Sergeant William Leroy Anding
United States Army, World War II – Killed In Action
63rd Chemical Warfare Service

February 22, 2021 - President George H. W. Bush announced on January 16, 1991, the start of what would be called Operation Desert Storm—a military operation of coalition forces from 34 nations to expel occupying Iraqi forces from Kuwait, which Iraq had invaded and annexed months earlier.

When the war ended on February 28th, 1991, 148 Americans had died in battle.

Private First Class Leroy Johnson
United States Army – Killed in Action 
27 Infantry Division, 108 Infantry Regiment

January 26, 2021 - The Paris Peace Accord ending the Vietnam War was signed on January 27, 1973, and was followed by the withdrawal of the remaining American troops. The terms of the accord called for a complete ceasefire in South Vietnam, allowed North Vietnamese forces to retain the territory they had captured, release of US prisoners of war, and called for both sides to find a political solution to the conflict.

December 8, 2020 - Since 1946 the Veterans of Foreign Wars has conducted the essay program for high school students called Voice of Democracy.  This program has provided millions and millions of dollars in scholarship money to the youth of our nation during the past 74 years.

Each student entering records a 3 to 5 minute audio essay on an annual patriotic theme.  This year’s theme was “Is This the Country the Founders Envisioned?”