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Jun 12 2026

VFW Honors 251 Years of Army Service and Sacrifice

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The more than 1.3 million members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Auxiliary proudly join a grateful nation in saluting and congratulating the United States Army on its 251 years of service and sacrifice to our nation. Since its founding on June 14, 1775, those who serve in the Army have stood strong as the foundation of our nation's defense, embodying the highest standards of courage, resilience and professional excellence. From the first...

Jun 12 2026

VFW Action Alert: Tell Congress to Oppose Veterans' Benefit Cuts

Congress has introduced the Take Care of America's Veterans Act, legislation that includes many provisions the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has fought for and supports. But there is a serious problem. To pay for those benefits, Congress would codify previously proposed VA disability rating cuts for tinnitus and sleep apnea. According to VA's own estimates, these changes could reduce disability compensation payments by approximately $57 billion over 10 years and affect ...

Jun 11 2026

VFW Strongly Opposes Disability Benefit Cuts Included in Proposed Take Care of America's Veterans Act

WASHINGTON – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) stands defiant in its opposition against provisions contained within the proposed Take Care of America’s Veterans Act, H.R. 9237 and S. 4744, which would offset the cost of expanding benefits for combat-injured veterans by cutting disability compensation and health care access for future generations of disabled veterans. “The VFW strongly opposes the Take Care of America's Veterans Act as currently drafted because it asks f...

Jun 11 2026

Post Remembers Namesake

Every June, members of VFW Post 3292 visit the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu to pay respect and honor their Post’s namesake: Francis Wai. The memorial, established by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), honors the sacrifices and achievements of the American armed forces in the Pacific during World War II and the Korean War. Offered by the Governor of Hawaii in 1943, the cemetery sits atop the Punchbowl Crater and was officially opened...

Jun 10 2026

'Music is a Universal Language'

Near the end of the Mississippi River, not too far removed from the faint hums of downtown New Orleans jazz, you can find VFW Post 8973 — a place that understands how music can move us in powerful ways. One night in the fall of 2023, while at a Post event, Post 8973 members Chet Pierson and Jason Davey were discussing ways to address veteran suicide, as well as ways to increase veterans’ access to mental health resources. Knowing that veterans often feel isolated when tr...