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Jan 18 2025

VFW Remembers Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

WASHINGTON — On Jan. 20, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Auxiliary joins the millions of Americans in honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a pioneer who would ultimately lay down his life for the cause of civil rights. Born on Jan. 15, 1929, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a minister and activist who championed the cause of civil rights from 1955 until he was assassinated on April 4, 1968. The Civil Rights Act ...

Jan 17 2025

Capturing Capitol Hill Visits

When VFW members converge on Capitol Hill in March for VFW’s Washington Conference, members are encouraged to meet with their lawmakers to discuss VFW’s 2025 Priority Goals. VFW magazine would like to see your photos of these meetings. The best of the best will be printed in a future issue of the magazine. While group photos of members meeting with their representatives or senators, action shots are the best. Take photos as issues are being discussed. Here are more tips ...

Jan 17 2025

Submissions Wanted

VFW magazine’s 2024 National Publications Contest opened for submissions this month and looks to continue its streak of showcasing publications crafted by VFW members across the globe. The contest is now in its seventh year and is open to all VFW publications published up to four or five times or more a year. These publications will be judged at the Department, District, and Post levels. There will be three prizes in each category: a grand award for first place, a silver...

Jan 16 2025

Honoring Silver Star Recipient

Members of VFW Post 1548 in Libby, Montana, led a successful campaign to rename a local bridge in honor of a Silver Star recipient who lost his life in the Vietnam War. Known personally by some members of Post 1548, Arthur Rambo was a standout baseball player at Libby High School, where he also performed in talent shows and sang in the school choir. “Never heard one bad, ill word about the man,” VFW Post 1548 Service Officer Keith Kidwell told 8KPAX. “Everybody’s got war...

Jan 15 2025

VFW Leaders Kick Off New Year With Troop Visits Abroad

WASHINGTON — Last week, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief Carol Whitmore, Washington Office Executive Director Ryan Gallucci and Director of Operations Brad Hazell landed in Brussels to begin an eight-day command visit to Belgium and Germany, visiting major commands such as NATO’s Supreme Headquarters of Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) and United States European Command (EUCOM), as well as U.S. service members, Department of Defense (DOD) civili...