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VFW has presented more than 60 educators with its Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Award since 1999. This year’s recipients spoke at the 120th VFW National Convention in Orlando, Fla., thanking VFW for the award and sharing how they bring veterans and their stories into the classroom. Bobbie Schamens | Grade level K-5 | Meadowv...
Since 2015, members of VFW Post 1308 in Alton, Ill., have uplifted sick and terminally ill children — more than 500 in the U.S. and even one in London, England. According to member Wayne Able, the Post presents the Courage Inspiration Determination (CID) Medal to children in hospitals in nearby states. On July 19, Able said “several&rdq...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to team up with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday, Oct. 11, to bring our Facebook followers an opportunity to get their questions answered regarding the latest VA is offering to address barriers to care for rural veterans. During the event, experts will discu...
VFW leadership touted its progression toward community-based events and family friendly environments to a class from Fort Leavenworth’s School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS). In April, students from the school, which is roughly 40 miles from VFW National Headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., met with VFW employees to have a conversation abou...
One day in January 2014, VFW Department of California member Jesse Iwuji decided he wanted to take his career in a new direction. The Navy officer was fresh off a deployment and about to go on another to the Persian Gulf later that year. While sitting in his room that morning, Iwuji said he wrote on a whiteboard, “Jesse, become a professional...
On Oct. 3, 2009, the odds were against U.S. troops at Combat Outpost Keating in Afghanistan’s Nuristan province, located just 10 miles from the Pakistan border. Contained between the Landay River and steep mountains, Keating was attacked from multiple directions by 300 enemy fighters. When the battle ended after more than 12 hours, eight U.S....
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is still accepting applications for its popular Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen youth scholarship competitions, as well as its Teacher of the Year award. Inspiring patriotism within our nation’s youth has long been a top priority for the VFW, but with the Oct. 31 de...
With the legislative and judicial battles seemingly over for the Vietnam War’s so-called “blue water” Navy veterans, the process for them to receive VA compensation is just beginning. VFW National Veterans Service Director Ryan Gallucci said that contacting a VFW Service Officer should be a common course of action for all blue wat...
As many college students start the fall 2019 semester, Student Veterans of America (SVA) chapters are gearing up to support military-affiliated students during their higher education endeavors. SVA has a presence at many of the country’s top universities, including Washington University in St. Louis. The school’s veterans’ organiz...
Influenza is a potentially serious disease that causes thousands of flu-related deaths each year. It results in hospitalization for hundreds of thousands of people, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Based on CDC studies from 2010 through 2018, influenza-related deaths ranged from around 12,000 to 79,000 annually, while people...
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