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KANSAS CITY, Mo. –The Veterans of Foreign Wars is now accepting submissions for its 2020 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 be...
Richard Bechtol, 28, of Coshocton, Ohio, is a third-generation service member. Growing up with a father who served in the Marines, he always saw the military as an option. Bechtol seriously considered joining ROTC out of high school but opted to play golf at a small school instead. The call of duty never left though, and he joined the Ohio Army Nat...
Andrea Lopez, 37, of Fresno, Calif., is a fighter. A single mom of six children, Andrea has faced many obstacles as she’s tried to remain tough and care for herself and her kids. Her will to fight for what’s needed and desire to find her own way in life led her to the Army. “I chose to join because I was a young mother who had jus...
WASHINGTON – After a nearly half-century long fight, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its veterans service and survivor organization partners claimed victory with the termination of the contentious and embattled Military Widow’s Tax as part of the presidential signing of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act today. “...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) wishes our service members, veterans, military families, and friends a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year. While most of us will spend this time with our families and friends, it’s imperative that we remember the thousands of soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and Coast G...
Just 10 miles off the coast of Dunedin Beach, Fla., in the Gulf of Mexico, exists a Circle of Heroes. It is a tranquil, peaceful place that offers comfort for veterans inclined — and prepared — to visit it. The first-of-its-kind underwater veterans dive memorial was dedicated on Aug. 5. VFW’s Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief Fritz M...
WASHINGTON – Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) hosted 60 wounded warriors, their families and caregivers, and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center staff Dec. 13 for the traditional Aleethia Foundation’s Friday Night Dinner at The Capitol Hill Club. “It is an honor to break bread, share stories, and be part of the healing proc...
This article is featured in the November/December issue ofVFW magazine, and was written by Amanda Cook, editor-in-chief of theVFW Auxiliary Magazine. The VFW Auxiliary’s Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest was established in 1979 to give high school students a platform and venue for expressing patriotism not only through their words...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – This week, on the eighth anniversary of the conclusion of the U.S. mission in Iraq, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) remembers the nearly 4,500 men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the fight against terror. More than 1.5 million soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines deployed to Iraq from March 20, 2003, to De...
For 90 years, the Military Order of the Cootie has been spreading Christmas cheer to the children of the National Home! Every year on the first weekend in December, they travel from far and wide to share the holiday spirit at the National Home. Friday evening, members of the VFW Department of Michigan District 8 organized the delivery of presents t...
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