March is Women’s History Month. It is a time to recognize the female trailblazers who set the course for those who followed. Women veterans are no exception. The women serving in the early wars were true pioneers paving the way for the following generations of women veterans. World War II vet Phyllis Michaux was one such individual. At 20 years old, Michaux was a war widow living in Buffalo, New York. At 21, she decided to enlist in the Women’s Army Corps in 1943. Follow...
March is Women’s History Month. For VFW, it is a good time to reflect on the women vets who paved the way for those who followed. Some 200,000 people annually visit the Women’s Military Memorial near the gates of Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The memorial — originally known as the Women in Military Service for America Memorial — was founded by retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Wilma L. Vaught, a Life member of VFW Post 341 in Washington, D.C. A true tra...
VFW’s National Veterans Service (NVS) and its network of 2,278 officers worldwide reached a new milestone last year: $16.2 billion in awards for the more than 608,000 veterans it represents. Considered one of VFW’s foundational pillars since its inception 124 years ago, NVS continues to help veterans and their families file VA disability claims and secure earned benefits at no cost, a standard praised across the organization. “Nothing makes me prouder than the work VFW’s...
KANSAS CITY – National Vietnam War Veterans Day is a solemn and significant occasion for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and our nation. Established through the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017, March 29 is a time to honor the courage, sacrifice and enduring legacy of the millions of American men and women who served during the Vietnam War. From February 1961 to May 1975, more than 3.4 million Americans were deployed in support of U.S military operations i...
“This too, shall pass.” These are the words Joel Del Rosario, a soon-to-retire Marine and VFW Department of Texas member, lives by. In his eyes, hardships are inevitable but are not everlasting. It is up to the individual, he says, to influence how long the tough times last. Del Rosario made it his personal goal to try and be the best version of himself, as well as try to help others do the same. He has a particularly keen interest in aiding veterans, whom he believes ar...
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