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VFW Post 10047 and its Ladies Auxiliary, along with VFW Ladies Auxiliary 12093, joined the non-profit organization Operation Showers of Appreciation to provide the largest military baby shower in Nevada. The baby shower was held at a hotel in Las Vegas for 115 new and expecting mothers who either have deployed partners or are active-duty service wo...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce that its partly owned veterans jobs board has secured an exclusive employment initiative with Alberta, Canada, that could see thousands of U.S. veterans heading north to work on their oil pipeline. “This is a great opportunity for veterans, transitioning military, National Guard a...
On July 4, 1776, Congress approved the United States Declaration of Independence. The United Colonies had officially proclaimed their independence from Britain, hereafter to be called the United States of America. The names of 56 men representing each of the 13 United States endorsed this Declaration of Independence, and thousands more fought for t...
“The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is greatly disappointed in today’s Supreme Court decision that overturns the Stolen Valor Act of 2005. Despite the ruling, the VFW will continue to challenge far-fetched stories, and to publicize these false heroes to the broadest extent possible as a deterrent to others.” — Richard ...
As July 4thapproaches, with unemployment rates for some groups of veterans hovering over 18%,IFAis partnering withThe Veterans of Foreign Wars(VFW)and the U.S. Chamber of CommerceHiring Our Heroesinitiative to launch new tools and resources June 28, 2012 in 13 cities to help veterans access opportunities in small business ownership and employment i...
MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Matt Haller(202) 662-0770 WASHINGTON — As July 4thapproaches, with unemployment rates for some groups of veterans hovering over 18%, theInternational Franchise Association(IFA),Veterans of Foreign Wars(VFW)and the U.S. Chamber of CommerceHiring Our Heroesinitiative will launch new tools and resources June 28, 2012 in 1...
"Blessed to live in the land of the free, you could have opted for an easier path. But you know that freedom is not free. And so you volunteered and you stepped forward, and you raised your hand and you took an oath - to protect and defend; to serve a cause greater than yourself, knowing, in a time of war, you could be sent into harm's way."...
Ninety-six years ago, our Nation first came together to celebrate Flag Day -- an occasion when President Woodrow Wilson asked us to "stand with united hearts for an America which no man can corrupt, no influence draw away from its ideals, no force divide against itself." This week, we mark nearly one century since that historic proclamation, and mo...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. was critical of the Army when in 2010 it was confirmed that America’s most revered national cemetery was failing to do its job. At its 111th national convention in Indianapolis that year, the VFW even passed a national resolution to support transferring Arlington National Cemetery away from the Army an...
Statement of Raymond C. Kelley, director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States before the Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs United States House of Representatives with respect to H.R. 2355, H.R. 2996, H.R. 4299, H.R. 5735, H.R. 5880, H.R. 5881 and H.R. 2720.
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