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OAK BROOK, Ill. – Ace Hardware is collaborating with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) once again this year to honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country by giving away 1 million American flags nationwide on Saturday, May 29, 2021. Consumers who visit a participating Ace store on May 29th will receive a fre...
Statement of Ryan Gallucci, Director National Veterans Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before The United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To Supporting Disabled Veterans: The State of Claims Processing During and After COVID-19 Washington, D.C. Chairman Tester, Ranking Member Moran, and member...
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 Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, With Respect To Military Transition During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A VFW Post in Traverse City, Michigan, in March hosted Michigan National Guard troops whose mission was to administer COVID-19 vaccines to the public. Nearly 50 Guardsmen attended the “thank you” dinner at VFW Post 2780. Post Auxiliary President Vicki Luckey said she heard about the troops being housed in a nearby hotel with no laundry ...
A Post in Springfield, Missouri, in March organized an event that aimed to help veterans. Members of VFW Post 3404 hosted the Veterans Resource Fair, an open house event, at their Post. The goal, according to Post Adjutant Brian Fisher, was to give veterans assistance in their daily lives. Fisher said the event was postponed from last year due to t...
Why should you go to church? I have heard a lot of odd reasoning about this over the years. Consider a few common objections. Some people say the church is full of hypocrites – well of course it is. If people were all perfect, we could shut down the operation. People go to church because they are sinners. We church goers are pretentious, jeal...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Yesterday, the VFW National Council of Administration voted on and approved the decision to execute a business only, 122nd VFW National Conventionin Kansas City, Missouri. The vote came just one week after the VFW announced the impossibility of the event taking place at the Baltimore Convention Center in Maryland as origina...
“I am #StillServing by remaining active with the VFW as a Post Commander and coordinating with other organizations to be responsive to the current situation in our city and state,” said Craig DeOld, a VFW Bronze Legacy Life member and Post Commander of Boston Police VFW Post 1018 in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. DeOld served in...
Statement of Kristina Keenan, Associate 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 Bost, and members of the committee, on behalf ...
VFW Post 1 in Denver, Colorado, has the special distinction of being the oldest Post in America. For more than 100 years, Post 1 has been dedicated to serving veterans – and they’ve remained determined to continue their unique programs during the pandemic. While in-person activities are limited, Post 1 is being renovated with members do...
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