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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Auxiliary wish our U.S. Navy a very happy 245th birthday as our sailors continue to protect and defend freedom across our global waters. The U.S. Navy is America’s naval warfare service branch and the most capable and dominant sea-fighting force in the world. Our Navy is com...
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Even in a pandemic, veterans are returning from active military duty to prepare for civilian careers that require them to return to school for additional education and training…often beyond what is covered financially by the GI Bill. To make educational expenses less of a burden on service members, anyone can &ldquo...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) recently announced details of its 2021 Medicare product offerings, including Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans that are built with the benefits and options people eligible for Medicare need most. Beneficiaries will also have new choices through the launch of 69 new MAPD plans across hundr...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars began its next journey of communicating with veterans, service members and military families through The VFW Podcast, its newest communication platform today. The VFW Podcast is the official podcast of the VFW, the oldest combat veterans service organization advocating for and serving our veter...
Kerry D. Steuart enlisted in the U.S. Air Force with plans for a long military career. But things didn’t go as planned. He was medically discharged only eight years into what he thought would be decades of service. Soon after, the Gulf War veteran began battling post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in addition to his physical challenges. &ld...
“I found my mission in helping my fellow brothers and sisters when I lost a former soldier from suicide,” said U.S. Army veteran Derrick Brooks. “I never lost a soldier in combat. To come home and lose one by his own hand – why survive the war, just to go out like that?!” The tragic death weighed heavily on Brooks, who...
Christopher Boehm served in the U.S. Army for eight years. After returning home, he realized his video game passion could be a way to help fellow service members. Boehm is a member of VFW Post 5059 in Turlock, California, and has loved video games most of his life. “I have played video games since the Magnavox Odyssey came out in the 70s. Coi...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Sport Clips Haircuts are teaming up to host the first-ever virtual VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero Walk, offering supporters a new way to engage with Sport Clips’ annual Help A Hero campaign. The annual Help A Hero campaign, which kicks off in-store on Oct. 12, helps raise awareness ...
A VFW Post in Philadelphia received a Certificate of Appreciation from a Pennsylvania Army National Guard on June 7 for helping conduct COVID-19 tests. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Pennsylvania National Guard have conducted coronavirus testing for the public. A part of Task Force Associator, soldiers from 1st Bn., 111th Inf. Regt.,...
VFW Commander-in-Chief Hal Roesch on Sept. 4 presented the VFW Life Saving Award to two Louisiana deputies for saving a man’s life in late June. Roesch presented the award to St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies Alexis Agnelly and Paul Quick at the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Department in Luling, La. Since 2013, VFW has ...
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