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Dear Mr. President, Speaker Boehner, Representative Pelosi, Leader Reid and Senator McConnell: The United States federal government is ending Day Three of a shutdown that both political parties created. On behalf of 22 million veterans and 2.3 million service members and their families, I urge all of you to start doing what’s best for the...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The VFW is pleased to announce that renowned actor Lou Diamond Phillips will serve as the official VFW national spokesperson. In addition to being an actor, director, producer and writer, Phillips is also a veterans’ advocate. His biological father, Gerald Upchurch, was in the Navy and Phillips was born on the Subic B...
Jesse Youngs and his wife were happy with the house they bought that was built in the 1950s. What they didn’t know was that the pipes were as old as the house and in poor condition. When roots from a nearby tree broke one of the sewage lines, it backed up into their basement. That’s when the Youngses discovered the pipes were deteriorat...
On September 29, 1899, a small group of veterans gathered in a tailor shop in Columbus, Ohio to see how they could help surviving veterans of the Spanish-American War. The foundation for the VFW was laid. In the years that followed, other groups of veterans formed in Colorado and Pennsylvania with the intent of helping surviving veterans from other...
WASHINGTON — The national legislative committee of America’s oldest and largest major war veterans’ organization concluded its fall meeting here Wednesday with a direct message to all 535 members of Congress: “Finish Strong for Veterans.” "It’s a message to Congress that the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United...
The NFL’s Troy Polamalu will cut his legendary mane on Veterans Day as part of “The VFW Mane Event.” From now to November 11, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Polamalu will challenge patriotic and caring citizens of our country to make a tangible difference in the lives of veterans by committing to also cut their hair, creat...
"The thoughts and prayers of nearly 2 million members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and our Auxiliaries go out to the victims and families of Monday's senseless shooting at the Washington Navy Yard." WILLIAM A. THIENVFW Commander-in-Chief
VFW Riders are escorting a Purple Heart as it makes its way home this week from St. Louis, Mo., to Dayton, Nev. Donna Gregory found the Purple Heart over 12 years ago while sifting through boxes in a closet. When she pulled out the medal with Pvt. John F. Eddington’s name engraved on it, no one could tell her where it came from or why it was the...
WASHINGTON — The top leadership of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is in Washington for the VFW’s Fall Legislative Conference and to meet with key officials in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense. “It is critical for the VFW to give our veteran and military communities a voice on Capitol Hill, especially with ...
Past Department President for the Department of Maryland Ladies Auxiliary, Lee Lewis, set out to raise $20,000 to sponsor a VFW Operation UplinkTM “Free Call Day” as part of her President’s Special Project for the 2012-2013 year. The Free Call Days allow deployed troops and hospitalized veterans to call home for free on that day. ...
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