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11/7/2014 - This Veterans Day, patriotic businesses across the country are honoring our veterans with discounts. The list below only includes businesses that contacted the VFW directly regarding their Veterans Day discounts. Cheeseburger in Paradise Cheeseburger in Paradise will mark Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11, 2014 by extending a complimentary All-American Burger with friesto active and retired military personnel in appreciation of their courage and commitment to the wel...

5/13/2014 - In honor of our nation’s heroes, the VFW is teaming up with Tractor Supply Company (TSC) to make this year’s Memorial Day weekend a community event across the nation! TSC, the largest farm and ranch store chain in the United States, is offering local VFW Posts the chance to host events onsite at TSC stores throughout the country to honor our fallen heroes and showcase their patriotism. Encourage your Post to join in and register for this event—“A Saturday Salute.” Th...

1/31/2014 - Take Action! Background: For the last year, the VFW and its partners have pushed Congress to offer in-state tuition protection for student veterans attending public colleges and universities. Next week, the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on its veterans’ in-state tuition bill, H.R. 357, which means we may be one step closer to ensuring our student veterans have access to the quality, cost-effective education we promised them. In 2008, the VFW and its part...

11/8/2013 - This Veterans Day, two radio-thons will work to honor veterans while accepting pledges and donations to benefit the VFW. Be sure to tune in and support the VFW! The Big D and Bubba Show, a nationally syndicated country music morning/entertainment program, will host a 4-hour radio-thon on Monday, Nov. 11. The program is syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks (46 affiliates, AFN), and the entire list of affiliates is located here: http://www.bigdandbubba.com/pages/allsta...

10/9/2013 - 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 tuition for veterans in each state and at specific institutions of higher education. The interactive map is the centerpiece of...

9/20/2016 - ORLANDO, FL — For the nearly 1.3 million members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, rest and relaxation on the golf course just became more affordable and easier to arrange with the online golf reservations website for U.S. military members and their families, Military Tee Times. VFW members can enjoy the very best prices on golf tee times at thousands of courses within the U.S. and around the world. Powered by GolfNow’s industry leading technology...

11/16/2009 - - Family care packages are always a welcome treat for our deployed service members, especially during the holidays when they are away from home defending our freedoms. Thoughts and acts of kindness from others are also appreciated. - While we, Department of Defense, do not specifically send care packages, we do have various morale and recreation activities for our troops both at home and abroad. - Citizens desiring to send care packages, cards and letters to deployed s...

10/28/2010 - The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act was enacted in 1986 to protect the rights of military servicemembers to vote in federal elections regardless of where they were stationed. The passage of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act of 2009 was meant to provide even greater protections to those serving, their families, and other Americans overseas. So why after the military absentee voting debacles of the past few elections cycles are ...

2/24/2012 - The Home Depot (HD) has opened their Community Impact Grants cycle which will be in effect from February 6, 2012 through August 13, 2012, though it is suggested you apply as soon as possible. VFW Posts can receive up to $5,000 to fix up their buildings; however, of course, there is no guarantee of funding. To begin the process, type in the following Internet link: http://www.homedepotfoundation.org/how-we-help/grants.html Near the bottom of the web page choose “...

4/13/2011 - The Huffington Post, original article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dorian-de-wind/veterans-of-foreign-wars-_b_846134.html. By: Dorian de Wind Ret. U.S. Air Force Major Frank Buckles, the last surviving U.S. veteran of World War I -- of nearly 5 million Americans who served during that war -- died last month at age 110. Buckles, who served in England and France, was a member of a steadily aging and shrinking group of heroes from our "early" major wars -- where I am a...