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Irene Hosking was a registered nurse before World War II, but when her brother survived the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, she joined the Army. Hosking, a member of VFW Post 4005 in Corunna, Mich., said her most vivid memories from serving overseas relate to the men who lost limbs in battle. “We did not see the wounds when they first g...
For the third year in a row, a Michigan VFW Post has meshed the veteran and gaming communities in a fundraising event. Hunter Desander, commander of VFW Post 4113 in St. Johns, Mich., organized Combo Con, an event that included VFW Post 3055 (St. Louis, Mich.), VFW Post 1454 (Elma, Mich.) and VFW Post 3733 (Fowler, Mich.). The three-day event featu...
Joe Greene retired from the Air Force in 2012. Two years later, his wife landed a job interview that ultimately led to his new career path as a VFW-accredited service officer. Greene, a life member of VFW Post 1370 in Pontiac, Mich., said his wife, Karen, also a veteran, initially applied for a veteran service officer position with VFW’s Depa...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie will be joining more than 10,000 members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and its Auxiliary at the 120th VFW National Convention as it convenes this Saturday through July 24 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla....
In an effort to learn more about the training, readiness and morale of the troops overseas, VFW Commander-in-Chief B.J. Lawrence embedded with members of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, during the cold February winter in Poland. The unit from Fort Riley, Kan., deployed to eastern Europe in late December as part of Operat...
The VFW aligned with Humana and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida in June for a gleaning, or gathering of leftovers after a harvest, near Orlando to help combat food insecurity among central Florida families. Volunteers picked more than 10,000 pounds of corn from a field at Long & Scott Farms in Lake County, Fla. About 75 voluntee...
Statement of Patrick Murray, Deputy 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 "Pending Legislation" WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman Levin, Ranking Member Bilirakis, and mem...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 120-year-young Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States just added almost 25,000 members to snap a 27-year decline in membership. America’s largest and oldest war veterans’ organization began its new membership year earlier this month with almost 1.165 million members, a million less than its peak in 19...
WASHINGTON – In advance of this weekend’s start of the 120th National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States in Orlando, Fla., the VFW national commander is asking all Vietnam veterans to search through their closets and footlockers for documents that might help Vietnam to determine the fate of an estimated 300,...
For the ninth year, VFW representatives attended the Bataan Memorial Death March on March 17 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The annual march through 26.2 miles of desert terrain is held to remember those who defended the Philippine Islands during World War II. (See p. 36 for an article on the 30th annual march.) In addition to being an event sp...
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