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Diamond Moss joined the U.S. Army Reserves in 2013 to help with her college tuition. She currently lives in Danville, Illinois, with her son Marquis. During her deployment to Kuwait and Afghanistan in 2020, she spent time searching online for scholarships to apply for when she got home. “I saw the VFW's ‘Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholars...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) presented its 2025 Congressional Award to Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) for his relentless advocacy on behalf of veterans and service members. “In Representative Van Orden, we have found a devoted, passionate and determined advocate for our military and veteran communities,” said VFW...
Statement of Patrick Murray, Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs With Respect To Pending Legislation Washington, D.C. Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Memb...
WASHINGTON — Heeding the call to “march forth,” Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and VFW Auxiliary members packed the house alongside Commander-in-Chief Al Lipphardt as he testified before a special joint hearing of the House and Senate Committees on Veterans’ Affairs held today. Armed with a DD Form 4, which is the standard e...
Statement of Alfred (Al) J. Lipphardt Commander-in-Chief Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the Joint Hearing Committees on Veterans’ Affairs United States Senate and United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. Chairmen Moran and Bost, Ranking Members Blumenthal and Takano, members of the Senate and House C...
WASHINGTON – Tonight the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) proudly presented nearly $175,000 in national scholarships and awards as it named the winners of its 2024-2025 Voice of Democracy® and Patriot’s Pen® youth scholarship competitions. This year’s national winners were announced at the 2025 VFW Washington Conference in W...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to recognize and honor the countless contributions of our nation’s women service members, veterans and the many others who have aided in the defense of our country throughout the month of March, Women’s History Month. With women being integral to every facet of American life...
WASHINGTON — Per tradition, close to a thousand members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Auxiliary will flock to Washington, D.C., this weekend for VFW’s 2025 Washington Conference, which will run from March 2 - 6. Held every year, the national mid-winter conference encompasses the VFW’s largest legislative advocacy e...
WASHINGTON—Ten days ago, I shared the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ (VFW) concerns for the news of mass lay-offs coming out of our nation’s capital. Since then, it has become clearer that the veteran community has been hit hard as probationary federal jobs are being axed across the country, to include the latest announcement of 1,400 ...
Statement of Patrick Murray, Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs With Respect To Pending Legislation Washington, D.C. Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and members of the committee, on behalf of the men and w...
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