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This Friday, in honor of Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance the VFW pauses to remember the 2,977 Americans who tragically lost their lives 14 years ago, and to offer our gratitude to America’s Newest Greatest Generation. Intended to weaken America and dampen her spirit, the attacks on 9/11 instead serve to unite citizens...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is 100 percent against suggestions made by Dr. Ben Carson to eliminate the Department of Veterans Affairs by moving it under the Department of Defense. The presidential candidate’s remark was made while appearing on the nationally syndicated Dave Ramsey radio program yester...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Michael A. Ponsor issued a ruling that grants a motion filed by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) to unseal documents related to the class action lawsuit brought against the Prudential Insurance Company of America, subject to certain exceptions. The suit was filed in respo...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) has appointed a 13-year Army and Desert Storm veteran as the first female Assistant Quartermaster General for the nation’s largest combat veteran service organization. Debra Anderson was sworn in on August 23, 2015, before the VFW’s National Council of Admi...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and Student Veterans of America (SVA) are seeking student veteran candidates to participate in the 2016 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship program. The fellowship will once again offer 10 selected student veterans the unique opportunity to meet face-to-face with their legislators next spring ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Today, John A. Biedrzycki Jr., national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) added his official signature to the new congressional charter of its Auxiliary organization in a historical event solidifying the VFW’s commitment to membership equality for all military families. Watch the cha...
“I couldn’t stand the idea of someone I didn’t know risking their life for me, my friends and my family,” said Charles Deibel, a.k.a., “Chuck.” Deibel felt it was his job to make that sacrifice, so, in 2008, he enlisted in the Army. He served as an Airborne Ranger and quickly climbed the ranks to E-5/Sergeant. No...
“This veteran’s claim came across my desk for appeal review,” said VFW Service Officer Mary Bandini of California. “I could not get in touch with him for months, but I continued to work the case on his behalf.” The veteran is John Rizzo*, a Marine in the Battle of Guadalcanal and Air Force pilot in the Korean War. During Air Force training, Rizzo...
The past few years have been tough ones for the Robinson family of Fort Mitchell, Alabama. In 2012, a house fire ravaged their home, leaving Marlin and Shay and their seven children with nowhere to go … and no funds to get there. Now Marlin, an 18-year military member, is fighting a new battle. With a 90% disability rating from the VA, Marli...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.– The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW) is proud to announce that 85 service members and veterans have been named 2015 fall semester scholarship recipients courtesy of VFW’s “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship” program. These student veterans will receive over $360,000 in combined aid. Click here to...
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