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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Veterans Day, Nov. 11, has extra meaning for the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and all of our nation’s veterans because 100 years ago, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the Great War – the war to end all wars – finally ended. Even 100 years later, we reflect on the generati...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – This Saturday marks the 243rd birthday of the United States Marine Corps. Experts at improvising, adapting and overcoming, the men and women who become Marines share a special spirit and connection as part of the “Few and the Proud.” Seeped in rich traditions and hallmark valor, the Marines have fought in every ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., America’s largest and oldest major combat veterans organization, is pleased to announce it has deployed a new look. The new VFW logo and visual language embraces the organization’s storied 119 years of service to America’s veterans, service members and their famili...
Charles Honaker of Vancouver, Wash., joined the United States Army when a recruiter visited his college campus. He served for “20 years, one month and one day” in the I-18 Airborne Military Police Company at Fort Bragg, N.C., and as an Army recruiter. “The values instilled by the Army have led me to leadership opportunities and li...
WASHINGTON — The national commander of America’s largest and oldest major combat veterans’ organization will be visiting the nation’s largest Army training facility in California next week. B.J. Lawrence, national commander of the 1.6 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and its Auxiliary, will be vis...
Juan Campana was born in Ecuador and immigrated to the United States at a young age. Entering the United States Marine Corps after September 11, 2001, he spent four years as a Combat Engineer. He served two tours in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom and at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, N.C. Once Campana retired from the military, he continued to ...
Minneapolis VA researchers found that opioid pain medication might not be the powerful “wonder drug” many people believe it to be. Published in March by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), a study by the group of researchers did not support the use of opioids for chronic back, hip or knee pain relief. The study, feat...
Navy veteran Melissa Fahlgren’s ultimate goal in life is to start an arts and crafts consignment shop in her hometown of San Antonio. To get there, she plans to earn a bachelor’s degree in business administration then a master’s degree in marketing. For help along the way, Fahlgren applied for VFW’s Sport Clips Help a Hero S...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is pleased to announce that for the twelfth consecutive year, participating BURGER KING® franchisees will be raising funds throughout the month of November for the VFW’s Unmet Needs program. Patrons are encouraged to donate $1 or more to the program upon checkout. The fundr...
As retired Navy SEAL David Goggins took the stage at the VFW National Convention’s Joint Opening in July to accept the VFW Americanism Award, he was warmly welcomed by hundreds of his fellow VFW members from around the world. “I’m very humbled to be up here talking to all of you today,” said Goggins, a member of the VFW Depa...
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