This year for VFW Day of Service, Post 12150 in New Haven, Connecticut, contributed by helping pick up trash and debris along the shoreline of a local park dedicated to the service of Vietnam veterans. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park, also known as “the V,” sits along the Long Island Sound – an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, between Long Island, New York, and Connecticut. “The V is a go-to site for a lot of the things we do,” Post Commander Bryan Standish said. “Including...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – As the nation approaches Memorial Day, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is urging all Americans to pause and reflect on the profound significance of this solemn day. While acknowledging and appreciating the celebrations and gatherings that often accompany the holiday, the VFW emphasizes that Memorial Day is, at its core, a day of remembrance for those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. "In the midst of barbecues and the start ...
The ninth annual Decorated Purple Heart Pheasant Hunt in Gettysburg, South Dakota, brought veterans together for an outdoor hunting experience. The Winston M. Toomey VFW Post 8530 hosted this year’s event which saw five Purple Heart recipients from across the country gather in Gettysburg for an all-expense-paid, five-day hunt. VFW Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief Carol Whitmore attended and visited with the Purple Heart recipients. “This is such a tremendous program, it i...
Members of VFW Post 5658 in Elberta, Alabama, honored veterans for their service on April 15. The Post partnered with Devoted Health Care to celebrate veterans in hospice care for their service to the country during a ceremony on April 15 at the Battleship Alabama Park in Mobile. “Devoted Health Care in Foley (Alabama) wanted to honor veterans under their care, so they reached out to us for help,” VFW Post 5658 Commander Alvino Sosa said. “We coordinated with them and ma...
Last summer, when renovating VFW Post 2608 in Dwight, Illinois, Post Commander Adam Goetsch thought to dedicate a piece of their Post to all service members. The result was a mural painted on one of the outside walls, facing part of historic Route 66. Goetsch had reached out to Stephan “Conman” Connors, a local artist who had completed several pieces around Dwight, Illinois, many of which include Route 66 aesthetics. “I’m the mural guy,” Connors said when asked about his...
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