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4/22/2025 - Ever since I was 8 years old, I wanted to be a Marine. On my 18th birthday, I went into the local recruiting station and tried to enlist in the Marine Corps. They took one look at me, laughed, and sent me away. At 4’11-3/4” I was too short. Heartbroken, I forgot about military service and went on with my life, getting married at age 19 and starting a career in administration. Besides, the attitude of the time among the general population was that a woman who enlisted in ...

4/22/2025 - Special Offer for VFW and VFW Auxiliary Members! Now through December 31, 2018, purchase any Henry firearm from an authorized Henry Dealer and you are eligible for a $25 gift certificate good for any purchase at the VFW Store. To receive your VFW Store gift certificate, send an email to foundation@vfw.org with the following information: Full name Valid USPS mailing address Phone number Your VFW or VFW Auxiliary member number A photo or scanned copy o...

11/12/2014 - November 2004’s decisive Battle of Fallujah was the deadliest sustained urban fighting for U.S. troops in the Iraq War. American forces rooted out 3,000 terrorists. By Tim Dyhouse This article appears in the November/December 2014 issue of VFW magazine Fighting a fanatical, dug-in enemy in the mazelike infrastructure of his own city has proved disastrous to armies in past wars. But the November 2004 Battle of Fallujah could be considered a textbook urban assaul...

12/5/2014 - Each year on December 7, the VFW remembers the attack that changed America’s destiny. The attack on Pearl Harbor – 73 years ago – tested the resolve of Americans like never before. And although this infamous day produced numerous U.S. casualties, it also served to reignite a nation’s pride and determination. The long odds our nation faced during the dark days following the attack served to fuel the indomitable American spirit and carried our nation to ultimate ...

5/9/2014 - As a Navy veteran with over 23 years of service, Jon Way wanted to do something special for his fellow Sailors who were returning home on the USS George Washington. Together with other members of his Post—VFW Post 1054 in Yokosuka, Japan—USO, MWR, and the George Washington’s home guard, Way worked to coordinate a welcome home fit for heroes. Held on December 5, 2013, in front of the USO building in Yokosuka, Japan, the event drew a crowd of more than 500 people, inc...

9/10/2013 - PATRIOT DAY AND NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE, 2013 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Twelve years ago this month, nearly three thousand innocent men, women, and children lost their lives in attacks meant to terrorize our Nation. They had been going about their day, harming no one, when sudden violence struck. We will never undo the pain and injustice borne that terrible morning, nor will we ever forget those ...

10/3/2013 - Dear Mr. President, Speaker Boehner, Representative Pelosi, Leader Reid and Senator McConnell: The United States federal government is ending Day Three of a shutdown that both political parties created. On behalf of 22 million veterans and 2.3 million service members and their families, I urge all of you to start doing what’s best for the country and not your own political interests. Every American is or will feel the effects of this budget impasse, but I am writing...

10/15/2013 - The Veterans of Foreign Wars of United States again called for an end to the government shutdown this morning alongside other veteran and military service organizations at a press conference at the National World War II Memorial. It was the first time the veteran and military service organization community had united with one voice to demand that Congress and the White House stop their bickering and to pass a budget. Speaking alongside VFW Legislative Director Ray Kel...

1/7/2013 - The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) proudly announces its Operation Uplink™ “Free Call Day” program recently surpassed 7 million connections from deployed military personnel to their loved ones at home. The program hosts Free Call Days for service members serving in Afghanistan and Kuwait, as well as hospitalized veterans, giving them the opportunity to call family and friends in the United States at no cost. The program will also expand in 2013 when it begins providing ...

12/6/2013 - December 7 marks the 72nd anniversary of the deadly attack on Pearl Harbor that resulted in 3,500 Americans casualties. The attack altered America’s destiny and tested the will of the American people like never before. At the time, it was the most shocking and tragic day in our nation’s history. But it was also a day that served to ignite American patriotism and our great national spirit. America had never been so grievously wounded. But Americans refus...