VFW Bennington VT

09/03/2026

Retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr. served with "the lost detachment" in Vietnam. He was award the highest military honor for his heroism.

09/03/2026

We have a veteran that needs a ride to WRJ on the 10th of September 09:00 appointment
If you can help out please IM the VFW

09/01/2026

BENNINGTON — The Bennington Select Board is asking residents to participate in a new community survey to help shape how revenue from a proposed Local Option Tax should be used

08/31/2026

Not just another date, August 31 marks the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom, which began in 2003 and asked hundreds of thousands of Americans to serve and sacrifice with courage far from home.

Nearly 4,500 U.S. service members did not return home.
Another 31,994 service members were wounded in action.
And still today, injuries and illnesses have emerged, persist, and are diagnosed years later.

The mission ended. The effects of service did not.

Veterans returning home have continued to experience health conditions associated with the hazards and exposures of military service. A reminder of the magnitude of what service members have been asked to do and the responsibility that comes with asking them to do it.

Honor the Contract is a reminder of the commitment made when these men and women raised their right hands and signed their enlistment contracts.
Those benefits are not charity. They are not a handout. They are not something a Veteran must prove they deserve. And they should not be up for negotiation after the fact. They were earned.

The VFW continues to call on our nation to Honor the Contract,
Oppose Section 108 of the Take Care of America's Veterans Act,
Stop the reduction of future Veterans' disability compensation to fund other provisions of the legislation

Pass TCAVA without asking one generation of Veterans to sacrifice benefits earned by another.

On this commemoration day, we remember those who served, honor those who never came home, and recognize the strength and sacrifice of the generations who answered the call.
Continue the efforts and tell your representative to remove Section108: https://votervoice.net/VFW/Campaigns/138781/Respond?_gl=1*1omkjs8*_gcl_au*MTA3MDkzOTgyMi4xNzgxMjI3MDI4*_ga*ODgwMTEyMzIyLjE3NTE4Mzc4Nzk.*_ga_GJV0BCNHVD*czE3ODgxMTQ4MDMkbzczJGcwJHQxNzg4MTE0ODAzJGo2MCRsMCRoMjUzNTc3NDA1

08/30/2026

I’ve proclaimed this week as Navy Week here in Vermont, as we’re one of just 12 communities nationwide selected to host.

Vermonters take great pride in supporting the fast-attack submarines, the USS Vermont and USS Montpelier, and the Military Sealift Command’s fast expeditionary transport ship, USNS Burlington.

We’re proud to welcome the Navy to Vermont and are grateful for all the sailors who have stepped up to serve our country.

08/30/2026

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in White River Junction, Vt is sending letters to Veterans to notify them of unintentional data breach that involved

08/29/2026

08/25/2026

Genelle Guzman-McMillan was the final survivor pulled from the ruins of the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001, after enduring a staggering 27 hours trapped beneath the collapsed North Tower.

When the building began to give way, Genelle and several co-workers started to evacuate from the 64th floor. They had only reached the 13th-floor staircase when the tower collapsed around them. In an instant, concrete, steel, and dust swallowed the stairwell, plunging Genelle into total darkness.

“The dust and the sound and everything came crashing down,” she later recalled. “I fell to the ground and waited for the impact to stop. Then there was this deathly silence.”

Pinned under debris with one hand free and no sense of time, Genelle prayed and tried to stay conscious. Hours passed. Her legs were crushed, her head was trapped, and she could barely breathe. At one point, convinced she would not survive, she closed her eyes and prepared herself for the worst. But every time she drifted off, she felt her breath catch, reminding her she was still alive.

Late in the morning of September 12, a faint noise — boots on rubble — reached her through the dust. Summoning the last of her strength, she managed to move her hand slightly. A rescuer spotted it.

“I’ve got you,” he told her — words she says she will never forget.

Firefighters and recovery workers spent hours cutting through twisted metal to free her. Genelle emerged dehydrated, severely injured, and barely conscious, but alive. She spent almost three months in the hospital recovering, undergoing surgeries and extensive rehabilitation.

Genelle later became a symbol of hope for many — not only because she survived when thousands around her did not, but because of her unwavering determination to live. She has since spoken openly about her experience, her faith, and the long process of healing, becoming one of the most powerful living testimonies from that day. Twenty-seven hours under the rubble — and she refused to give up.

08/23/2026

BENNINGTON — Police are investigating a significant overnight incident of vandalism on the Vermont Veterans Home grounds that defaced veteran honor roll displays with painted messages.