VFW Responds to Washington Post Article
In October 2025, the Washington Post published an article titled “How some veterans exploit $193 billion VA program, due to lax controls”. While portraying the VA system and its users as a haphazard and lightly regulated system, it prompted a stern reply from the VFW.
VFW Commander-in-Chief Carol Whitmore wrote the following article to respond to the Washington Post’s article, and defend the VA program, veterans disability benefits and the courageous veterans who use and are owed these benefits. Take a look at the article below to read what Whitmore wrote.