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The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is applauding yesterday’s Senate passage of H.R. 4057, the Improving Transparency in Education for Veterans Act, a bill designed to improve consumer protections for student-veterans who use their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. The bill must now go back to the House for final approval before heading to the...
In response to the recent tragedy in Newtown, Conn., members of the town’s VFW Post are doing everything they can to provide comfort and security to the town’s grieving families. Newtown Post 308 set up a Newtown/Sandy HookFamily Relief Fundto assist with the funeral costs for parents who did not have life insurance on their young chil...
Hurricane Sandy left a trail of devastation along the East Coast. New York and New Jersey were hit especially hard. Many buildings, including VFW Posts, lay wasted in dire need of repair after the hurricane swept through. Chagrin Falls, Ohio, VFW Post 12067 Adjutant Bill O’Donnell wanted to offer assistance. He joined with his county’s Habitat fo...
Many of our nation’s service members leave active duty and enter civilian life without much difficulty, but some service members and their families struggle to make the transition. Some veterans face challenging mental health issues. Others face problems stemming from economic hardship, the loss of loved ones or retirement. These challenges, ...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) understands that planning for the future after experiencing the loss of a loved one can be extremely difficult. Many are often unprepared for the loss they’ve endured. Normal feelings of grief and confusion may be compounded if they are also recipients of a large benefit payment. That’s why VA mak...
We live in a fast-paced world, and it seems like there are never enough hours in the day to get everything done. Fortunately, managing your VFW membership doesn’t have to slow you down. We put you in control of your membership record by conveniently offering many services right on our website,www.vfw.org. Simply log in, and you’ll have...
Sport Clips Haircuts will provide deployed and hospitalized U.S. service members the opportunity to call loved ones free of charge on 13 holidays and 21 additional days in 2013. The franchise raised money through its Help A Hero campaign and made a $500,000 donation today in support of the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ (VFW) Operation Uplink&trad...
As Hurricane Sandy set its sights on the eastern seaboard, VFW knewthat many of itsmembers would be impacted by this devastating storm and would be in dire need of assistance. We asked allpatriotic Americans to join with our VFW Departments, Districts, Posts and members, and donate to VFW’s Hurricane Sandy Fund. You came through! To date, you...
December 7, 2012, marks 71 years since the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that resulted in 3,500 dead or wounded Americans and 18 ships sunk or severely damaged. That fateful day in history forever changed America. This ruthless attack was meant to weaken our nation - our enemies ignorant of the American people’s resolve and determination. T...
SAN FRANCISCO and KANSAS CITY, Mo.— Evertalk and the VFW are partnering to create a digital memorial and tribute wall for members who wish to honor veterans who have bravely and selflessly served our nation. This partnership lets VFW members create thoughtful memorial pages for service members who are no longer with us and tribute pages for v...
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