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The Veterans of Foreign Wars of United States will be calling for an end to the government shutdown alongside other veteran and military service organizations at a 10 a.m. press conference, Tuesday, at the National World War II Memorial. “The longer the shutdown the more severe the fallout, to now include the impending threat of no disability or...
WASHINGTON – As a result of the ongoing shutdown, the Department of Veterans Affairs GI Bill hotline, 1-888-GIBILL-1, remains offline, meaning veterans have very few places to turn for reliable information on accessing their earned GI Bill benefits. To counter the lack of customer service, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VF...
WASHINGTON — The nation’s oldest and largest war veterans’ organization is disgusted with the partisan bickering and government paralysis caused by a White House and Congress who will not budge from their ideological extremes in order to properly take care of America’s true heroes. “Yesterday’s news that the g...
Today, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW), Student Veterans of America (SVA), and the American Legion launched a virtual in-state tuition map for student-veterans and veteran advocates. The map, which will be managed and updated by SVA, is a color-coded way to offer key stakeholders with real-time information on the status of in-state t...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars, America’s largest organization of combat veterans, has announced that its official charity, the VFW Foundation, is taking urgent action to help the families of fallen U.S. service members. Because of the federal government shutdown, the Pentagon is withholding a $100,000 death gratuity payment that is usually given t...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The VFW is pleased to announce that renowned actor Lou Diamond Phillips will serve as the official VFW national spokesperson. In addition to being an actor, director, producer and writer, Phillips is also a veterans’ advocate. His biological father, Gerald Upchurch, was in the Navy and Phillips was born on the Subic B...
WASHINGTON — The national legislative committee of America’s oldest and largest major war veterans’ organization concluded its fall meeting here Wednesday with a direct message to all 535 members of Congress: “Finish Strong for Veterans.” "It’s a message to Congress that the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United...
The NFL’s Troy Polamalu will cut his legendary mane on Veterans Day as part of “The VFW Mane Event.” From now to November 11, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Polamalu will challenge patriotic and caring citizens of our country to make a tangible difference in the lives of veterans by committing to also cut their hair, creat...
VFW Riders are escorting a Purple Heart as it makes its way home this week from St. Louis, Mo., to Dayton, Nev. Donna Gregory found the Purple Heart over 12 years ago while sifting through boxes in a closet. When she pulled out the medal with Pvt. John F. Eddington’s name engraved on it, no one could tell her where it came from or why it was the...
WASHINGTON — The top leadership of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is in Washington for the VFW’s Fall Legislative Conference and to meet with key officials in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense. “It is critical for the VFW to give our veteran and military communities a voice on Capitol Hill, especially with ...
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