This issue of Checkpoint features a former Army Ranger’s story about how VFW’s Sport Clips Help a Hero Scholarship is helping him achieve his educational dreams. Members from a Post in Florida banded together to make much-needed improvements to the home of an area veteran. In New York, a Navy vet has become the first female commander of her Post. In a fun twist, her mom is leading the Post Auxiliary. Read this and more in your Checkpoint.