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As he pulled up the gravel driveway to a 12-acre farm in Stilwell, Kan., Joseph Headrick realized just how far he was from home. It was here, in the heart of America and nearly 2,000 miles from his home in Puyallup, Wash., that he hoped to find salvation from his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Headrick, 34, a former Army tanker and...
The VFW’s Publications staff quizzed VFW members attending the organization’s 119th National Convention in July in Kansas City, Mo. Members offered their thoughts on specific topics, such as when the VFW might see its first female national commander or what they would like to see changed about the annual convention. Here’s a loo...
Since 2008, a grassroots, VFW-member-led effort has fed more than 15,000 veterans nationwide, distributed more than 1 million pounds of food and donated more than $80,000 in gift cards. And it all started with one postage stamp. VFW Department of New York member Rich Synek was postmaster in Vernon Center, N.Y., when he noticed WWII vet Orley Baker ...
James R. “Bob” Currieo was a man who never forgot where he came from. And to honor his 50-year commitment to VFW, members of VFW Post 9972 in Sierra Vista, Ariz., voted unanimously to rename their Post after him. Currieo joined the Post in 1962 and remained a member until his death last October. During that time, he would become VFW com...
The third Friday of every September is set aside as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Let us remember those who put country before self, but have yet to return home from their wars. Let us remember their families, who continue to burn the candle of hope. And let us continue to tell the story that without the service and sacrifice of American servic...
WASHINGTON – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Disabled American Veterans, The American Legion and Paralyzed Veterans of America today released the following letter to the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs urging the Senate to pass H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018, before the 115th Congress...
On the first Friday of the new school year last year, students lined the halls of Caroline Middle School in Milford, Va. They cheered as a group of local Vietnam veterans walked down the hall to their classroom, shook the vets’ hands and thanked them for their service. After the veterans took their seats, the students filed in and stood next ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. joins in celebrating the birthday of the United States Air Force, which has remained the most dominant air, space and cyber force in the world for the past 71 years. Originally organized as part of the U.S. Army in 1907, the Air Force became a separate mil...
Laurence "Buckshot" Blumer is named after a World War II hero and fighter pilot, his father. Major Laurence “Scrappy” Blumer was known as the “Fastest Ace in the West” when he shot down five FW-190s in 15 minutes of aerial combat. “I loved my father very much and always wanted to follow in his footsteps,” said Bl...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce it is teaming up with UNA, the nation’s fastest-growing group purchasing organization, to expand its offering of benefits to VFW members to include discounts on hotels, office supplies and entertainment tickets. With this new offering, VFW members gain acce...
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