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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 24, 2014) —The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States concluded its 115thnational convention yesterday with the election of the new VFW National Commander, John W. Stroud. Stroud served in the U.S. Air Force from 1976-1997, including a tour in Korea in 1992-1993 with the 51stFighter Wing at Osan Air Base as a Fli...
ST. LOUIS — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is demanding that Congress immediately pass a compromise bill to help fix the Department of Veterans Affairs before they adjourn for five weeks at the end of the month. "Pass a bill or don’t come back from recess,” said VFW National Commander William A. Thien, of George...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — More than 12,000 members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and its Auxiliaries are rolling into the Show Me State this weekend to elect new leadership and to approve resolutions that will guide the national organization’s advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill, and its veteran and military support progra...
Take Action! Background: As a result of the recent VA health care crisis, both Chambers of Congress passed legislation designed to improve timely access for veterans waiting for care. On June 24, a Conference Committee was formed to iron out differences between the two bills. Today, the bill is stalled in a political discussion about cost. Th...
The VFW will stream its 115th National Convention on www.vfw.org, live from the America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis. Live streaming is set to begin with the annual Memorial Service beginning at 8:30 a.m. (CDT) on July 20. The stream will pick back up with the call to order of the VFW/VFW Ladies Auxiliary Joint Opening Sess...
This weekend, we celebrate the most important beginning in American history. A beginning that for the first time, consisted of freedoms and liberty and righteousness — a beginning inspired by a revolutionary idea thought up by a group of men who believed they should stand up against tyranny. These men unknowingly held an idea that would forev...
“Leadership, management and accountability are the only requirements the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States has ever demanded from the Department of Veterans Affairs,” said VFW National Commander William A. Thien. “The VA is experiencing a crisis in care and confidence, and whoever is confirmed as its secretary must immediately identi...
“I’ve always been a history buff, and I want to teach students the history of this country from the perspective of the men who have defended it,” said Matthew Zifcheck, 30, of Columbia Station, Ohio. Zifcheck served in the Marine Corps for 4 years, working in infantry in Iraq. Now he’s hoping to take the skills he learned i...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is calling for a nationwide boycott of Mexican products and travel until Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi is released from a Mexican jail. “This combat Marine has been languishing away since he was arrested March 31 for allegedly crossing the border accidentally with three perso...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is thanking the House and Senate for the overwhelming passage of two veterans’ bills this week to help fix the current crisis in care and access to Department of Veterans Affairs health care facilities. On Tuesday, the House unanimously passed H.R. 4810, the “Veteran Access to Care Act o...
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