Linda Eshenbaugh, 66, has lived in Sarver, Pennsylvania, her whole life. She has been married for 48 years and has three sons, James, Matthew and Iraq War veteran Christopher. Growing up, Eshenbaugh’s brothers were Marines, and she spent many summers in the Carolinas where they were stationed. Today, as VFW Accredited Claims Consultant and supervisor of the Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs regional office, she takes great care in serving veterans. “When you realize [a claim] ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce 156 student veterans were selected to receive VFW’s “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarships” for the 2025 fall semester. The student veterans will collectively receive more than $740,000 in scholarships, helping to narrow the gap left by exhausting GI Bill benefits and ultimately lessen their student loan burden. See the full list of recipients. Established more than a decade ago, the Help A Hero Sc...
Marine Corps veteran Randy Brock, 35, lives in Orlando, Florida, with his wife, Hannah, and their two children, Annabelle and Sullivan. Brock served four years and was stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in Havelock, North Carolina. “I joined the Marines for the ultimate mental and physical test, to grow as a person and to serve my country,” Brock said. Brock found the VFW’s “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship” in a list provided by his university. He ext...
On July 18, VFW Post 2205 in Denton, Texas, got a call from Bobby Maes, an Army veteran of VFW Post 10460 and employee of the Denton-based homeless shelter Our Daily Bread. Maes was calling out to any local VFW Posts that could help assist the shelter that day — it was more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit outside and the shelter was low on bottled water. Tim Middleton, commander of Post 2205, answered the call and began to reach out to other veteran-affiliated organizations ...
When torrential rainfall in early July caused devastating flash floods to rip through Kerrville, Texas, fellow VFW Post 5480 members in Madisonville, Kentucky, sprang to action. Separated by nearly 1,000 miles, Post 5480 members held a donation drive throughout the month that culminated with $25,000 toward the Kerrville Relief Fund, with an additional $4,000 for its local VFW Post 1480 on July 21. “The impact of the events motivated us to take decisive action,” said Post...
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