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Kerri Jeter is on a mission. She is working to tell the empowering stories of her fellow female veterans. On Veterans Day 2019 she launched Freedom Sisters Media to do just that. This faith-based, multi-media company shares the successes of women veterans via the internet. Through the Freedom Sisters podcast, which airs weekly, Jeter highlights the...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce Tab King will now offer its range of innovative technological solutions to VFW Posts. Tab King offers an array of products and services aimed at making business and marketing simpler. From a point-of-sale system to an online business management portal, Tab King strives...
WASHINGTON – For the first time in history, leadership from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) will address Congress virtually for its annual veterans’ advocacy hearing. VFW National Commander Hal Roesch will testify March 18 at 10 a.m. (EDT) before a special joint hearing of the House and Senate Committees on Veterans’ Affairs he...
Lalena Magnetta, a Life member of VFW Post 2245 in Grayslake, Illinois, has made it her life’s work to help others. At 38 years old, Magnetta said that her service to and advocation for others has only just begun. Magnetta, who served as a Navy aviation electronics technician, earned her VFW eligibility during a deployment to the Persian Gulf...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) will host its first-ever virtual Parade of Winners live on Facebook April 1, 2021, at 7 p.m. CDT. The event will recognize all state winners of the VFW’s Voice of Democracy scholarship competition as well as the national Patriot’s Pen contest winner, and will include special gu...
By the time the U.S. declared war on Germany in 1917, the Navy had already opened its doors to women, assigning them ground jobs that freed up men for sea service. The need ashore was even greater. As the first American forces began arriving in France that summer, they found the communications network in disarray. In three years of combat, telephon...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to celebrate the service, sacrifice and achievements of America’s women veterans and service members throughout the month of March, Women’s History Month. “The innumerable contributions of our nation’s women veterans cannot be overstated,” said VFW Na...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Feb. 27, 2021, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Foundation will proudly celebrate its 25th anniversary. Established in 1996, to support the vital VFW programs which work to fill in governmental assistance gaps for service members and military families, the VFW Foundation is the official 501(c)3 of the VFW. As a nonprof...
Susan Smith is #StillServing. She served in the U.S. Air Force for more than 20 years in locations from Germany to Japan and says serving is – and always has been – a part of her life. “As a 13-year-old, I volunteered to tutor elementary school students in math,” Smith recalled. “While in the military, I volunteered i...
I want to sincerely thank all of our members for the hard work and commitment to service you have exhibited over the past year. In the face of 12 months of extreme adversity marked by a devastating pandemic and civil unrest across the country, you have risen above and remained focused on ensuring the needs of our veterans, service members and our c...
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