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PHOENIX —President Obama addressed thousands of delegates to the 110th VFW National Convention this morning, stating "to all those who have served America—our forces, your families, our veterans—you have done your duty. You have fulfilled your responsibilities. And now a grateful nation must fulfill ours. And that is what I want t...
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has accepted an invitation to speak Monday at the 110th National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. The annual convention of America’s oldest major veterans’ organization starts Saturday in the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Ariz. “It is a time-honored tradition...
A con artist continues preying on the generosity of sympathetic veterans, managing to bilk numerous VFW Posts around the country out of as much as $400 each by posing as either a veteran who has “filled out an application” to join a specific Post or as a current VFW member. The scammer has used a couple of different approaches when he ...
VFW is pleased to announce — for the first time in convention history — this year’s VFW National Convention will stream live onwww.vfw.orgfrom the Phoenix Convention Center. Live streaming is set to begin at 8:00 a.m. (MST) on August 17, during the call to order of the VFW/Ladies Auxiliary, Joint Opening Session. The live stream ...
WASHINGTON — The national commander of the 2.1 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and its Auxiliaries called this week's implementation of the new Post-9/11 GI Bill a significant milestone for military servicemembers, their families and the entire country. "The original World War II GI Bill opened higher education to the mas...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The VFW is pleased to announce it has now provided more than three million free phone calls between deployed service members and their families back home in the United States, courtesy ofVFW Operation Uplink™"“Free Call Days”. VFW Operation Uplink™"— the premiere calling program for deployed s...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —On Saturday, August 1, 2009, at Nashville Superspeedway, Ron Hornaday and the No. 33 Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) Chevrolet Silverado team made NASCAR history by winning five races in a row—a feat that had never previously been accomplished in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series History. Hornaday now joins ranks with NASCAR ...
This year, Terry Benson, member of Post 7686 and Department Chief of Staff, wanted to help plan an Independence Day to remember in a town that never forgets. Alamogordo, N.M., is home to Holloman Air Force Base and more than 5,000 retired veterans and 3,000 active duty service members, making it a prime location for a patriotic celebration. &ldqu...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Foundation announced today that it has received a $50,000 gift from LifeLock, Inc., a leader in identity theft protection services, in support of itsVFW Operation Uplink™“Free Call Days” program. Since 2006,VFW Operation Uplink™“Free Call Days” has prov...
Reprinted with permission. Checkpoint July/August 2009— When Staff Sgt. Laura Eng returns from Iraq, she plans to join her father and grandfather—as a VFW member. In an e-mail to her family, Laura wrote: “Tell Grandpa he has to stay strong and healthy so when I come home, he can take me to join the VFW.” Laura’s grand...
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