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A VFW Post in Washington state has lured veterans from Madigan Army Medical Center out on the river in hopes of bringing joy to the lives of veterans and current service members. This year’s Warriors and Widows Salmon Derby – the second – featured nearly twice the attendance as its inaugural year, with 53 entrants. “It&rsquo...
VFW Post 9594 in upstate New York believes in redemption through action. For this reason, it held a ceremony acknowledging Civil War soldier Peter Van Hoesen as a Medal of Honor recipient – despite deserting his regiment and later re-enlisting under another man’s name. The Congressional Medal of Honor Society contacted the Ravena, N.Y....
Members of VFW Post 4763 in Chatham, Ill., are coming up with innovative ways to reach out to the community. Earlier in September, the Post hosted its second annual “Rock for VFW.” Three bands—3rd Person, Scrap Yard and Broken Stone—offered to play for free at the event, which raised $2,500. In addition to the rock concert,...
ORLANDO, FL — For the nearly 1.3 million members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, rest and relaxation on the golf course just became more affordable and easier to arrange with the online golf reservations website for U.S. military members and their families, Military Tee Times. VFW members can enjoy the very best prices...
WASHINGTON — The National Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. Brian Duffy, has pledged the full support of the VFW and its Auxiliary organization’s nearly 1.7 million members to the Global War on Terror Memorial Act. If passed, the legislation would exempt the proposed memorial from a 30-year-old law prohibiting the co...
WASHINGTON —More than 70 members of the national legislative committee of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States met with their members of Congress this week to urge them to eliminate sequestration and to pass a new budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs so that a nation that creates veterans can properly take care of them w...
VFW on Tuesday officially announced at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., its campaign to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health – for veterans and non-veterans alike. VFW National Commander Brian Duffy participated in a panel discussing VFW’s Mental Wellness Campaign. Other panelists included Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen, fou...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Each year, on POW/MIA Recognition Day, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. salutes the families of the missing who continue to keep the candle of hope alive. Together with U.S. veterans, service members and military families worldwide, this POW/MIA Recognition Day will be no different as the VFW reaffirms its resolve t...
WASHINGTON – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is launching a new nationwide campaign to focus on mental wellness within the military and veterans’ communities. Joined by three high-profile national partners, Give an Hour, One Mind, and PatientsLikeMe, the campaign kicks off during a joint press event inside the National Press Cl...
WASHINGTON — As the 15th anniversary of the worst attack on American soil approaches, the national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States wants everyone to remember that America is still at war against those responsible for killing nearly 3,000 innocents in New York City, the Pentagon, and in an open field near Shanksv...
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