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WASHINGTON – On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) emphasizes the gravity of honoring and remembering the more than 140,000 former American prisoners of war and some 83,000 service members who remain missing and unaccounted-for. It is the duty of every American to remember the men and women whose sacrifice he...
VFW Life member, Christian Fritz is #StillServing as an Alamo Area Search and Rescue volunteer in San Marcos, Texas. A former Pennsylvania and Utah Air National Guard member, Fritz was deployed twice to Afghanistan as an airborne intelligence collector. After leaving the armed forces, his desire to serve remained, leading Fritz to a new role. &ldqu...
Congress is voting now on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022. There are two critical amendments that NEED to stay! GWOT Memorial Location Act With the recent end to the conflict in Afghanistan and the 20th commemoration of the attacks on 9/11, NOW is the time to formally honor the more than 2.7 million men and wome...
A VFW Post in Manville, New Jersey, held a Patriot Day ceremony on Sept. 11 to remember veterans of the Global War on Terrorism. VFW Post 2290 Post Commander Andy Henkel said that Post and Auxiliary members wanted to recognize veterans of recent wars during the ceremony. “We want to continue to teach the public, especially the younger generat...
“I am the VFW because the VFW saved me. When I was at my lowest, the VFW brought me back from the edge, giving me another reason to continue #StillServing,” said Dave Rogers, a past All-American Commander at VFW Post 2913 in Patchogue, New York. “The VFW is community. This is why I’m proud to say ‘I am the VFW.’&...
One of VFW’s newest communication mediums is available to all members, veterans and the public. Listeners of #StillServing: The VFW Podcast can expect to hear about current information on key veterans’ legislation, education and financial assistance programs, as well as national veterans’ services and VFW’s critical initiati...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to celebrate our nation’s service members and veterans of Hispanic heritage from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 – National Hispanic Heritage Month. The month’s designation encompasses the anniversaries of independence for seven Latin American countries and commemorates the ...
Are you getting a good night’s sleep? Sleep is very important to a healthy lifestyle and wellness. Difficulty sleeping can occur at any age, but usually occurs more frequently in older persons. Sleeping problems can take several forms including trouble falling asleep, sleeping too soundly or sleeping too much. Some may not be able to fall asl...
When members of VFW Post 6278 in Lawson, Missouri, moved into their new building in 2019, they began plotting for a mural that would honor their respective services. Heralding from all five services and spanning several wars, Post members in this town of less than 2,500 people, about 34 miles northeast of Kansas City, Missouri, found their window o...
The “American Dream” comes without instructions, symmetry or a scientific formula to abide by in living it out to the fullest. Formless in nature, it lives in the hearts and minds of its dreamers. From sacrifices waged and torture endured to protect his country, Haisam “Sam” Farran’s latest memoir, The Tightening Dark,...
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