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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce the launch of its inaugural gaming league, Combat Tested Gaming. Working alongside veteran-owned KC Crew, this landmark initiative provides a new platform for service members and veterans to hone their gaming skills while building camaraderie with other members of the ...
For more than a decade, VFW Post 7059 members in Farmville, Virginia, have devoted themselves to honoring all veterans spending their twilight years within the confines of local hospice care. Unwilling to let their predecessors sit in obscurity, Post 7059 members in 2013 began visiting The Woodland, a local hospice housing several veterans, where t...
WASHINGTON — Have you forgotten what happened on Sept. 11, 22 years ago? As time marches on, America continues to deal with new challenges, tragedies and turmoil that arise in the world. That is why the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) challenges all Americans to remember and honor the lives of so many who were tragically taken from us during t...
VFW Post honor guards conducting three-volley salutes at funerals for veterans and service members has been a time-honored tradition practiced since the organization’s founding in 1899. While many know that VFW Post honor guards use firearms to salute their dearly departed fellow veterans, most may not know where those firearms and ammunition...
Researchers found military airand ground aviation crews havehigher rates of cancer thanthe general U.S. population, according to a Department of Defense (DOD)-conducted study. The report is titled Study on theIncidence of Cancer Diagnosis and MortalityAmong Military Aviators and Aviation SupportPersonnel. Researchers followed 156,050air personnel a...
In December 2020, one of Alabama’s best-kept secrets was brought to light when signs honoring Escambia County’s two Medal of Honor recipients were unveiled. Held at the Atmore City Hall Auditorium in Atmore, Alabama, the unveiling and dedication revealed the signs, to be placed along U.S. Highway 31, as part of joint resolutions by the ...
Matt Daniels can catch a football after breaking off into a route, or he can fling a pass with the ease of a veteran quarterback — and he does this all from his wheelchair. Draped in the proverbial red, white and blue of his hometown NFL team, the Buffalo Bills, Daniels was among the first players to join the national Wheelchair Football Leag...
Last year, the idea struck Karl Erickson, who carried it to his VFW Post 246 in Minneapolis for financial help in lifting the idea off the ground. An ambitious project impacting thousands of kids in and around the Twin Cities, Post 246 quickly voted on funding Erickson’s magnum opus: bringing free woodworking and birdwatching workshops to 10,...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Sept. 6 application deadline for the 2023-2024 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship is quickly approaching, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is calling on all advocacy-minded student veterans to apply to be a part of this exciting opportunity. Established in 2013, the VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship program was created t...
When she joined the Mrs. America Pageant on a whim last year, Valerie Webb was encouraged to find a platform that aligned with her beliefs and passions. As an Afghanistan War veteran who spent eight years in the Navy before getting out in 2013, Webb knew it would need to benefit veterans and especially those who are homeless. “I thought hard ...
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