Please see the following release from Ace Hardware. OAK BROOK, Ill. – Ace Hardware is collaborating with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) once again this year to honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country by giving away 1 million American flags nationwide on Saturday, May 25. Consumers who visit a participating Ace store on May 25 will receive a free 8” x 12” American flag.* A second flag will be donated to a local VFW Post to be use...
WASHINGTON — May 18 is Armed Forces Day, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) joins a grateful nation in paying tribute to the soldiers, Marines, sailors, airmen, guardians, and Coast Guardsmen who are defending freedom both here at home, and around the globe. According to the Department of Defense website, on Aug. 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Days. ...
At Babe Ruth Field in Hollister California’s Veterans Park, the crowd’s excitement was palpable as two San Benito Bambino teams came together on April 27 in the third game of their season to play the Warriors, composed of the members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9242. As the loudspeakers blasted her entrance music, Joan Jett’s “I Love Rock and Roll,” Bambino Fay Rendon was preparing for her turn at bat, carrying herself with a confidence that any ball player woul...
In a special ceremony on April 20 at Post 1333 in Neptune, New Jersey, World War II veteran Stanley Dubroff, 97, was awarded this year’s Neptune Township/VFW Hometown Heroes Award. Nominated by Post 1333, where he serves as the oldest living member, Dubroff was selected by the Neptune Township Veterans Committee as its annual Hometown Hero for continued activity in assisting his Post reach its community goals. “I was humbled to receive the award,” said Dubroff, who spoke...
The VFW National Home’s centennial year is 2025. To commemorate this VFW treasure, which has provided much-needed assistance to families – and continues this today – VFW Magazine plans to feature the Home in its January 2025 issue. This inside look at the VFW National Home, including interviews with employees who have worked there 30+ years, and an in-depth review of the past 100 years, would not be complete without hearing from VFW members. If you have visited the Home ...
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