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Dec 10 2024

National Veterans Service Surpasses $14 Billion in Total Recovered VA Disability Compensation

WASHINGTON -The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce it has surpassed a milestone in fiscal year 2024, as its National Veterans Service (NVS) network of 2,162 Accredited Service Officers recovered $14.6 billion in compensatory awards, resulting in tangible, positive impacts to the lives of more than half a million represented veteran...

Dec 10 2024

Operation Access

With a membership of about 90, VFW Post 4092 on St. Simons Island in Georgia is working to make the lives of disabled veterans a little easier. Through a Post project known as Operation Access, Post members build ADA-compliant access ramps, widen doorways and lower cabinets among other projects for disabled vets or nonprofit organizations supportin...

Dec 09 2024

Supporting Youth

VFW Post 2113 in De Pere, Wisconsin, fostered the development of a local Boy Scouts member by sponsoring his Eagle Scout project in September. Boy Scout Troop 1039 member Lucas Beck was joined by Post 2113 members and a few close friends and family on Sept. 23 to present his Eagle Scout project—two flag retirement boxes—to Town of Lawre...

Dec 06 2024

VFW Remembers Pearl Harbor

WASHINGTON — Dec. 7 is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) encourages all Americans to pause and reflect on the attack 83 years ago that changed the course of history and brought together the nation to defend our sovereignty, confront tyranny and win back freedom around the world. The Japanese attack ...

Dec 05 2024

A Community Hero and ‘Proud Marine’

VFW Post 1677 in Casa Grande, Arizona, as well as other veteran and community organizations, on Aug. 31 hosted a 100th birthday celebration for Robert Brutinel, a World War II Iwo Jima veteran. Brutinel, who turned 100 on Sept. 4, is a Silver Star and Purple Heart recipient. The event brought together nearly 400 attendees to recognize his service n...

Dec 04 2024

VFW and Columbia University Announce Military Transition Collaboration

WASHINGTON – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce its newest relationship with Columbia University’s Center for Veteran Transition and Integration (CVTI) in a new initiative focused on improving transition outcomes for separating and retiring service members. The joint effort, which aims to better understand the compl...

Dec 02 2024

'Mission Partner'

The VFW Department of Texas received a $60,000 on Nov. 4 from Austin, Texas-based Hometown Hero. The funds are to help the VFW “continue its mission of providing essential resources and assistance for veterans.” Hometown Hero manufactures and distributes a variety of hemp-derived products. Founded in 2015, the company donates a portion ...

Nov 27 2024

A Thanksgiving Message from the VFW

WASHINGTON — This Thanksgiving, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) encourages Americans to reflect and be thankful for the life we live and the freedoms we enjoy, and to remember the millions of servicemen and women who spend holidays just like this, thousands of miles away from their loved ones, protecting our way of life. Back home, America...

Nov 21 2024

‘An Immediate Battlefield Assessment’

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in March approved the use of a new rapid blood test that can diagnose a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a combat or training environment where advanced equipment is not available. The new test can give health care providers results in about 15 minutes using a small blood sample. The portable blood analysi...

Nov 21 2024

'More than 350 Meals’

VFW Post 6441 in Wimberley, Texas, actively supports veterans and its community through various initiatives, such as flag-raising ceremonies, participating in the town’s Fourth of July parade and assisting local veterans in need. Another tradition for the Post is conducting open house events on Veterans Day and Armed Forces Day, where veteran...