. We plan to keep this website updated as another form of communications to keep our Post membership informed. The website URL is www.vfw4012.org
Access it with your internet browser or smartphone and check it out.
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Thank You,
Gary DeMars - Post 4012 Membership Chairman
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VFW Links
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Post 4012 Website Operational
VFW Officer nominations and election
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FREE CHOW for Vietnam War Vets-March 29th Mission BBQ
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From: Tara Revyn <trevyn@mission-bbq.com>
Date: Mon, Feb 18, 2019, at 11:27 AM
Subject: FREE CHOW for Vietnam War Vets-March 29th Mission BBQ
From: Tara Revyn <trevyn@mission-bbq.com>
Date: Mon, Feb 18, 2019, at 11:27 AM
Subject: FREE CHOW for Vietnam War Vets-March 29th Mission BBQ
Hi
I just wanted to share this special invite to our Vietnam War Veterans to come in on March 29th for FREE CHOW. Please feel free to share this with any and all of your contacts. There is no need for any "proof" or ID on this day. We welcome all Vietnam War Veterans anytime on March 29th and hope to say, "Thank You for Your Service" and "Welcome Home" to as many American Heroes as we possibly can.
Thanks for all you do for Our American Heroes!
Tara Revyn
Community Ambassador
c: 586-214-8625
890 E. Big Beaver Rd.
Troy, MI 48083 | 248-340-3860
Mission BBQ Meal
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Armed Forces Day 5K- May 18, 2019
Registration is open for the Armed Forces Day 5k at Northville High School. New this year-special student pricing! If you can't make race da
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Family Feud Style Game at the VFW
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VFW Blue Water Navy Vet Wins Federal Appeals Court Ruling / FWD (BCCd to VSOs)
From: Joe Davis
VFW Blue Water Navy Vet Wins Federal Appeals Court Ruling
Court of law now joins court of public opinion
WASHINGTON (January 30, 2019) — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a decade-old ruling yesterday that potentially paves the way for the return of earned disability benefits for some 90,000 so-called Blue Water Navy veterans from the Vietnam War.
The case, Procopio v. Wilkie, was supported by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and a number of other veterans service organizations and advocates. It had Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert L. Wilkie Jr. being sued by Navy veteran and VFW life member Alfred Procopio Jr., who was denied service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus because he never stepped foot on dry land or served within Vietnam's inland waterways. Procopio, a life member of VFW Post 6587 in Spring Lake Park, Minn., was assigned aboard the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, which was stationed inside Vietnam's 12-mile territorial waters. Both of his illnesses are listed among the VA's 14 presumptive diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange.
The Federal Appeals Court focused on the intent of the 1991 Agent Orange Act, which was to grant a presumption of service connection for certain diseases to veterans who "served in the Republic of Vietnam." At issue was whether service within territorial waters constituted service "in the Republic of Vietnam." By a 9-2 decision, the Appeals Court ruled it did.
"Although very pleased with the ruling, the VFW isn't quite ready to celebrate," said VFW National Commander B.J. Lawrence. "That's because the VA can always appeal the ruling and Congress has yet to pass a Blue Water Navy bill," he said. "But, it is very encouraging to now have a court of law support Blue Water Navy veterans along with the court of public opinion. We need to get this done and reinforce to tens of thousands of veterans that our nation does have your back when you come home from war.
"The VFW now calls on VA to make Blue Water Navy veterans whole as soon as possible, and we stand ready to assist VA in doing so."
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About the VFW: The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is the nation's largest and oldest major war veterans organization. Founded in 1899, the congressionally-chartered VFW is comprised entirely of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, Guard and Reserve forces. With 1.6 million VFW and Auxiliary members located in more than 6,200 Posts worldwide, the nonprofit veterans service organization is proud to proclaim "NO ONE DOES MORE FOR VETERANS" than the VFW, which is dedicated to veterans' service, legislative advocacy, and military and community service programs. For more information or to join, visit our website at vfw.org.
Media Contact: Joe Davis, JDavis@vfw.org, 202-608-8357
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