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10/2/2014 - Kansas City, Mo. – The VFW will host the 2014 Student Veterans of America (SVA) Leadership Summit Oct. 2-4 in Kansas City. The VFW’s involvement with the upcoming summit is in keeping with its commitment to ensuring America’s student veterans have the tools and support needed to succeed in their education endeavors. During the summit, 40 student veteran leaders from campus chapters across America will convene to discuss campus level concepts that work to ease a veteran’...

8/15/2011 - On August 7, service members overseas were able to call loved ones back home at no cost, thanks to a VFW Operation UplinkTM“Free Call Day”(FCD). Troops serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait, as well as hospitalized veterans, who made phone calls from their MWR center to the U.S. were greeted by a recording stating the call would be free, courtesy of Operation Uplink. Deployed troops made over 50,000 connections home, totaling in hundreds of thousands of precious minut...

1/19/2011 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As of Jan.16th VFW Operation Uplink™ “Free Call Day” (FCD) surpassed 5 million connections made from deployed military personnel to their loved ones. Operation Uplink initially provided calling cards to deployed and hospitalized troops, but on Mother's Day 2006, due to the growing popularity of the program and thanks to the generosity of corporate donors like Sport Clips and Harleysville Insurance, the program began hosting "Free Call Days." Operatio...

2/3/2011 - As of Jan. 16, 2011, VFW Operation Uplink™ “Free Call Day” (FCD) surpassed 5 million connections made from deployed military personnel to their loved ones at home. Operation Uplink hosts Free Call Days for service members serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait, as well as hospitalized veterans, giving them the opportunity to call their loved ones in the States at no cost. Free Call Days are available at more than 700 Morale, Welfare and Recreation center Internet cafés ...

5/2/2011 - Troops stationed overseas were able to wish their loved ones at home a happy Easter, thanks to a VFW Operation UplinkTM “Free Call Day” (FCD) sponsored by the VFW Department of Texas. Deployed military personnel took advantage of the event by visiting Internet cafes located throughout Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait to make over 65,000 connections home with family and friends. The program is the only one of its kind, providing two designated days each month when deplo...

5/16/2011 - When a member of VFW Post 8713 in Brooksville, Fla., learned he would deploy to Afghanistan, his VFW comrades and sisters wanted to show their support. They decided to adopt his unit, 3/20th Special Forces Group (SFG) Support Company, through the VFW Military Assistance Program’s (MAP) Adopt-A-Unit. “I thought it would help the soldiers if they knew that we were behind them while they were away from home and their families,” explains Debra Parker, President of VFW Post...

8/4/2009 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The VFW is pleased to announce it has now provided more than three million free phone calls between deployed service members and their families back home in the United States, courtesy of VFW Operation Uplink™" “Free Call Days”. VFW Operation Uplink™" — the premiere calling program for deployed service members — initially provided calling cards to deployed and hospitalized troops, but on Mother’s Day 2006, due to the growing popularity of the program ...

8/19/2008 - ORLANDO, Fla. — Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.), the first Cuban-born American elected to the U.S. Senate, expressed his appreciation for his adopted country and those who defend it. “As an immigrant my admiration for veterans knows no bounds,” said the Orlando native. “I’m immensely grateful for your service. I lived under oppression.” Martinez proudly proclaimed that a VA hospital will be built in Orlando—one of the largest areas in the nation without one—in the “not too d...

5/25/2008 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The last known surviving veteran of World War I was recently recognized by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Frank W. Buckles, 107, was awarded the VFW Commander-in-Chief Gold Medal for his “extraordinary achievements and as a cherished representative of all World War I veterans.” “Frank Buckles has embodied all that is symbolic of the American spirit, admirably serving his nation during times of war and peace with utmost integrity an...

8/15/2008 - WASHINGTON — Next Tuesday, Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) will be awarded the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Gold Medal and Citation of Merit for his leadership in sponsoring the Post 9/11 GI Bill, which was signed into law on June 30, 2008. VFW National Commander George Lisicki will present the award to Senator Webb at the organization's national convention in Orlando for "recognition of exceptional service rendered the country, community, and mankind." The senator is also ...