Members of VFW Post 10380 in Green Township, Ohio, attended the Harvest Home Fair Sept. 5-8. Held in Cheviot, Ohio, a suburb near Cincinnati, the fair kicked off with a three-hour parade through the city’s downtown. While the parade was happening, VFW Post 10380 Jr. Vice Commander Ed Murphy and fellow Vietnam veteran Joe Augustine were setting up a VFW booth and preparing VFW recruitment information to distribute. According to Murphy, Harvest Home Fair Director Donnie Be...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce the launch of its TikTok channel, joining nine fellow veteran-serving organizations as part of TikTok’s new "Veteran Voices" initiative. Veteran Voices focuses on key challenges afflicting the military and veteran community — mental health, affordable housing, and employment. Together, these trusted organizations will leverage TikTok's influential community of creators and engage audiences to prov...
Volunteers at the 125th VFW National Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, participated in a Uniting to Combat Hunger seed-packing event aimed at helping families affected by food insecurity. Those seeds were sent across the country to distributors that provide healthy and fresh produce to those in need. As part of the initiative to address the issue, volunteers on July 27 packed 4,000 seed packets that were distributed to VFW Posts and Auxiliaries, as well as community ga...
Members of VFW Post 3873 in Naperville, Illinois, gathered to commemorate the organization’s 125th anniversary during a ceremony on Sept. 29 at the Chicago suburb’s Judd Kendall VFW Hall. Post 3873 Commander Staci Boyer led the event, which brought together members, community supporters and local officials to honor VFW’s legacy and contributions to veterans and the community. “The founders thought, how do we create some kind of organization that is going to make sure tha...
Located along the famous San Antonio River Walk is VFW Post 76. The oldest and largest VFW Post in the state of Texas, Post 76 is a welcome haven for visitors exploring the scenic path along the river. That is why it was chosen as this month’s Destination Post. With Corinthian columns, a wraparound porch and a second-floor veranda, the Victorian home was built in 1895. Known as the Petty House, it was designated an historic landmark by the city of San Antonio in 2008, an...
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