Colonel Goethals proved to be the man of all others to do the job. It would be impossible to overstate what he has done. It is the greatest task of any kind that any man in the world has accomplished during the years that Goethals has been at work. It is the greatest task of its own kind that has ever been performed in the world at all. Colonel Goethals has succeeded in instilling into the men under him a spirit which elsewhere has found only in a few victorious armies.
VFW National Military Services
VFW National Military Services (NMS)
Promotes positive awareness of the VFW through community involvement, communication tools, and financial support to qualified military service members. With the variety of support offered, three separate programs were developed under the VFW National Military Services department. These programs are the Operation Uplink™, Military Assistance Program and Unmet Needs.
Operation Uplink
As the largest organization of combat veterans, VFW knows the importance of keeping military families in touch. That’s why in 1996 VFW launched the VFW Operation Uplink program – the premiere calling program for deployed service members that provides free phone time to active-duty military personnel and hospitalized veterans.
VFW Unmet Needs
Was created in 2004 through a corporate partnership to assist military service members and their families who run into unexpected financial difficulties as a result of deployment or other hardships directly related to military service.
Military Assistance Program
The VFW Military Assistance Program (MAP) is the outstretched hand between the VFW and the local military, offering our support around the world. In the last five years, MAP has sponsored events supporting over one million service members and their families.