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The Home Depot has started accepting applications for their 2018 Community Impact Grant.VFW members can receive up to $5,000 to fund repairs or construction projects at their Post building. While there are no guarantees to being funded, several VFW Posts have been awarded this grant in the past. Applications are only accepted through Home Depot&r...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. and KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), one of the nation’s leading health and well-being companies, through the Humana MarketPoint organization, has enhanced its exclusive agreement with the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW), the nation’s largest organization of war veterans and the oldest major v...
Hunting, much like war, forms a bond between people of different backgrounds. This holds true for the disabled veterans who participated in this year’s 35th annual VFW magazine — and Doonan Gulch Outfitters — sponsored antelope hunt. Four Vietnam War veterans participated in hunting antelope, sightseeing and conversations. Located...
Statement of Kayda Keleher, Associate Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To “VA Caregiver Support Program: Correcting Course for Veteran Caregivers” WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman Roe,...
Marine veteran Jordan Soderman wears many hats. Everyday he is a full-time firefighter for the city of Minneapolis, Minn., father to 7-year-old Hunter and 5-year-old Caleb, husband to wife Jessica, Staff Sergeant in the Air Force Reserves and master’s student in Emergency Management. It’s a lot of responsibility and he takes great pride...
Like many others have, when members of Post #3769 of Pikeville, Ky., visited the VFW National Home for Children in the summer of 2015, they fell in love. They were there as volunteers to work on several projects that summer, including the addition of a deck at the Scout Cabin and fishing pond at the edge of the National Home’s beautiful comm...
Statement of John Towles, Deputy Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs With Respect to “Appeals Reform: Will VA’s Implementation Effectively Serve Veterans?” WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman Roe, Rank...
Comedy is not a cure for the mental wounds service members receive overseas. But for Patrick Donohue, it plays an important role. The Afghanistan War veteran said there are “no words to describe the internal happiness” he feels because of his nonprofit Project9Line, which hosts a comedy workshop for veterans. Donohue said though it&rsqu...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce that its VFW Unmet Needs program provided a total of $684,000 in disaster assistance grants to help more than 2,050 military and veteran families recover from last year’s string of natural disasters. The relief funds aided more than 1,063 families after Hur...
Hurricane Harvey caused the windows of VFW Post 3904 in Rockport, Texas, to blow in. Air pressure forced the roof off the building, and it landed in three neighboring yards. Part of the front wall also fell in. But days later, Post members held a meeting in the parking lot, amid the destruction. “It was a complete act of defiance and unity,&r...
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