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On September 18, the VFW recognizes and remembers the sacrifices of the 83,000 men and women of the Armed Forces who are still missing or unaccounted for. We salute and remember their families – the sacrifices they continue to endure and candles of hope they continue to burn. POW/MIA Recognition Day serves to remind us that the true cost of...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) is proud to announce its expanding support of the highly successful, syndicated television show Hiring America will provide more veterans than ever before access to the valuable workplace resources they need as they transition to civilian life or simply look to build their current careers. Hos...
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...
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.– 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...
An estimated 12,000 delegates, dignitaries and notable guests will convene in Pittsburgh for the annual national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) from July 18-22 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Though the convention is held annually, the location of this year’s convention is especially impor...
ScriptRelief712 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10019 Press Contact: Shea Communications Richard Shea (212) 627-5766 VFW MEMBERS HAVE SAVED $4 MILLION ONMEDICATIONS BY USING THE HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CARD Pharmacy Discount Cards Used by VFW Members onMore Than 235,000 Prescription Purchases New York, NY, June 17,...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United is saluting today’s decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs to begin accepting disability claims from veterans potentially exposed to Agent Orange-contaminated aircraft in the post-Vietnam era. The decision by VA Secretary Bob McDonald could now benefit as many as 1,500 to ...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is calling on Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs to work through a funding impasse for a new VA medical center in Aurora, Colo. If an agreement is not reached by the end of this week, VA will hit a mandatory spending cap that will force the project to shut down for th...
Elena Stofle, 25, was an Air Force Paralegal and Postal Troop from 2008 to 2013, having served in Germany and Southwest Asia. “My years in the military taught me responsibility, attention to detail and discipline,” said Stofle. “I cannot overstate how proud and honored I am to have been a member of the world’s greatest Air F...
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