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Sep 25 2020

Celebrate VFW Day

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Every Sept. 29, Veterans of Foreign Wars Day is celebrated at Posts and in communities around the world. VFW Day is a day devoted to recognizing our amazing organization and its selfless and committed members worldwide who continue to serve. The VFW has been unwavering in its devotion to veterans, service members and their ...

Sep 24 2020

Helping Veterans 'Any Way, Shape or Form'

Today, U.S. Marine Corps veteran Richard Andrew Farrer inspires service members to get help when they need it and find community and a mission in life. But a few years ago, he never would’ve thought that was possible. “For a long time, I was lost. I didn't have a path that was conducive to a good life. I drank too much. I suffered from ...

Sep 21 2020

VFW, VA Host Facebook Life Serving Homeless and At-Risk Veterans

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) are hosting an interactive Facebook Live event to highlight resources available to help veterans facing homelessness to secure safe and stable housing. Join us on Sept. 23 at 3 p.m. ET to hear from experts on VA p...

Sep 21 2020

“… A Mission to Help My Warfighter Family …”

As a platoon sergeant in the U.S. Army with 20 years of service, David Sousa knew how to watch out for and help the men and women around him when they faced struggles. He didn’t expect to lose a friend and find that he needed help too. “A good friend of mine committed suicide in March 2013 and it triggered some major emotions with me. I...

Sep 18 2020

The VFW Will Always Remember

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, the Veterans of Foreign Wars emphasizes the gravity of honoring and remembering the more than 140,000 former American prisoners of war and nearly 82,000 service members who remain missing and unaccounted-for. It is the duty of every American to remember the men and women whose sacrifice ...

Sep 18 2020

VFW Salutes Air Force for 73 Years of Service

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Friday, Sept. 18, the Veterans of Foreign Wars proudly joins together with Americans to celebrate the brave men and women of the U.S. Air Force, and their 73 years of steadfast service to our nation. For nearly three-quarters of a century, the Air Force’s innovation and drive have positioned the United States as th...

Sep 16 2020

Moving Beyond Patchwork Systems: The Future of Education Services IT

Statement of Patrick Murray, Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittees on Technology Modernization and Economic Opportunity With Respect To “Moving Beyond Patchwork Systems: The Future of Education Ser...

Sep 15 2020

Veterans Offer a Way To Heal and Forge Ahead

Army veterans Steve Hotz and Dave Seitz, members of VFW Post 3103 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, are giving fellow veterans and first responders a unique way to work through mental health concerns using blacksmithing. Seitz and Hotz opened Black Horse Forge (BHF) in 2018, a project that quickly took shape with their first conversation. Their wives we...

Sep 11 2020

Remembering September 11

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Friday, Sept. 11, the Veterans of Foreign Wars encourages every American to join together as it remembers and reflects on a day that of tragedy that Americans will never forget. Sept. 11 was a day that began just like any other, but ended with 2,977 Americans tragically losing their lives in an attack that forever change...

Sep 10 2020

Pending Legislation

Statement of Patrick Murray, Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To Pending Legislation Washington, D.C. Chairman Takano, Ranking Member Roe, and members of the committee, on behalf of the men and wom...