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6/9/2009 - STATEMENT OF DENNIS M. CULLINAN, DIRECTOR NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE SERVICE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WITH RESPECT TO ASSESSING CARES AND THE FUTURE OF VA’s HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE WASHINGTON, D.C. MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: On behalf of the 2.4 mil...

5/16/2014 - KANSAS CITY, Mo.—VFW has announced the winners of the 2014 National Publications Contest. Two non-VFW-affiliated journalism professionals served as judges for the competition. This is designed to guarantee impartiality and objectivity in the judging. To reiterate, VFW staffers play no part in judging the entries. The winning publications in each category are: Department Publications Large (21,500 or more members) 1st Texas VFW NewsRoy Grona, Editor 2nd W...

1/2/2014 - The VFW Publications Department announced today that it is accepting submissions for VFW’s 2014 National Publications Contest. All publications will be categorized by the membership size of the Department, District or Post they represent. For the contest, Departments will be defined as: large (21,500 or more members), medium (10,000-21,499) and small (9,999 or fewer). Districts will be defined as: large (2,600 or more), ...

5/15/2013 - VFW has announced the winners of the 2013 National Publications Contest. Two non-VFW-affiliated journalism professionals served as judges for the competition. This is designed to guarantee impartiality and objectivity in the judging. To reiterate, VFW staffers play no part in judging the entries. Because all levels of VFW have seen declining membership in recent years, the small, medium and large qualifications were re-evaluated for the 2013...

1/9/2013 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The VFW Publications Department announced today that it is accepting submissions for VFW’s 2013 National Publications Contest. All publications will be categorized by the membership size of the Department, District or Post they represent. For the contest, Departments will be defined as: -large (21,500 or more members), -medium (10,000-21,499) and -small (9,999 or fewer). Districts will be defined as: -large (2,600 or more), -medium (1,000-2,59...

5/10/2016 - Pottsville, PA, - D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc., is supporting the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) with a multi-year commitment through their “Respect. It’s Earned.” campaign. Yuengling’s #LagersForHeroes program is using social media to gain donations for the VFW’s many programs geared to assist veterans, service members and their families. Thanks to technology company GoodWorld, our social savvy fans will be able to donate on specific Facebook posts ...

5/10/2016 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) proudly announces the names of three teachers selected as national winners in its annual citizenship education contest. There are three categories of competition: elementary school (K-5), middle school (6-8) and high school (9-12). Jessica Mosley, a fourth-grade teacher at Park Intermediate School in Weiser, Idaho, and a member of the United States Navy Reserve, was named the winner at the elemen...

6/9/2016 - The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) is pleased to announce that five high school teachers have been selected to receive a special grant as part of a new initiative with the Freedoms Foundation. Annually, since 1999, winners from the VFW’s Voice of Democracy audio essay contest have attended the Spirit of America Youth Leadership Program hosted by the Freedoms Foundation. This year the VFW Foundation has granted the top high school teacher nominees t...

8/17/2016 - This article originally appeared in the August 2016 issue of the VFW magazine. While anthropologists cannot pinpoint one reason tattooing began or held fast over the course of humanity, one reason tattooing persists is to signify a warrior. The tradition of tattooing is a mainstay in American military history, from the Revolution to today. The age-old practice of tattooing can be found on mummies dating as far back as 4000 B.C. Cultural anthropologists attribute the s...

9/16/2016 - WASHINGTON — The National Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. Brian Duffy, has pledged the full support of the VFW and its Auxiliary organization’s nearly 1.7 million members to the Global War on Terror Memorial Act. If passed, the legislation would exempt the proposed memorial from a 30-year-old law prohibiting the construction of a national memorial until 10 years after the official end of the respective conflict or war. “Nearly 2.8 million service m...