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Key findings on the VA’s annual National Veteran Suicide Prevention Report last year showed a slight spike between 2020 and 2021 in suicides among veterans under 45 years old. Most concerning, though, was statistics for the youngest group of veterans. Within the report’s key findings, the VA’s data showed the 2021 reported suicide...
The 125th VFW National Convention will take place from July 27-Aug. 1 at the Kentucky International Convention Center in downtown Louisville. While the convention’s main purpose is to allow VFW delegates to vote on resolutions, attend workshops and hear from prominent speakers, it also offers a time for camaraderie. This is one of the reasons...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is now accepting entries for its 78th annual 2024-2025 Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen youth scholarship competitions. This year’s themes ask America’s high school students “Is America Today Our Forefathers' Vision?” while middle school students will have...
Women veterans, much like their male counterparts, have served in all services of the military and have contributed a significant amount to defend the United States. A top VFW priority is to make certain that women veterans receive earned benefits and services. Focusing on women’s VA health care has been one of VFW’s priorities, even af...
The VFW is a proud sponsor of U.S. Air Force pilot and VFW Life Member Ryan Roulette, who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series auto racing. To recognize the sponsorship, the VFW Store is offering a variety of Ryan Roulette Racing gear for race fans. The first 212 orders of racing gear will receive a free Ryan Roulette Racing hero card, fea...
Shawn Ransford spent 25 years in the Army, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. He now works for VFW Post 10003 in Indianapolis, Indiana, as a VFW Accredited Service Officer after responding to an ad that said, “Do you want to help veterans?” “I left the interview and only knew I would be doing something to assist veterans,” he...
Being heralded for years as the primary place for the retirementof U.S. flags in the county, members of VFW Post 2391 in St.Augustine, Florida, wanted to upgrade its site and ceremony. Under the direction of Post 2391 Quartermaster Bob Bewsee, who overseesthe Post’s Honor Guard and more than 1,000 flag-retirement events a month, design plans ...
In anticipation of the 2024 VFW National Convention in July in Louisville, Kentucky, the VFW and Humana are continuing the Uniting to Combat Hunger program that has provided more than 4.5 million meals for food-insecure families since 2018. During the 124th VFW National Convention in Phoenix last year, dozens of VFW and Auxiliary members, as well a...
VFW Posts around the country are amping up for the third annual VFW Day of Service on May 4. That date kicks off a month of veteran-led community service projects. The Day of Service is an outgrowth of the VFW’s #StillServing initiative that launched in 2020 and has since brought recognition to how much U.S. military veterans continue to serv...
Members of VFW Post 6755 in Liberty, Pennsylvania, hosted a Suicide Awareness Brunch on Feb. 18 to help raise donations and awareness for a local nonprofit dedicated to helping veterans. In a joint partnership with This is My Quest: Veterans in the Wild, a local nonprofit created in 2022 to provide veterans of all ages with outdoor exposure therapy...
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