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Repetitive keyboard clicks and sudden, synchronized shouts of awe echo through a Michigan VFW Post as video gamers wage war against one another while others, some dressed as characters from gamer culture, gather around a large display monitor to watch the action unfold — all in an effort to raise money for veterans. More than 250 people conve...
VFW’s newest commander-in-chief is a man who wants to get things done, sooner rather than later. His experiences as an artilleryman in Korea and an undercover police officer in New Mexico, as well as his rapid rise through VFW’s ranks, underscore his leadership philosophy. “I believe in more action and less talk,” Lawrence s...
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Sport Clips Haircuts’ annual “Help A Hero” scholarship campaign starts today, and you can be a part of the mission to help service members and veterans take the next step toward civilian careers through education. Today through Veterans Day, November 11, you can “Help A Hero” when you get a ...
Controlling the “ABCs of diabetes” -- A1C, blood pressure and cholesterol levels -- is difficult enough, but when you add that second C — costly medications — it’s easy to see how one’s levels can spiral out of control quickly. According to the American Diabetes Association, for the 30 million people living with ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is saying ‘thank you’ to the men and women of the United States Navy as they celebrate their impressive 243-year history tomorrow, Oct. 13, 2018. The U.S. Naval Forces have served in every war, proving time and again to be the world’s most formidable force on the h...
Bob Martin recalls vivid details of the day he found Roberta Sunday 48 years ago this month. It was a typical, hot and humid August day in Vietnam’s Quang Tri province. A sergeant with C Troop, 3rd Sqdn., 17th Air Cav, Martin was leading a platoon to search an enemy bunker complex that had just been pummeled with U.S. bombs. “It was our...
As Americans work hard to meet all the obligations that come with work, family and everyday life, many are challenged to find time to manage all the financial elements affecting their health care. The details associated with health care insurance can be confusing. At the same time, you want to make smart decisions about the quality health care you ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For more than 70 years, encouraging patriotism within our nation’s classrooms has been a principle of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., but time is running out for this year’s annual student scholarship award competitions and teacher recognition programs. Students, teachers and VFW Posts only have until ...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is urging tens of thousands of student veterans to immediately contact the Department of Veterans Affairs at 888-GIBILL-1 (or 888-442-4551) if they are facing a financial hardship due to delayed VA housing payments. The VA said that as many as 180,000 student veterans housing paym...
Veteran Tonya Palmer of Mechanicsville, Va., was getting used to not having enough food to eat. On the day she applied for the VFW’s Unmet Needs grant, she was down to a few slices of cheese. Palmer joined the Army at 33 years old, just after the September 11, 2001 attacks. After completing basic training in Ft. Jackson, S.C., she moved on to...
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