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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. joins in celebrating the birthday of the United States Air Force, which has remained the most dominant air, space and cyber force in the world for the past 71 years. Originally organized as part of the U.S. Army in 1907, the Air Force became a separate mil...
Laurence "Buckshot" Blumer is named after a World War II hero and fighter pilot, his father. Major Laurence “Scrappy” Blumer was known as the “Fastest Ace in the West” when he shot down five FW-190s in 15 minutes of aerial combat. “I loved my father very much and always wanted to follow in his footsteps,” said Bl...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce it is teaming up with UNA, the nation’s fastest-growing group purchasing organization, to expand its offering of benefits to VFW members to include discounts on hotels, office supplies and entertainment tickets. With this new offering, VFW members gain acce...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to team up with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday, Sept. 13, and Tuesday, Sept. 18, to bring our Facebook followers an opportunity to get their questions answered on two important topics: mental health and telehealth. Join representatives from VA and the VF...
The following students are the latest VFW-Student Veterans of America (SVA) fellows to take on that task: Jennifer Hosley, Bradley Ward, Gabriel Snashall, Edward Tjaden, Brian Walker, Ryan Rehberg, Joseph Sacco, Hannah Joyce and Francheska Salazar. Ward, who served from January – September 2014 with the 302nd MP Co. from Grand Prairie and the...
Statement of the Independent Budget Veterans Service Organizations (DAV, PVA, VFW) on the Appropriations Conference Report on H.R. 5895 The House-Senate Appropriations Committee conference agreement on H.R. 5895, which contains funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), would provide much needed increases for veterans health care and oth...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tomorrow, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. will pause to honor Patriot Day and remember the 2,996 lives tragically lost 17 years ago in New York City, the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa. Since that fateful day, our bravest have fought on multiple fronts, with thousands of our nation’s finest paying the ultima...
Statement of Carlos Fuentes, 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 H.R. 4312, H.R. 6409, and H.R. 6420
Since 1990, the U.S. military has burned thousands of tons of waste at bases used in the Persian Gulf War, the Afghanistan War, the Iraq War and other overseas sites. Veterans who were possibly exposed to toxic fumes from these open-air pits want to know if they were adversely affected. In response, VA created a Burn Pit Registry in 2014 for vetera...
This weekend, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States pays honor to America’s Greatest Generation of veterans as we mark the 73rd anniversary of V-J Day, Victory over Japan Day, when Japan formally surrendered and officially ended World War II. On Sept. 2, 1945, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, along with the Japanese foreign minister, Mamor...
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