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Articles in May, 2003 issue of VFW Magazine

• Counting military firefighter casualties
  by Gerald B. Higgs
• 11 killed in Fort Drum crash
• Battles and accidents claim deadly toll: U.S. suffered casualties in the Iraq War from a variety of causes
• VFW remembers veterans sacrifices through observances and tree plantings
• Commending the Korean War series
• Afghanistan crash kills six
• Nasiriyah: the 'wild west' of Iraq: Marines wrest control of key bridges across the Euphrates in heavy fighting with Iraqi militants
• War on terrorism produces qualifying VFW medal
• Korea's 50th Commemoration July 25-27
• Two GIs killed in Afghanistan ambush
• 'Just happy to be alive': all eight GIs taken prisoner in the Iraq War gained their freedom. Though constantly fearful for their lives during the three-week ordeal, they were treated relatively humanely
• VFW credit union incentive benefits troops
• Remembering all military dead
• Iraq War vets will receive benefits
• Security—national, domestic personal—dominates conferences: defense was at the forefront of the 2003 VFW and Ladies Auxiliary Community Service and Legislative conferences in Washington, D.C. For the first time ever, the two were held jointly, a
• Reunions & claims
• VFW satellite training July 26
• Military tax benefit approved
• A respectful resting place & ceremony: here is the latest news on VA cemeteries, burial benefits and honoring deceased veterans
  by Shannon Hanson
• TV highlights Memorial Day
• Largest VA health care hike approved
• A century of laughs courtesy of an 'honorary veteran': Bob Hope, one of the most honored and beloved entertainers, turns 100 years old
  by Shannon Hanson
• Rallying behind the troops: U.S. forces in Iraq are counting on VFW members on the home front to protect their hard-earned rights
  by Raymond C. Sisk
• Book corner: books of interest to veterans
• Frequent Wind AFEM can be converted
• Siege of Outpost Harry: in a series of nightly attacks over eight days in June 1953, the Chinese tried and failed to wrest this strategic spot from GIs
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Truth about Vietnam vets long overdue
• Vietnam vet commands Iraq War
• Private prescriptions could be filled at VA
• Patriotic baseball a hit in South Dakota: VFW'S Department of South Dakota will hold its 44th annual baseball tournament for players age 13 through 16 this summer. Passion for America's pastime and deep respect for the nation's ideals will be on full disp
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Draftees noble soldiers
• Pentagon memorial design selected
• Reserve GI bill benefits hike proposed
• VFW post embraces challenger baseball league: post 9060 in Prescott, Wis., with its QM in the lead, provides funds and manpower so disabled children can play baseball
  by Tim Dyhouse
• Don't forget volunteer firefighters
  by Robert L. Morck
• WWII memorial unveiling May 2004
• Remembering our fallen: in tribute to the Americans killed as of April 15, VFW magazine presents this memorial listing. We can never afford to lose sight of the fact that each and every individual sacrifice demands recognition
• VFW to discover the spirit of Texas: San Antonio welcomes VFW's 104th National Convention in August
  by Shannon Hanson