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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Monday, Memorial Day, the nearly 1.7 million members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and its Auxiliary encourage each American to take time embracing the feeling of honor, patriotism and pride while we pause to remember our nation’s fallen. Monday we pay tribute to the millions of men and women who brav...
WASHINGTON –The president’s federal spending plan for fiscal year 2018 adds more troops, aircraft, ships and ammunition to the military services. At the Department of Veterans Affairs, the budget provides for a number of program enhancements, as well as extends the veterans Choice Card program for a decade. The national commander of the...
Carlos Fuentes, Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, On Behalf of the Co-Authors of the Independent Budget, For the Record, Committee on Veterans' Affairs United States House of Representatives
WASHINGTON – Today, combat veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced bipartisan legislation to make health care more affordable for America’s veterans. Their Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act would stop forcing our nation’s...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On May 20, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. will continue the nearly 70-year tradition of celebrating the branches of our nation’s military in honor of Armed Forces Day. Armed Forces Day is the one designated day of the year where Americans join together to recognize and honor the strength of our military. It&...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court presented a unanimous ruling on the case of Howell v. Howell, establishing clear guidance for military divorce settlements under the Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act (USFSPA), and was in line with the Amicus Curiae brief filed in the case by the Veterans of Foreign Wa...
Statement of Kayda Keleher, associate director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign of the United States before the United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Developed through the VFW’s collaboration with Lida Citroën of the international brand strategy firm LIDA360, this article is part of the VFW’s expanding education and transitioning services, resources andwebinarsdesigned to provide service members and veterans transitioning to the civilian workforce with an opportunity to learn ab...
Pottsville, Pa. – D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. is pleased to announce it will enter its second year of support of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. through its “Lagers For Heroes” campaign. D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. will recognize the sacrifices that America’s veterans have made with a significant donation to t...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce its selection of three teachers in its 2017 Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award contest. Each year, one teacher is selected from the elementary (K-5), middle (6-8) and high school (9-12) levels. Theresa Early, a fourth-grade special educ...
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