2007 SUBJECT GUIDE TO VFW MAGAZINE

Index CP= Command Post 100th Infantry Battalion Going for Broke in the ‘Danger Zone,’ Mar 14 101st Airborne Division ‘A Rendezvous with Destiny’: 101st Airborne Makes Military History, May 18 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines Ramadi: A Tale of Two Cities, Aug 14 Ramadi: Success Rides on Marines’ Shoulders, Sept 12 4th Infantry Division 4th Fights Through Four Wars, Feb 16 Afghanistan & Iraq War Casualties Jan 34, Feb 36, Mar 36, Apr 32, May 38, June/July 28, Aug 36, Sept 40, Oct 44, Nov 44, Dec 32 Section 60: Together in Arlington, May 14 Afghanistan & Iraq War Vets One in Four Iraq and Afghanistan Vets File Disability Claims, Jan 12 Choosing the Right Civilian Career, Jan 22 Two Wars, Two Generations, Jan 26 VFW Members Provide a Break From Hospital Life, Feb 44 Women Forge Ahead in the War Zone and as Veterans, Mar 30 New York Firefighters’ Post Focuses on Afghanistan/Iraq Vets, Mar 46 Wisconsin’s ‘Thank You’ to Veterans, Apr 24 VFW Welcomes Home ‘Iron Horse’ Division, Apr 28 ‘Overwhelmed’ VA Claims System is Strained to Its Limit, May 10 The Road Home, June/July 14 Dartmouth President Founds College Service for Wounded Veterans, Sept 18 Operation Education, Sept 20 Afghanistan War Sound Off: More Troops in Afghanistan, Jan 60 Battlefield Saviors: Medics and Corpsmen, Feb 26 ‘We Are Fighting Evil’: Canadians in Afghanistan, Mar 22 Women Forge Ahead in the War Zone and as Veterans, Mar 30 Documenting the Fight: Marine Field Historians in Action, Apr 14 ‘A Rendezvous with Destiny’: 101st Airborne Makes Military History, May 18 Medevac Teams: Putting It All on the Line to Save Lives, June/July 18 War Takes Heavy Emotional Toll on Nurses, Aug 20 Agent Orange Agent Orange-Exposed Vets Score Another Court Victory, Nov 15 Air Force Combat Action Medal Air Force Combat Action Medal, Dec 44 2007 SUBJECT GUIDE TO VFW MAGAZINE Major feature articles are cross-referenced by subject for easy access. Listings appear in chronological order. Page numbers are indicated immediately following the month of issue. Alzheimer’s Disease Unraveling the Mystery of Alzheimer’s Disease, Jan 32 American Indians Indians Answer Call When Nation’s at War, Oct 16 Antelope Hunt Two Wars, Two Generations, Jan 26 Ap Trang Dau, Battle of Ap Trang Dau: ‘A Living Hell,’ Sept 36 Arlington National Cemetery Section 60: Together in Arlington, May 14 Britain British Memorial Honors All Personnel Killed Since WWII, Nov 38 Buddy Poppy Remember the Buddy Poppy, Apr 34 Canada ‘We Are Fighting Evil’: Canadians in Afghanistan, Mar 22 Casualties See Afghanistan and Iraq War Casualties Section 60: Together in Arlington, May 14 Cemeteries Christmas Wreath-Laying Ritual Underscores Sacrifice, Dec 22 Christmas CP: Christmas Tidings to the Troops, Dec 4 ‘Trees for Troops’ Brings Christmas Cheers, Dec 15 Christmastime Clashes: From the Revolutionary War to Iraq, 17752007, Dec 16 Christmas Wreath-Laying Ritual Underscores Sacrifice, Dec 22 Army Veteran Creates ‘Magic of Christmas,’ Dec 26 Two Posts Bring Christmas Cheer, Dec 42 Claims Backlog ‘Overwhelmed’ VA Claims System is Strained to Its Limit, May 10 Commander-in-Chief Service Above and Beyond, Oct 28 Convention City of Fountains Welcomes VFW, May 40 Convention Becomes Arena for Presidential Politics, Oct 24 Convention Competition Winners and All-Americans, Oct 28 Corpsmen/Medics Battlefield Saviors: Medics and Corpsmen, Feb 26 Medevac Teams: Putting It All on the Line to Save Lives, June/July 18 Dai Do, Battle of ‘Magnificent Bastards’ Battle at Dai Do, Mar 40 Democratic Party Democratic Party Proposals on Deck, Mar 51 Disabled Veterans See Wounded One in Four Iraq and Afghanistan Vets File Disability Claims, Jan 12 Two Wars, Two Generations, Jan 26 Education/GI Bill Wisconsin’s ‘Thank You’ to Veterans, Apr 24 Dartmouth President Founds College Service for Wounded Veterans, Sept 18 Operation Education, Sept 20 Employment Choosing the Right Civilian Career, Jan 22 CP: Fight for State Vet Benefits, Sept 4 Labor Awards $27 Million in Veteran Job Grants, Sept 8 Franchises Want You, Dec 36 Fallujah, Battle of The Incredible Saga of Sgt. Maj. Brad Kasal, Mar 34 Final Salute See Afghanistan and Iraq War Casualties Genealogy How to Find Your Military Ancestors Online, Jan 28 Go Noi Island, Battle of Going Gets Rough on Go Noi Island, Aug 30 Gulf War Illness Gulf War Illnesses: An Update, June/July 26 Health Unraveling the Mystery of Alzheimer’s Disease, Jan 32 Hill 488 (Nui Vu), Battle of Siege of Hill 488, Apr 42 Hill 689, Battle of ‘Walking Dead’ Show Valor on Hill 689, Feb. 38 Hoc Mon, Battle of Ambush at Hoc Mon, Jan 36 Iraq Casualties See Afghanistan & Iraq War Casualties Iraq Vets See Afghanistan & Iraq War Vets Iraq War Ramadi: ‘Heart of an Insurgent Hotbed,’ Feb 22 Battlefield Saviors: Medics and Corpsmen, Feb 26 Going for Broke in the ‘Danger Zone,’ Mar 14 Women Forge Ahead in the War Zone and as Veterans, Mar 30 The Incredible Saga of Sgt. Maj. Brad Kasal, Mar 34 Documenting the Fight: Marine Field Historians in Action, Apr 14 VFW Shines at Deployment, Apr 30 ‘A Rendezvous with Destiny’: 101st Airborne Makes Military History, May 18 Medevac Teams: Putting It All on the Line to Save Lives, June/July 18 Ramadi: A Tale of Two Cities, Aug 14 War Takes Heavy Emotional Toll on Nurses, Aug 20 Ramadi: Success Rides on Marines’ Shoulders, Sept 12 Jamestown, 1607 America’s First War Veterans: Defenders of Jamestown, 1607, May 26 JPAC Series See Missing in Action Kasal, Brad The Incredible Saga of Sgt. Maj. Brad Kasal, Mar 34 Kham Duc, Battle of Fierce Fight at Kham Duc, June/July 38 Lisicki, George Service Above and Beyond, Oct 28 Magazine 2007 Index, Dec 40 Medals Global War on Terrorism Medal List Expanded, Apr 52 Air Force Combat Action Medal, Dec 44 Medical Care, War Zone Battlefield Saviors: Medics and Corpsmen, Feb 26 Medevac Teams: Putting It All on the Line to Save Lives, June/July 18 War Takes Heavy Emotional Toll on Nurses, Aug 20 Membership Kansas Post Works for Younger Members, Jan 42 Persian Gulf War Vets Command Three Departments, Jan 50 Become a Life Member, Feb 46 New York Firefighters’ Post Focuses on Afghanistan/Iraq Vets, Mar 46 Recruiting Women Veterans into VFW, Mar 48 CP: Each Member Sign Up a New Member, Apr 4 Membership Application, Apr 52 Post in Germany Recruits 500 Iraq War Veterans, May 46 Retention and Recruiting are ‘Golden,’ Says Senior Vice, June/July 48 CP: Growth Through Action, Aug 4 Encourage Young Vets to Implement New Ideas at Your Post, Aug 48 New Installment Option Attracts 1,500 New Life Members, Sept 46 CP: Key to Success: Membership, Oct 4 Log On to eMembership and Help Your Quartermaster, Nov 52 Air Force Combat Action Medal, Dec 44 Memorial Day CP: Meaning of Memorial Day, May 4 Memorials Remembering Those Who Served, May 44 British Memorial Honors All Personnel Killed Since WWII, Nov 38 USS Oklahoma Memorial: ‘429 Thank Yous,’ Dec 30 Military Families Serving Together is a Family Affair, Apr 48 Missing in Action (MIAs) ‘Until They Are Home’: Behind the Doors at JPAC, Apr 16 Casualty Data Analysis: At the Forefront of MIA Cases, June/July 22 MIA Teams in the Field: ‘Every Day is Like Memorial Day,’ Sept 28 CIL and DNA: Last Leg of a Journey Home, Nov 32 Museums A True-to-Life WWI Experience: A Pictorial, Aug 26 The ‘Few, the Proud’ on Display: National Museum of the Marine Corps, Nov 16 Learning About Vietnam Through Memorial Centers, Nov 26 Army Veteran Creates ‘Magic of Christmas,’ Dec 26 National Guard/Reserve Going for Broke in the ‘Danger Zone,’ Mar 14 VFW Shines at Deployment, Apr 30 CP: Working in Your Home State, June/July 4 The Road Home, June/July 14 Navy Navy’s Deadliest Actions in Vietnam, Oct 38 USS Oklahoma Memorial: ‘429 Thank Yous,’ Dec 30 Nurses War Takes Heavy Emotional Toll on Nurses, Aug 20 Obituary Past Commander-in-Chief Thomas Walker Dies, Aug 50 Organizational Affairs CP: Meeting Today’s Demands for Change, Jan 4 VFW Makes a Difference in the Lives of Today’s Troops, Jan 16 Kansas Post Works for Younger Members, Jan 42 Serving Veterans, Jan 44 New York Firefighters’ Post Focuses on Afghanistan/Iraq Vets, Mar 46 VFW Welcomes Home ‘Iron Horse’ Division, Apr 28 VFW Shines at Deployment, Apr 30 Ohio Post Takes Pride in Youth Baseball, Apr 50 Walter Reed, VA Care Core of Conference, May 32 Remembering Those Who Served, May 44 Post in Germany Recruits 500 Iraq War Veterans, May 46 Return to Vietnam Salves Old Wounds, Aug 34 VFW Sponsors ‘Week of the Eagles,’ Aug 46 Marines Celebrate in Midst of ReDeployments, Aug 47 Massachusetts Post to Send 20,000 Gifts to Troops, Sept 44 Minnesota Post’s Amazing Growth Includes Many Young Vets, Oct 14 Leading the Organization, Oct 36 VFW Member Starts Program for Wounded, Oct 48 Post Creates Community Youth Center, Nov 50 VFW’s Priority Goals, Dec 12 Two Posts Bring Christmas Cheer, Dec 42 Serving Veterans, Dec 38 Pacific Islanders Going for Broke in the ‘Danger Zone,’ Mar 14 Politics Convention Becomes Arena for Presidential Politics, Oct 24 Posts See Organizational Affairs VFW Makes a Difference in the Lives of Today’s Troops, Jan 16 Kansas Post Works for Younger Members, Jan 42 VFW Members Provide a Break From Hospital Life, Feb 44 New York Firefighters’ Post Focuses on Afghanistan/Iraq Vets, Mar 46 Ohio Post Takes Pride in Youth Baseball, Apr 50 Massachusetts Post to Send 20,000 Gifts to Troops, Sept 44 Minnesota Post’s Amazing Growth Includes Many Young Vets, Oct 14 Post Creates Community Youth Center, Nov 50 Three Posts Bring Christmas Cheer, Dec 42 Project SHAD Sailors Dismiss SHAD Findings, Sept 52 PTSD Treating PTSD in Non-Traditional Ways, Feb 32 Stresses of War Take Toll on Female Veterans, Mar 10 VA Must Improve its ‘Crude’ Handling of PTSD Veterans, Aug 10 ‘Ghosts and Demons’: Vietnam Vets Coping with PTSD, Nov 20 Ramadi, Iraq Ramadi: ‘Heart of an Insurgent Hotbed,’ Feb 22 Ramadi: A Tale of Two Cities, Aug 14 Ramadi: Success Rides on Marines’ Shoulders, Sept 12 Saigon, Battle of Street Battle in Saigon, Apr 38 Sound Off More Troops in Afghanistan, Jan 60 Military Action Against North Korea, Feb 60 Multiple War Zone Tours, Mar 56 Iraq Study Group, Apr 60 Additional U.S. Troops in Iraq, May 56 Public Understanding of Sacrifices, June/July 56 State Vet Benefits Wisconsin’s ‘Thank You’ to Veterans, Apr 24 CP: Working in Your Home State, June/July 4 The Road Home, June/July 14 CP: Fight for State Vet Benefits, Sept 4 Troop Support VFW Makes a Difference in the Lives of Today’s Troops, Jan 16 VFW Welcomes Home ‘Iron Horse’ Division, Apr 28 VFW Shines at Deployment, Apr 30 CP: Working in Your Home State, June/July 4 VFW Sponsors ‘Week of the Eagles,’ Aug 46 Marines Celebrate in Midst of ReDeployments, Aug 47 Massachusetts Post to Send 20,000 Gifts to Troops, Sept 44 CP: Christmas Tidings to the Troops, Dec 4 ‘Trees for Troops’ Brings Christmas Cheers, Dec 15 Unmet Needs Unmet Needs Continues to Delight Families, Jan 48 Struggling Family Gets VFW Boost, June/July 46 USS Liberty ‘In Awesome Peril’: Heroism in Defense of the USS Liberty, June/July 32 USS Oklahoma USS Oklahoma Memorial: ‘429 Thank Yous,’ Dec 30 USS Westchester County ‘Wesco’ Mined at My Tho, Nov 48 Veterans Affairs (VA) One in Four Iraq and Afghanistan Vets File Disability Claims, Jan 12 Unraveling the Mystery of Alzheimer’s Disease, Jan 32 CP: Remembering the Hospitalized Wounded, Feb 4 Treating PTSD in Non-Traditional Ways, Feb 32 Women Forge Ahead in the War Zone and as Veterans, Mar 30 $763 Billion Price Tag to Care for War Wounded, Apr 12 ‘Overwhelmed’ VA Claims System is Strained to Its Limit, May 10 Walter Reed, VA Care Core of Conference, May 32 Wounded Troops Suffer Treatment Delays, June/July 10 Gulf War Illnesses: An Update, June/July 26 VA Must Improve its ‘Crude’ Handling of PTSD Veterans, Aug 10 ‘Fundamental Changes’ Urged for Veterans Health Care, Oct 10 Veterans Day CP: Upholding Veterans Day, Nov 4 Vietnam Veterans Two Wars, Two Generations, Jan 26 Return to Vietnam Salves Old Wounds, Aug 34 ‘Ghosts and Demons’: Vietnam Vets Coping with PTSD, Nov 20 Vietnam War Battle Series Ambush at Hoc Mon, Jan 36 ‘Walking Dead’ Show Valor on Hill 689, Feb 38 ‘Magnificent Bastards’ Battle at Dai Do, Mar 40 Street Battle in Saigon, Apr 38 Siege of Hill 488, Apr 42 Fierce Fight at Kham Duc, June/July 38 Going Gets Rough on Go Noi Island, Aug 30 Ap Trang Dau: ‘A Living Hell,’ Sept 36 Navy’s Deadliest Actions in Vietnam, Oct 38 ‘Wesco’ Mined at My Tho, Nov 48 V-J Day America’s Most Obscure Holiday Persists, Aug 40 Walter Reed Army Medical Center Walter Reed Hospital to Close, Amputee Center to Open in 2007, Feb 10 Walter Reed, VA Care Core of Conference, May 32 War Medical Series Battlefield Saviors: Medics and Corpsmen, Feb 26 Medevac Teams: Putting It All on the Line to Save Lives, June/July 18 War Takes Heavy Emotional Toll on Nurses, Aug 20 Washington Conference Walter Reed, VA Care Core of Conference, May 32 Women Veterans CP: Women, War and VFW, Mar 4 Stresses of War Take Toll on Female Veterans, Mar 10 Women Forge Ahead in the War Zone and as Veterans, Mar 30 Parents Say Daughter Died Fulfilling Her Goals, Mar 44 Recruiting Women Veterans into VFW, Mar 48 Iraq Vet Training for Paralympics, Sept 56 World War I A True-to-Life WWI Experience: A Pictorial, Aug 26 World War II America’s Most Obscure Holiday Persists, Aug 40 USS Oklahoma Memorial: ‘429 Thank Yous,’ Dec 30 Wounded Two Wars, Two Generations, Jan 26 CP: Remembering the Hospitalized Wounded, Feb 4 Vet is Not Slowed by Blindness, Feb 42 VFW Members Provide a Break From Hospital Life, Feb 44 The Incredible Saga of Sgt. Maj. Brad Kasal, Mar 34 $763 Billion Price Tag to Care for War Wounded, Apr 12 Iraq Vet at Home on the Pitcher’s Mound, May 42 Wounded Troops Suffer Treatment Delays, June/July 10 Former Marine Helps Families of Wounded Travel to Loved Ones, June/July 44 Iraq Vet Training for Paralympics, Sept 56 Four-Time Wounded Vet Re-Enlists, Aug 44 Dartmouth President Founds College Service for Wounded Veterans, Sept 18 Operation Education, Sept 20 Vets Show Dogged Determination, Sept 22 ‘Fundamental Changes’ Urged for Veterans Health Care, Oct 10 VFW Member Starts Program for Wounded, Oct 48 Paralympian Scott Winkler, Dec 48 Younger Vets Kansas Post Works for Younger Members, Jan 42 Valorous Gift Saves Lives, Jan 46 Persian Gulf War Vets Command Three Departments, Jan 50 Vet is Not Slowed by Blindness, Feb 42 Parents Say Daughter Died Fulfilling Her Goals, Mar 44 Serving Together is a Family Affair, Apr 48 Iraq Vet at Home on the Pitcher’s Mound, May 42 Former Marine Helps Families of Wounded Travel to Loved Ones, June/July 44 Four-Time Wounded Vet Re-Enlists, Aug 44 Encourage Young Vets to Implement New Ideas at Your Post, Aug 48 Iraq Vet Training for Paralympics, Sept 56 Minnesota Post’s Amazing Growth Includes Many Young Vets, Oct 14 Former NFL Player Serving in Iraq, Oct 60 Marine Has ‘Dream Come True,’ Nov 60 Paralympian Scott Winkler, Dec 48