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Operation Enduring Freedom veterans who were stationed at an air base in Uzbekistan during the early years of the Afghanistan War may have been exposed to many different toxins, according to the Department of Defense. Karshi-Khanabad Air Base was in operation from 2001 to 2005. More commonly known as K2, as well as Camp Stronghold Freedom, the base...
WASHINGTON — We all knew the war had to come to an end, but as the world watched the U.S.’s chaotic and heart-wrenching withdrawal from Afghanistan, we never expected it to end that way. Today marks the one-year anniversary of the end of the longest war in U.S. history. From the U.S. invasion shortly after the devastating attacks on Sep...
The VFW Membership Department at the National Headquarters did its part in supporting the 2022 Run for the Wall, which is in support of Vietnam War veterans who lost their lives in the war. The Membership Department since 2013 has held a “gas up” event in Concordia, Missouri. The town is located about 60 miles east of Kansas City, Misso...
While it is hard to gauge the extent family relationships are intertwined with VFW memberships, it is clear, after talking with members of VFW Posts from New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas, California and as far away as American Samoa, that VFW “family ties” often become VFW “force multipliers.” Here is a look at some of thos...
In order to serve as a cushionfor the perils of deployment, VFW Post 7192 in Midwest City, Oklahoma, adopted the 552nd Air Control Wing out of nearby Tinker Air Force Base in March. As a retired radio operator for the 552nd Air Control Wing in 2000, Post 7192 Commander Lee McCullum understood at an intimate level the benefits VFW’s Adopt-A-Un...
Unraveling with the gospel of those touched by its power, a ranch hidden amidst the rolling pastures of Seguin in southern Texas has become a sanctuary for veterans. Though few outside of the local veterans’ community in and around San Antonio have heard of it, Lazy U Ranch has become a safe haven for legions of active-duty troops, chaplains ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation is pleased to announce Lisa Baronio has been selected as the new executive director of the 501(c)3 nonprofit headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Baronio will be responsible for attaining its philanthropic fundraising goals and objectives in support of the VFW. As the former chief ...
August marks 100 years since VFW declared the poppy as the official VFW flower. At VFW’s 1922 national convention in Seattle, Washington, the organization officially adopted the blood-red flower. In February 1924, VFW registered the name “Buddy Poppy” with the U.S. Patent Office. The term “Buddy”® was coined by the...
In explaining his unwavering advocacy for veterans, Alex Black recalled a climatic scene from the critically acclaimed 2000 release of Mel Gibson’s “The Patriot.” During the film’s final battle, confronted with a faltered line against British forces, Gibson’s character sets aside his personal vendetta, snags a tattered...
When Julia Benbrook was in eighth grade at Woodward Middle School in the Oklahoma panhandle, the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen essay contest sent her down a path toward a career in journalism. Benbrook’s essay on “Why America’s Veterans Should be Honored” beat out more than 110,000 essays in 2009 to capture the national fi...
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