When she was 16 years old, Janae Sergio was dropped off at an emergency night shelter in Hollywood, California, by her mother, who would not be returning for her daughter. Having only brought a single backpack, Sergio believed her stay at the shelter would only be temporary. Sergio would soon begin her long journey of self-actualization, overcoming trauma and, ultimately, acceptance, which would eventually lead her to enlistment in the Navy. Having grown up in a broken a...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is pleased to announce starting May 1, participating Burger King® franchise restaurants will kick off their annual fundraiser to raise money throughout the month of May in support of the VFW’s National Veterans Service (NVS), helping to ensure the VFW can continue to provide service members, veterans and their families with accredited assistance navigating VA claims processes which is absolutely free. For nearly two d...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to honor our nation’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander service members, veterans and their families throughout the month of May. The Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander designation encompasses more than 50 ethnic and linguistic groups living in the United States and its territories that have h...
Statement of Kristina Keenan, Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To Pending Legislation Washington, D.C. Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, members of the committee, on behalf of the men and women of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) and i...
WASHINGTON – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) today applauded a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Hencely v. Fluor Corp., which restores a critical legal pathway for injured service members seeking accountability from government contractors. In a decision issued April 22, 2026, the court vacated a lower-court ruling that had broadly shielded contractors from liability under the doctrine of “battlefield preemption.” The ruling allows U.S. Army Spc. Winston ...
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