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WASHINGTON — Today on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) pauses to remember the more than 156,000 brave Allied troops who landed by air and by sea targeting the 50-mile stretch of Normandy’s beaches to liberate German-occupied France and bring an end to the Nazi regime. VFW National Commander Duane Sarmien...
KANSAS CITY, Mo., — This year the VFW enters its 125th year of service to veterans, service members and their families. As such, the VFW has proudly launched a year-long campaign to commemorate the momentous occasion. The VFW traces its roots back to Spanish-American war when the battle wounded returned home to no health care, benefits and li...
WASHINGTON — June is Pride Month, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) stands with our fellow Americans in recognizing and honoring the commitment, service and sacrifice of our nation’s LGBTQ veterans and service members. It is estimated that there are a little more than 1 million LGBTQ veterans in the United States. They are among us...
The 125th VFW National Convention will take place from July 27-Aug. 1 at the Kentucky International Convention Center in downtown Louisville. Convention housing opened on March 18, giving attendees an extra month to register. Please note that shuttle service will not be available this year during the convention. While the convention’s main pu...
The VFW became the first veterans service organization to distribute poppies as a tribute to fallen World War I veterans. Since 1922, the VFW has conducted poppy drives, making the red flower of remembrance the official flower of the VFW. Just two years later, on May 20, 1924, the VFW was granted trademark rights for the name Buddy Poppy under the ...
WASHINGTON — On Memorial Day, May 27, in quiet services across the country, the more than 1.4 million members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Auxiliary will come together to remember the men and women who lost their lives in military service. As we gather and observe this Memorial Day, we carry on a tradition originally called D...
Please see the following release from Ace Hardware. OAK BROOK, Ill. – Ace Hardware is collaborating with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) once again this year to honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country by giving away 1 million American flags nationwide on Saturday, May 25. Consumers who visit a particip...
WASHINGTON — May 18 is Armed Forces Day, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) joins a grateful nation in paying tribute to the soldiers, Marines, sailors, airmen, guardians, and Coast Guardsmen who are defending freedom both here at home, and around the globe. According to the Department of Defense website, on Aug. 31, 1949, Secretary of De...
At Babe Ruth Field in Hollister California’s Veterans Park, the crowd’s excitement was palpable as two San Benito Bambino teams came together on April 27 in the third game of their season to play the Warriors, composed of the members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9242. As the loudspeakers blasted her entrance music, Joan Jett&rsq...
In a special ceremony on April 20 at Post 1333 in Neptune, New Jersey, World War II veteran Stanley Dubroff, 97, was awarded this year’s Neptune Township/VFW Hometown Heroes Award. Nominated by Post 1333, where he serves as the oldest living member, Dubroff was selected by the Neptune Township Veterans Committee as its annual Hometown Hero fo...
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