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Jan 16 2025

Honoring Silver Star Recipient

Members of VFW Post 1548 in Libby, Montana, led a successful campaign to rename a local bridge in honor of a Silver Star recipient who lost his life in the Vietnam War. Known personally by some members of Post 1548, Arthur Rambo was a standout baseball player at Libby High School, where he also performed in talent shows and sang in the school choir. “Never heard one bad, ill word about the man,” VFW Post 1548 Service Officer Keith Kidwell told 8KPAX. “Everybody’s got war...

Jan 15 2025

VFW Leaders Kick Off New Year With Troop Visits Abroad

WASHINGTON — Last week, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief Carol Whitmore, Washington Office Executive Director Ryan Gallucci and Director of Operations Brad Hazell landed in Brussels to begin an eight-day command visit to Belgium and Germany, visiting major commands such as NATO’s Supreme Headquarters of Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) and United States European Command (EUCOM), as well as U.S. service members, Department of Defense (DOD) civili...

Jan 13 2025

Sport Clips Haircuts Donates $1.33M to VFW for Help A Hero, the Largest Veteran Scholarship Program of its Kind

DENVER – For the ninth year in a row, Sport Clips Haircuts presented a check to the VFW Foundation for more than $1M toward Help A Hero Scholarships for veterans, the largest veterans’ scholarship program of its kind. The donation presentation was held at VFW Post 1 in downtown Denver, known for its historic significance and dedication to honoring and empowering those who have served, where free haircuts for local veterans were part of the event. Veteran-founded Sport C...

Jan 09 2025

Destination Rhode Island

As VFW continues its year-long 125th anniversary celebration, VFW magazine visited Rhode Island in October to highlight four VFW Posts for the “Destination Post Series.” The four featured “Ocean State” VFW Posts were chosen because of the positive impact each has on the communities in which the Posts are located. ‘OUR FOCUS IS SERVICE’ On a Monday in October, members of VFW Post 406 gathered on a clear, crisp fall evening on the lawn of the Elks Lodge just steps from th...

Jan 08 2025

VFW Announces Annual Publications Contest

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is now accepting submissions for its 2024 National Publications Contest. VFW publications published up to four times annually, or five or more times annually, will be judged in four categories. The categories are: Department-level publications: Newspaper/Newsletter Defined as being printed on newspaper stock. Best Feature Story All publications judged...