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Nov 20 2025

‘Waking Up With The VFW’

Since September, the “Waking Up with The VFW’s Combat Tested Gaming” podcast has served as the mouthpiece for a growing Discord community bringing together VFW and Auxiliary members from all across the country. Launched on Sept. 29 to coincide with VFW’s 126th Birthday, the podcast features insightful conversations with vete...

Nov 20 2025

Improving Outcomes for Disabled Veterans: Oversight of VA’s Medical Disability Examination Office

Statement of Michael S. Figlioli, Director National Veterans Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs With Respect To “Improving Outcomes for Disabled Veterans: Oversight of VA&rsq...

Nov 20 2025

1,300 Pounds of Food

In October, VFW Post 12218 in Haymarket, Va., received a call from Steve Hood, a member of VFW Post 1177 in Leesburg, Virginia, and member of the Military Order of the Cootie, asking for help: The food pantry at the Martinsburg Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia, was running short on food. The clinic, which hands out bags ...

Nov 19 2025

Holiday Shopping with the VFW Store

Get your holiday shopping off to a start by checking out the VFW Store. Collect the first and second annual VFW holiday ornaments for yourself or give as a gift. Both are made in the USA. Click vfwstore.org/searchresults?q=holiday%20ornament. Be sure to check out the selection of patriotic accessories, including new earrings, tie and scarf. Click v...

Nov 17 2025

'You Know You’ve Made a Connection'

While on stage to accept her award for the 2025 Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Award at the 2025 VFW National Convention in Columbus, Ohio, high school English teacher Nicole Petrosillo told the audience: “I fully grasp the role I have as an educator today. I acknowledge the broader platform I have to help students understand ...

Nov 14 2025

VFW Will Not Stay Silent While America's Heroes are Dragged Through the Mud

WASHINGTON — The Washington Post has decided that America’s veterans, those who have fought, bled and sacrificed for this nation, are the new villains of these last couple of weeks. Their recent reporting, suggesting that veterans are filing “dubious” or “fraudulent” disability claims to milk the VA system, is no...

Nov 12 2025

'This Community Has Saved Lives'

This past August at the VFW National Convention in Columbus, Ohio, one booth stood out among the rest. Attracting attendees of all ages, Regiment Gaming, the largest veteran gaming community in the U.S., was letting attendees try out the new video game “Gray Zone Warfare” on three gaming personal computers. The game, which is described ...

Nov 10 2025

VFW Celebrates Veterans’ Enduring Legacy

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Nov. 11, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its 1 million members salute in recognition, gratitude and respect, every American who has bravely put on our nation’s uniform in defense of our democracy and freedom. For the VFW, Veterans Day is not just any holiday, but a sacred opportunity to pause and honor the e...

Nov 07 2025

VFW Salutes the Marine Corps on 250 Years

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Nov. 10, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) proudly joins in with a grateful nation to honor the United States Marine Corps and celebrate its 250th birthday, honoring two and a half centuries of distinguished service, sacrifice and unwavering commitment to the nation it serves. On this historic milestone, the VFW recogni...

Nov 06 2025

Honoring the ‘Hello Girls’

It started with a private conversation in the halls of Montana State University in 2017. Then-Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.) was in Bozeman, Montana, for a town hall meeting when he heard of Ed Saunders’ research on “The Treasure State’s” World War I women veterans for a book. “He pulled me aside and asked if there was a...