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KANSAS CITY, Mo. —The winners of the VFW and Ladies Auxiliary sponsored Voice of Democracy (VOD) audio-essay competition and the Patriots Pen essay competition were announced late yesterday afternoon during the VFW National Legislative/Voice of Democracy/Senior Vice Commander Meeting Washington D.C. The VOD program celebrated its 63rd year w...
WASHINGTON — A broken Department of Veterans Affairs disability claims system will be the top legislative issue next week when more than 600 war veterans storm Capitol Hill for the annual legislative conference of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. “VA healthcare is world-class, but the VA’s benefits administration is the k...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.— The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Foundation announced today that it has received a $100,000 gift from the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation in support of its Voice of Democracy student essay contest. Each year more than 65,000 U.S. students (grades 9-12) from public, private, parochial and home schools, research write an...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. will present its 2010 Congressional Award to Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) for his outstanding service to national defense, homeland security, and to veterans, servicemembers and their families. The presentation will take place Monday during the opening session of the annual VFW Legislative Con...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Now VFW Departments, Districts and Posts have an opportunity to show off their creative talent in the 2010 VFW WebAward Competition. Websites will be evaluated based on easy navigation, quick load time, overall content and creative design. Judging will be done by the VFW Communications Department in two categories: &ldqu...
By Venessa Scrivano National Guard Bureau ARLINGTON, Va. — Americans everywhere are feeling the pinch of the recession. National Guard members also experience the additional challenge of trying to maintain financial health in the face of multiple deployments. Difficulties caused by overreliance on credit, budget mismanagement, bankruptcy, f...
Statement of Justin Brown, legislative associate, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity United States House of Representatives with respect to H.R. 3257, H.R. 3484, H.R. 3813, H.R. 3948, H.R. 3976, H.R. 4079, H.R. 4203, H.R. 4359, an...
Statement of Gerald T. Manar, deputy director, National Veterans Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs United States House of Representatives with respect to the Examination of the VA Benefits Delivery at Discharge and Quick Start Programs.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars, in conjunction with the Wounded Warrior Regiment at Quantico, VA, has agreed to provide a new level of service to recently discharged Wounded Warriors. Any former Marine who has a claim pending at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or wants to file a claim with VA will be referred to a VFW service officer near th...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Due to overwhelming response from the veteran community following last year’s live stream from the 110th VFW National Convention, VFW will stream live from this year’s National Legislative Conference, March 6-10, only onwww.vfw.org. Streaming will begin with the Voice of Democracy Parade of Winners at 6:00 p.m....
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