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4/24/2024 - Without our nation’s veterans, America wouldn't be the great nation it is today. Our youth deserve to learn about our rich history, traditions and the role of our veterans in creating and shaping America. Each year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars selects elementary, middle, and high school teachers to participate in the Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher program. Please review the new rules and eligibility requirements and check back soon for the 2024...

2/9/2017 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With the submission deadline only days away, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is issuing its final call for nominations to its National Citizenship Education Teacher Award. Nominations must be submitted to local VFW Posts by February 15. Enacted in 1999, the Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award recognizes three exceptional teachers who demonstrate a passion for teaching Americanism and patriotism to their students. The a...

7/20/2017 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After a 26-year absence, up to 10,000 members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and its Auxiliary are set to roll into New Orleans this weekend to elect new leadership and to approve resolutions that will guide the national organization’s advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill and its veteran and military support programs across the country. The 118th VFW National Convention begins Saturday at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The bu...

7/6/2017 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Make sure to have your electronic devices ready as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States begins streaming live from its 118th VFW National Convention in New Orleans starting July 23. More than 10,000 VFW and VFW Auxiliary members are expected to attend the weeklong convention at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in downtown New Orleans, July 22-26. Livestreaming begins with the annual memorial service on July 23 at 8:30 a.m. (CDT), and...

5/12/2017 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce its selection of three teachers in its 2017 Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award contest. Each year, one teacher is selected from the elementary (K-5), middle (6-8) and high school (9-12) levels. Theresa Early, a fourth-grade special education teacher at Laurel Ridge Elementary School in Fairfax, Va., was named the elementary school winner for her involvement in he...

7/18/2018 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — President Donald Trump will be joining more than 10,000 members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and its Auxiliary as they bring the 119th VFW National Convention to the Kansas City Convention Center this Saturday through July 25. The business sessions are closed to the public, but a free, two-day weekend veterans walk-in claims clinic and four-day health fair are accessible to all veterans, service members and their families. “Kans...

3/14/2008 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — CBS News Chief Washington correspondent and “Face the Nation” host Bob Schieffer is the recipient of the 2008 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Media Award, which honors an individual or organization’s “honest and forthright reporting that contributes to a better understanding of Americanism.” Schieffer received the award during the combat veterans organization’s annual community service and legislative conference, held March 3 in Washing...

8/19/2008 - ORLANDO, Fla. — Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) addressed VFW’s Business Session today, saying political contenders should “debate disagreements on the merits of policy” only. The U.S. cannot “secure our country by just talking tough without acting tough and smart,” he said. He outlined his foreign policy views on Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Georgia. In addition, he presented proposals regarding VA improvements as well as other forms of...

8/20/2010 - WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden has accepted an invitation to speak Monday at the 111th National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. The annual convention of America’s oldest major veterans’ organization starts Saturday in the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. “It is a time-honored tradition for the president or vice president to address the national convention of America’s largest organization of combat veterans,” said VFW National Co...

7/6/2009 - By Jaime Netzer, editorial associate, VFW Magazine Some of VFW’s earliest ties to the community involved youth-oriented endeavors. From the first Boy Scout troop partnership in 1915 to the creation of a national youth program in 1937, VFW has long been committed to addressing the welfare of America’s youth. At the inception of the national youth program, Victor E. Devereaux, director of the Americanism Department (now under Programs), called it “the most important mis...