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Jan 10 2023

'Thank You for Believing in Me'

Joe Giffen, 30, is originally from Boston. Today, he lives in Davenport, Iowa, with his wife, Erin. Soon, he will graduate from the University of Dayton with a doctorate in education in leadership for organizations. He credits the VFW with playing a major role in getting him to this point. In 2009, Giffen began a six-year military career in the Ohi...

Jan 09 2023

'He Was Worth Fighting For'

Kenneth “Ken” Gittings enlisted in the Army in 1965 because he believed it was his duty to serve. He deployed to Vietnam for a year. Soon after returning home, he met Sandra, and they were married within months. “It was really quick,” Sandra said. “We fell in love and wanted to be with each other.” They settled i...

Jan 07 2023

VFW, SVA Name 2023 Student Veteran Finalists for Legislative Fellowship

WASHINGTON — Five Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) members were named today at the SVA National Conference in Orlando, Florida, for the 2023 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship. “This is fantastic news, not only for these fellows, but also for veterans, service members and their families they will represent,” said VFW National Commander ...

Jan 05 2023

NYC Fort Renames Street for Vietnam War Infantryman

A ceremony was held in May at New York City’s Fort Hamilton to rename a street for a Vietnam War veteran who earned the Medal of Honor. Fort Hamilton’s main street was renamed John Warren Avenue in honor of Army 1st Lt. John E. Warren Jr. The street was originally named for confederate general Robert E. Lee. Warren, a native of Brooklyn...

Jan 04 2023

'Behind Each Name is a Face'

Army Sgt. Marion C. Brown. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Louis Heiser. Army Spec. 4 Gerald JamesSzoszorek. These are just a few of the more than 58,000 names etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Now, thanks to the years-long efforts of volunteers and family members around the United States, the virtual Wall of Faces displays a...

Jan 03 2023

VFW Announces Annual Publications Contest

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is now accepting submissions for its 2023 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 Define...

Dec 26 2022

‘It Was a Long Road, but I’m Finally Here’

Marcello Lynch, 33, has been a member of the Army Reserves for 11 years. “I enlisted following in the footsteps of my father, grandfather and uncles,” he explained. “My grandfather served in the Navy during World War II. My father was a Marine during Vietnam, and my uncles all served in the Army. I wanted to keep the tradition ali...

Dec 22 2022

Happy Holidays From the VFW

WASHINGTON — As 2022 comes to a close, I’d like to take this time to share some thoughts and my gratitude for the gift of life we have all been given. Since I took hold of the reigns as VFW commander-in-chief five months ago, I have been on the road and in the air traveling across the globe, engaging with veterans, service members and t...

Dec 20 2022

Happy Birthday US Space Force!

WASHINGTON – Today, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) joins in with our grateful nation in celebrating the third birthday of the newest branch of the Department of Defense, the U.S. Space Force. Established on Dec. 20, 2019, when the National Defense Authorization Act was signed into law, the United States Space Force (USSF) became a separat...

Dec 19 2022

Army School Honors Two Special Forces Soldiers

Fort Bragg’s John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School held a ribbon cutting ceremony in June for two buildings named in honor of two of the most famous Green Berets in Army history. The North Carolina school’s newly opened Chapman Hall, which was named in honor of Army Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Chapman, will house advanced skills a...