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“The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States appreciates the compromise and is pleased the government has reopened, but the short-term funding package brings little assurance to America’s veteran and military communities that what just ended won’t happen again in three months. “The VFW once again calls on Congress to p...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of United States again called for an end to the government shutdown this morning alongside other veteran and military service organizations at a press conference at the National World War II Memorial. It was the first time the veteran and military service organization community had united with one voice to demand that...
Beginning today, more than 1,100 Sport Clips Haircuts locations will come together on a single mission - to raise $575,000 for the company's annual "Help A Hero" fundraising campaign, benefiting the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Since 2007, the Help A Hero program has supported the VFW's Operation Uplink™ "Free Call Days," making more than 2 mill...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of United States will be calling for an end to the government shutdown alongside other veteran and military service organizations at a 10 a.m. press conference, Tuesday, at the National World War II Memorial. “The longer the shutdown the more severe the fallout, to now include the impending threat of no disability or...
WASHINGTON – As a result of the ongoing shutdown, the Department of Veterans Affairs GI Bill hotline, 1-888-GIBILL-1, remains offline, meaning veterans have very few places to turn for reliable information on accessing their earned GI Bill benefits. To counter the lack of customer service, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VF...
Yesterday, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Eric Shinseki, confirmed what we already knew. Millions of veterans and their dependents are on the verge of disaster unless elected officials are willing to put their own pride and political interests aside and focus on their duty. Those who have borne the burden of battle are now endangered by the very p...
WASHINGTON — The nation’s oldest and largest war veterans’ organization is disgusted with the partisan bickering and government paralysis caused by a White House and Congress who will not budge from their ideological extremes in order to properly take care of America’s true heroes. “Yesterday’s news that the g...
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 t...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars, America’s largest organization of combat veterans, has announced that its official charity, the VFW Foundation, is taking urgent action to help the families of fallen U.S. service members. Because of the federal government shutdown, the Pentagon is withholding a $100,000 death gratuity payment that is usually given t...
Statement of Gerald T. Manar, Deputy Director, National Veterans Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States for the record Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States House of Representatives with respect to Effect of Government Shutdown on VA Benefits and Services to Veterans.
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