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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to launch #StillServing, a campaign to bring attention to and honor the continued commitment and sacrifice of America’s veterans. The men and women who bravely defend our nation often continue to selflessly serve their communities and country in ways beyond their military se...
Students in the Garfield, N.J., school district were in for a treat at Christmastime thanks to VFW Post 2867 in Garfield. Pre-k, kindergarten and first-grade students had the opportunity to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Post home. Each child walked away with a gift and a tummy full of snacks. Post Commander Irwin Wasserman said this was the Post...
Re-introducing a Vietnam War veteran to martial arts set the course of one future veteran’slife and spurred his desire to help others. Clay Worley, who discovered the ancient art form in his youth, served in the Army from 1997-98 with the 1st Infantry Division and 1st Armored Division in Bosnia and from 2003-04 with the 82nd Airborne Division...
Four Purple Heart recipients participated in the 37th annual VFW magazine-Donnan Gulch Outfitters Disabled Veterans Antelope Hunt this past October near Broadus, Mont. Doonan Gulch Outfitters is owned and operated by Russ and Carol Greenwood. The couple started hosting the annual hunt in 1982 because they didn’t like the way Vietnam War veter...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars is proud to announce more than 150 student veterans from around the countryhave been selected as 2020 spring semester recipients of the VFW’s “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship.” “Too often I meet veterans whose GI Bill education benefits have been depleted. For more th...
Just 10 miles off the coast of Dunedin Beach, Fla., in the Gulf of Mexico, exists a Circle of Heroes. It is a tranquil, peaceful place that offers comfort for veterans inclined — and prepared — to visit it. The first-of-its-kind underwater veterans dive memorial was dedicated on Aug. 5. VFW’s Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief Fritz M...
WASHINGTON – Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) hosted 60 wounded warriors, their families and caregivers, and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center staff Dec. 13 for the traditional Aleethia Foundation’s Friday Night Dinner at The Capitol Hill Club. “It is an honor to break bread, share stories, and be part of the healing proc...
For 90 years, the Military Order of the Cootie has been spreading Christmas cheer to the children of the National Home! Every year on the first weekend in December, they travel from far and wide to share the holiday spirit at the National Home. Friday evening, members of the VFW Department of Michigan District 8 organized the delivery of presents t...
Homeless veterans in Missouri found helping hands in VFW and Auxiliary members. During the Department of Missouri’s Council of Administration community service event at Branson’s Chateau on the Lake in September, members filled 172 “Comfort Rucks” for homeless vets. Post and Auxiliary members, as well as corporate sponsors a...
Joe W. Haralson is the longest-serving Texas Ranger, but the significance of that accolade doesn’t resonate with the Vietnam War veteran. “All that means is I was born before the rest of them,” said Haralson, a member of VFW Post 8248 in La Marque, Texas. Haralson joined the Rangers in June 1981 after a decade-long stint with the ...
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