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From the Revolutionary War to today’s military conflicts overseas, immigrants and noncitizens have been serving honorably in America’s military. Many foreigners who come to the U.S. work for years to receive citizenship. But, this country has always placed noncitizens who serve in the U.S. military in a special category — oftentim...
“This is the best and hardest job I have ever had. The rewards are in seeing the change in our veterans after they receive their awards.” Wendy Griffin of Salt Lake City, Utah spends her days passionately advocating for veteran’s rights. In her role as a VFW Department Service Officer, she assists veterans and their families in fi...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is pleased to announce 172 student veterans have been chosen as 2018 fall semester recipients of the VFW’s “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship.” Together, these student veterans will receive nearly $790,000 in college scholarships. For more than a decade, the VFW&r...
VFW officers in the “Great Lakes State” are demonstrating that young members with families can be active in all levels of the organization. Phil and Lynn Patterson, who were married more than 10 years ago, are leading the Department of Michigan this year — Phil as commander and Lynn as quartermaster/adjutant. Phil said he believes...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars congratulates the U.S. Coast Guard on its 228th birthday! Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton created the Coast Guards predecessor, the Revenue Service, on Aug. 4, 1790, to collect customs duties at various seaports across the country. The cutter Massachusetts was commissioned at Newburyport, ...
Statement of Gerald T. Manar, Blue Water Navy Veteran, Former Director, National Veterans Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Before the United States Senate, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, With Respect To “Pending Legislation”
“Thank you for thinking about people like me who need that extra hand to make their dreams a reality,” said VFW's “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship" recipient Brian Blakey. Blakey, a specialist in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard for 8 years was deployed to Kuwait where he worked as a cavalry scout, a position the Army desc...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Depart of Labor outlined their priorities to VFW members at the annual VFW National Convention last week. Dr. Paul Lawrence, VA’s under secretary for benefits, said the agency is focusing on the Forever GI Bill, the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP), a...
WASHINGTON – “The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is looking forward to working with VA Secretary Robert Wilkie on a host of issues facing our nation’s veterans, including implementing the VA Mission Act, improving the appeals process for VA claims, modernizing the Electronic Health Record system, helping veterans transition ...
WASHINGTON (July 27, 2018) — Now that North Korea has unilaterally turned over 55 boxes of remains believed to contain missing American servicemen from the Korean War, the new national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is urging the families of Korean and Cold War missing to ensure the Defense Department has a DNA...
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