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A VFW Post in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Bowie, Maryland, donated $2,400 to a veterans’ home in Charlotte Hall, Maryland, on Jan. 25. VFW Post 8065 made the donation and presented a plaque to the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home. The contribution was given in honor of Robert “Bob” Gload, a Vietnam War veteran and Air Force pilot ...
When threatened by severe regional flooding in March, the VFW Department of West Virginia called on local Posts to assist neighboring communities in need. Following a declared state of emergency for 18 counties by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on March 4, Dept. Commander David Moske issued a memo that prompted local Posts to join the flood relief ...
Congratulations to VFW Post 3701 in Lakeview, Michigan, for being named the VFW's #StillServing Post of the Month for February 2021. VFW Post 3701 quickly mobilized as the pandemic reached their Lakeview, Michigan, community in spring 2020. They knew protective gear already was in short supply for hospitals, so they began to help by making face ma...
Portia Bethea, Esquire, is #StillServing. She enlisted with the New Jersey Army National Guard in 2010 and spent seven years learning all she could. She credits that time with giving her the desire and knowledge to continue serving for the rest of her life – personally and professionally. After transitioning out of the military, Bethea earned...
A Vietnam War veteran in Washington hopes a program that he began continues for generations to come. VFW Department of Washington member Bob Rawe, who served in the Air Force, began treating veterans to a meal at his home in 2008. “My goal was to thank our military veterans – young and old – for the honorable service,” Rawe ...
A VFW Life member in New York was inspired to start a program honoring local veterans and military members during a trip with his wife in the Catskills Mountains. “We were driving through Cairo (New York) and saw banners with service members on them,” retired Army 1st Sgt. Bill Forte said. “My wife (Doris) and I pulled over to loo...
"I became a full-time volunteer because I wanted to give back to veterans and their families,” said VFW Servicer Officer Raymond Denisewich, 67, of Cranston, Rhode Island. Monday through Friday, he is in the office by 7 a.m. On most weekends he provides outreach services to older and homebound veterans, racking up 50-65-hour workweeks. &ldquo...
Over the past seven years, a VFW Post and its Auxiliary in Kansas retired more than 1,200 U.S. flags in conjunction with the local Boy Scouts. Post 7830, its Auxiliary and Boy Scout Troop 46 in Mankato, Kansas, about 178 miles north of Wichita, Kansas, have gathered twice a year for the past seven years and counting to conduct flag retirement cerem...
In honoring the memory of a local Army veteran, a VFW Post in San Antonio established a scholarship fund that surpassed more than $75,000 in 2020. In the 10 years since creating a scholarship fund in memory of Jeremiah J. Geffre, VFW Post 1533 and its members have awarded 69 college scholarships ranging between $1,000 and $1,500 to local JROTC high...
WASHINGTON – Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) accredited service officers recovered more than $9.7 billion in Veterans Affairs disability compensation benefits for nearly 550,000 veterans this fiscal year exceeding last year’s recovery of $9 billion. VFW Service Officers were responsible for the recovery of a total of $9,712,328,079 for...
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