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The VFW’s #StillServing campaign honors the continued commitment and sacrifice of America’s veterans. For some of those men and women, dogs have played – or continue to play – a crucial role. The VFW wants to share their stories. As ‘man’s best friend,’ dogs often have a special bond with humans. For many v...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The more than 1.5 million members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Auxiliary congratulate the U.S. Coast Guard, America’s oldest continuous maritime service, on its 231 years of service and bravery defending our great nation. On Aug. 4, 1790, President Washington signed the Tariff Act into law, establishi...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Matthew M. “Fritz” Mihelcic, of Sparta, Illinois, was elected today as the new national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, a congressionally-chartered veterans service organization comprised of 1.5 million eligible veterans and military service members from all six branches of the ar...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars is proud to announce that Cole-Miers VFW Post 3619 in DeRidder, Louisiana, was selected to receive the 2021 VFW Fred C. Hall Memorial Outstanding Post Special Project Award, which recognizes VFW Posts for unique and outstanding community service projects. Post 3619 was selected for its unbelieva...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Have your electronic devices ready as the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) begins livestreaming from its business-only 122nd VFW National Convention in Kansas City, beginning with the Monday Business Session on Aug. 2 at 8:00 a.m. CDT, and culminating the following day with the election of a new national commander. Be sure t...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce the selection of the top state winners of its 2020 - 2021 Scout of the Year scholarship competition. Enacted in 2001, the Scout of the Year competition was designed to reward eligible members of the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Venturing Crew or Sea Scouts who have risen a...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – More than three years ago, the Republic of Singapore hosted a much anticipated summit between the leaders of the United States and North Korea, the first meeting of its kind ever in the history of the two nations. While the years following the 2018 North Korea-United States Singapore Summit would prove the meeting did littl...
Ron Ramos is #StillServing as a Gold Legacy Life member of VFW Post 10818 in New Richmond, Wisconsin. He’s currently the VFW Department of Wisconsin Junior Vice Commander, Post 10818 Service Officer, and was an All-American Commander 2018-2019. Originally from the Bronx, Ramos always wanted to join the U.S. Marine Corps. His desire to enlist ...
A VFW Post in The Volunteer State observed Vietnam War Veterans Day on March 29 to remember and honor Vietnam War veterans and their families. According to then-VFW Post 5019 Commander Harold Alexander, the Post is largely comprised of Vietnam War veterans, which was the impetus for this event. “We looked through the history of our Post, and ...
When Joe Richard left Louisiana on April 29, the last-known Pearl Harbor survivor in the state embarked on a trip down memory lane. Accompanied by VFW Post 9903, American Legion Post 225 and Legion Rider Post 225 in Church Point, Louisiana, the 97-year-old World War II veteran departed on a 448-mile trek west to the National Museum of the Pacific W...
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