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With the start of a new decade, now is a good time for Post leaders to clean up their membership rosters. VFW Membership Deputy Director Rick McKenna reminds quartermasters that they have a “fiduciary responsibility” to annually keep track of all members. “It’s critical to know where your members are living or whether some...
Statement of Ramsey Sulayman, Associate Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization With Respect To “Data Privacy and Portability at VA: Protecting Veterans’ Personal Da...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to launch #StillServing, a campaign to bring attention to and honor the continued commitment and sacrifice of America’s veterans. The men and women who bravely defend our nation often continue to selflessly serve their communities and country in ways beyond their military se...
From an ordnance officer in the Army to becoming a commercial model, pageant queen, entrepreneur and iconoclastic fashion guru, the evolution of Raquel Riley Thomas is endless. The former Army captain parlayed a set of skills earned throughout a nine-year tenure in the military into management of a multi-purpose production company dubbed An Officer...
More than 3,500 service members have earned the nation’s highest military decoration. But of those, only 92 have been black men, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The Medal of Honor (MOH) is an award that dates back to the Civil War. The first African-American service member who earned the prestigious award was Army Sgt. ...
Statement of Patrick Murray, Deputy Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity With Respect To "Pending Legislation" WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman Levin, Ranking Member Bilirakis, and members o...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce Twisted X has signed on to become the title sponsor of its annual Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen winners’ trip. Twisted X, a longtime supporter of the VFW, initially announced its $130,000 multi-year commitment while presenting a $100,000 donation at ...
Today, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) recognizes Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army Cpl. Freddie Stowers. Stowers started his Army career at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, where he joined the First Provisional Infantry Regiment on Oct. 4, 1917. The Sandy Springs, South Carolina, native was part of the first military draft of World War I. ...
Since its formal partnership in 2013, VFW and the Student Veterans of America (SVA) have worked to advocate for improvement to benefits for studentveterans around the world. Both veterans’ organizations are led by veterans serving their communities and other veterans. The Ohio State University SVA chapter Vets 4 Vets is just one of the more t...
Students in the Garfield, N.J., school district were in for a treat at Christmastime thanks to VFW Post 2867 in Garfield. Pre-k, kindergarten and first-grade students had the opportunity to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Post home. Each child walked away with a gift and a tummy full of snacks. Post Commander Irwin Wasserman said this was the Post...
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