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A VFW Post in Arkansas has outgrown its home in Van Buren and plans to build a new facility for its centennial in 2025. Post 1322 Quartermaster Matthew Hicks, who served in the Army from 1994 to 2004, said the project, dubbed “Vision 2025,” aims to create a Post that serves veterans and community members. The project will cost about $5 ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce the top three teachers selected in its 2019 Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award contest. Each year, the VFW names one teacher from the elementary (K-5), middle (6-8) and high school (9-12) levels to receive the Smart/Maher VFW National Ci...
When members of Post 2913 in Patchogue, N.Y., sought to build the world’s largest pyramid of toilet paper, they took to social media to spread the word. The end result was 15,000 rolls of toilet paper donated and distributed. According to Post Commander Dave Rogers, 3,000 rolls went to a battered women’s shelter, and the remaining 12,00...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is now accepting entries for its 2019-20 Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen youth scholarship competitions. The announcement comes just two weeks after the VFW’s 2019 Legislative Conference concluded in Washington, D.C., where the top national winners were recognized. ...
A VFW scholarship program has helped one Navy veteran work toward his goal of earning a higher education. Sean Sexton, who currently is stationed at Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va., is one of the most recent recipients of VFW’s "Sport Clips Help a Hero Scholarship." He learned of the scholarship through a Goo...
For one of Florida’s District commanders, reaching out to the nation’s youth and teaching honor and patriotism is of utmost importance. On Nov. 11 last year, Jose Rosa, then-Post 3282 commander, included pre-kindergarten students at Spruce Creek Elementary School in the Post’s annual Veterans Day event. “At the start of our ...
From Hurricane Florence in North Carolina to Hurricane Michael in Florida, the VFW offered support during hurricane relief efforts last year. ‘Started with a Social Media Post’ Before Florence made landfall in September, the Department of North Carolina designated six Posts across the state as staging areas for receiving and distributin...
WASHINGTON – The president’s federal spending plan for fiscal year 2020 adds 30,000 more troops and proposes a 3.1-percent military pay raise. It would also increase the Department of Veterans Affairs overall budget by 9.6 percent to $220.2 billion, which would enable the VA to implement the MISSION Act, strengthen mental health access ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce it will be a presenting sponsor for the 30th annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., making it the organization’s ninth-consecutive year of support. Known for being one of the most challenging, grueling full-marathon expedition...
Over the past few years, groups of college students across the country have made it their mission to provide military-affiliated students with the advocacy and resources needed for a successful college education and post-graduation careers. The University of Kansas (KU) Student Veterans of America (SVA) chapter, located in Lawrence, Kan., is one ex...
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