DENVER – For the ninth year in a row, Sport Clips Haircuts presented a check to the VFW Foundation for more than $1M toward Help A Hero Scholarships for veterans, the largest veterans’ scholarship program of its kind. The donation presentation was held at VFW Post 1 in downtown Denver, known for its historic significance and dedication to honoring and empowering those who have served, where free haircuts for local veterans were part of the event. Veteran-founded Sport C...
As VFW continues its year-long 125th anniversary celebration, VFW magazine visited Rhode Island in October to highlight four VFW Posts for the “Destination Post Series.” The four featured “Ocean State” VFW Posts were chosen because of the positive impact each has on the communities in which the Posts are located. ‘OUR FOCUS IS SERVICE’ On a Monday in October, members of VFW Post 406 gathered on a clear, crisp fall evening on the lawn of the Elks Lodge just steps from th...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is now accepting submissions for its 2024 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 Defined as being printed on newspaper stock. Best Feature Story All publications judged...
On March 2, 1925, in Halfway, Michigan, WWI veteran Sgt. Edward Pollett left his home to go pick up his retirement pay at Fort Wayne, Michigan. He was struck by a streetcar in Detroit and died. His wife, Annie, and their six children were left penniless. The Halfway VFW Post intervened and contacted the VFW Department of Michigan Commander Dr. Clarence Candler to ask about placement for the Pollett family in a newly established home outside Eaton Rapids, Michigan. Annie ...
WASHINGTON (Jan. 6, 2025) — I am pleased to hear the news, along with more than 7.8 million transitioning servicemembers, veterans, caretakers, and survivors, that The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, also known as the Dole Act, was officially signed into law by President Biden late last week. The Dole Act will expand VA benefits, modernize healthcare delivery, and cut through much of the red tape that prevents veteran...
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