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WASHINGTON — Five Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) members were named today at the SVA National Conference in Orlando, Florida, for the 2023 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship. “This is fantastic news, not only for these fellows, but also for veterans, service members and their families they will represent,” said VFW National Commander ...
A ceremony was held in May at New York City’s Fort Hamilton to rename a street for a Vietnam War veteran who earned the Medal of Honor. Fort Hamilton’s main street was renamed John Warren Avenue in honor of Army 1st Lt. John E. Warren Jr. The street was originally named for confederate general Robert E. Lee. Warren, a native of Brooklyn...
Army Sgt. Marion C. Brown. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Louis Heiser. Army Spec. 4 Gerald JamesSzoszorek. These are just a few of the more than 58,000 names etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Now, thanks to the years-long efforts of volunteers and family members around the United States, the virtual Wall of Faces displays a...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is now accepting submissions for its 2023 National Publications Contest. VFW publications published up to four times annually, or five or more times annually, will be judged in four categories. The categories are: Department-level publications: Newspaper/Newsletter Define...
Marcello Lynch, 33, has been a member of the Army Reserves for 11 years. “I enlisted following in the footsteps of my father, grandfather and uncles,” he explained. “My grandfather served in the Navy during World War II. My father was a Marine during Vietnam, and my uncles all served in the Army. I wanted to keep the tradition ali...
WASHINGTON — As 2022 comes to a close, I’d like to take this time to share some thoughts and my gratitude for the gift of life we have all been given. Since I took hold of the reigns as VFW commander-in-chief five months ago, I have been on the road and in the air traveling across the globe, engaging with veterans, service members and t...
WASHINGTON – Today, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) joins in with our grateful nation in celebrating the third birthday of the newest branch of the Department of Defense, the U.S. Space Force. Established on Dec. 20, 2019, when the National Defense Authorization Act was signed into law, the United States Space Force (USSF) became a separat...
Fort Bragg’s John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School held a ribbon cutting ceremony in June for two buildings named in honor of two of the most famous Green Berets in Army history. The North Carolina school’s newly opened Chapman Hall, which was named in honor of Army Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Chapman, will house advanced skills a...
For as long as there has been a VFW presence in Madison, West Virginia, the Christmas spirit has remained within reach of all in and around the community. Without missing a beat in more than 70 years, members of VFW Post 5578 and its Auxiliary members in Madison have annually prepared and distributed baskets of food to residents in nursing homes an...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) joins a grateful nation in remembering the end of the Iraq War and honoring the service and sacrifice of the veterans of the conflict. On this day 11 years ago, then - General Lloyd J. Austin III cased the colors of the U.S. Forces – Iraq, officially marking the end of Operation New Dawn. ...
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