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WASHINGTON — In a standing-room-only packed chamber in the Cannon House Office Building, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) National Commander Tim Borland delivered his message of “Every Veteran Counts” during in-person testimony before the 118th Congress during a special joint hearing of the House and Senate Committees on Veterans&rs...
Statement of Timothy M. Borland Commander-in-Chief Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the Joint Hearing Committees on Veterans’ Affairs United States Senate and United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. Chairmen Tester and Bost, Ranking Members Moran and Takano, members of the Senate and House Committees o...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has selected its new National Service Officer. Mike Figlioli, deputy director of VFW National Veterans Service (NVS), has been promoted to director of the VFW’s premiere program for veterans. The 104-year-old NVS offers free service claims assistance to veterans, service members and their ...
WASHINGTON – Tonight, during the 76th annual Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Parade of Winners ceremony, the organization proudly presented more than $171,000 in scholarships and awards as it named the national winners of its 2023 Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen youth scholarship competitions. Sponsored by Twisted X, the Parade of W...
WASHINGTON — More than 400 members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Auxiliary converge on the nation’s capital this week, for the annual four-day Legislative Conference March 5 - 8. Delegates from all 50 states will meet with their respective members of Congress to press upon them the need to support veterans, service membe...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) made a historic move by selecting a post-9/11 veteran to head the VFW’s presence on Capitol Hill. Ryan Gallucci is now the executive director of the VFW’s Washington Office. He is the first post-9/11 veteran to hold the position. Gallucci, a member of VFW Post 3150 in Arlington, Virg...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to celebrate our nation’s women service members, veterans and countless other selfless contributors to the United States throughout the month of March, Women’s History Month. With women being integral to every facet of American life, it’s surprising the nation has only...
Within a large and darkened nightclub accentuated by the pink glow of neon lights and computer screens, Afghanistan War veteran Hunter DeSander watched as young video gamers and veterans converged in a whirlwind inspired by his fourth annual Combo Con. The Sept. 23-25, 2022, weekend festival at Wayside Central in Mount Pleasant. Michigan, proved a ...
With the Honoring Our PACT Act now law, VFW’s VA-accredited veterans service officers around the world are helping veterans harmed by burn pit fumes or other toxins. The legislation, considered by VFW to be the most significant piece of veteranslegislation in history, focuses on providingveterans who served in countries such as Vietnam, Afgha...
George Gagnon sat having lunch when his calling walked through the door of VFW Post 6364 in Richmond, Virginia, in November 2021. It arrived in the form of Jim Carney, a representative with the Richmond chapter of Guitars 4 Vets, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping veterans treat PTSD and other wounds of war through music. Gagnon, a Vietnam v...
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