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David Conway grew up hearing sea stories from his grandfathers, both of whom were Navy sailors during WWII. Those childhood stories solidified his desire to one day serve. In 2010, Conway joined the Coast Guard. He said the “highlight” of his time was his deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. For 10 months, he patrolled the entrance to t...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce that its Unmet Needs program has now exceeded $6 million in financial assistance grants that have so far supported more than 4,000 military service members and their families. The Unmet Needs program has been able to greatly expand its coverage since it was first...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is pleased to announce that for the tenth consecutive year, participating BURGER KING ® restaurants will raise funds for the VFW Unmet Needs program throughout the month of November. Patrons are encouraged to donate $1 or more to the program upon checkout. The fundraising campaign offi...
Deon Wortham proudly served 20 years in the Army. He has been stationed all over the country, and he completed 10 overseas deployments, including two to Afghanistan. Wortham separated from the military a year ago, and he struggled with finding a job. “The market was hard,” said Wortham, a member of Post 1361 in Hutchison, Kan. “Th...
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense Ash Carter this week ordered the Defense Finance and Accounting Services to “suspend all efforts to collect reimbursements from affected California National Guard members, effective as soon as practical.” The national commander of the near 1.7 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the Unit...
Upton VFW Post 5594 has hosted its Run to Remember 5K for seven years, but this year is the first time runners donned race bibs featuring the names of fallen service members. The addition was a logistical decision for the race held earlier this month. In past years, adhesive tags did not work out as well, according to Post Commander Shawn Craig, an...
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense Ash Carter today ordered the Defense Finance and Accounting Services to “suspend all efforts to collect reimbursements from affected California National Guard members, effective as soon as practical.” “I welcome the secretary's decision, but it doesn't go deep enough,” said Brian Du...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Industry leader Garmin has teamed up with the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. to offer VFW members the opportunity to save 20 percent off its extended line of wearable technology in the automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor and sports arenas. Garmin’s line of activity trackers and smartwatches helps users monito...
Northeastern University expanded its commitment to student veterans on Monday afternoon, officially opening a Veterans of Foreign Wars post during a ceremony at the Veterans Memorial. The post is named in honor of Robert R. Pirelli, AS’01, an Army Staff Sgt. from Franklin, Massachusetts, who was killed in Iraq in 2007. It is the first post ...
WASHINGTON — The Los Angeles Times reported this weekend that nearly 10,000 California Army National Guard soldiers are being forced to repay decade-old reenlistment bonuses of $15,000 or more because the National Guard failed to properly screen reenlistments for bonus eligibility. “It is unthinkable to me that the Department of Defen...
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