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VFW Post 8973 in New Orleans, Louisiana, is taking action to help veterans who are homeless or facing difficulties during the COVID-19 crisis. The Post has a veteran relief fund supported by fundraising events and donations from members and the community. When they heard the call to care for homeless veterans and military families hit hard by the p...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars is proud to announce its 2020 “Uniting to Combat Hunger” campaign has raised more than 1 million meals for veterans and military families in need, transcending its original goal of 500,000. VFW Quartermaster General Debra Anderson and Ed Sandrick, director of Humana’s Strategic...
VFW Post 8541 in San Antonio, Texas, wanted a way to help lessen the impact of the COVID-19 crisis in their community. The Post didn’t have to look very far. San Antonio Healthy Vending, a local business owned by Special Forces veteran Ruben Ayala, was hit hard by the shutdown. Most of his clientele closed their doors, leaving Ayala with a si...
Statement of Matthew Doyle, Deputy 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. 5639, H.R. 5487, H.R 5048, H.R. 5019, H.R. 697, H.R. 6013, H.R...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) will present its first-ever #StillServing Celebration the week July 20-24. The virtual event, which culminates in the installation of incoming VFW National Commander Hal Roesch, will shine a spotlight on personal veteran stories that emerged as result of the #StillServing campaign which be...
In a tumultuous time laden with a global pandemic, VFW Post 8862 in Vicenza, Italy, improvised in honoring its annual scholarship award program’s namesake in May. Complying with phase two of COVID-19 lockdown in Italy by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in May, Post 8862 turned to an online ceremony using TeamLink to award this year’s SGM ...
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, VFW Post 2108 in Johnson City, Tennessee, revved up its efforts to aid as many local veterans and their families as possible. Post 2108, which hosts a food bank on the second Thursday of every month for veterans, joined forces with Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee and the Upper East Tennessee Human Develop...
Despite the novel coronavirus’ stronghold over daily life, VFW Post 4372 in Odessa, Texas, continues finding ways to help veterans, active-duty troops and the community. The Post’s latest task consisted of rounding up food and supplies for an Army unit quarantined for 14 days after returning from a scheduled six-month deployment to Sout...
A pandemic has not stopped VFW Post 8526 in Rio Grande City, Texas, from providing educational programs for a local school. They’ve simply moved efforts online. “I am an assistant principal at Rio Grande City High School. I’m able to continue with Veterans in the Classroom through Google Meets with social studies classes,” s...
VFW Post 1647 in Brainerd, Minnesota, is doing what it can to help veterans and local residents during the pandemic. The Post maintains a robust website and it’s been a hub for useful information. Their goal is to be a beneficial, hopeful and uplifting presence in the community. “We are proud of our website which is updated almost daily...
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