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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has selected Army Desert Storm Veteran Belinda Boldoe as its 2024-2025 John A. Biedrzycki Accredited Service Representative of the Year. Awarded annually, the Biedrzycki Award is presented to a VFW Accredited Service Officer who has demonstrated exceptional achievements in support of the VFW...
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Humana announced today the successful Uniting to Combat Hunger & Homelessness (UTCH) program will officially be known as the ‘Uniting for Veterans’ program moving forward. This change reflects the programs’ ever-expanding scope and the VFW and Humana’s united ...
While members of Congress are home for the August recess, their staff remain in Washington, D.C., tracking what constituents are saying and preparing for the work ahead. Now is the time to speak up. Two critical VFW priorities must stay in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA): Major Richard Star Act ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio —More than 125 years after their first meeting in Ohio’s capital, the nation'slargestand most establishedcombat veterans organization, theVeterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) —along with its Auxiliary — returns to its birthplace for the 126th VFW National Convention beginning this Saturday through Aug. 13 at the Gre...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce a series of groundbreaking relationships aimed at expanding its Combat Tested Gaming (CTG) league, furthering the available mental wellness resources and strategic tech relationships with gaming and VR industry leaders like Healium, Omnic.AI, August Interactive, Alexan...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Student Veterans of America (SVA) are now accepting applications from student veterans interested in participating in the upcoming 2025-2026 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship program. Now in its 12th year, the fellowship will bring select student veterans — who must be VFW members –...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Aug. 4, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) joins with our grateful nation in celebrating the 235th birthday of the United States Coast Guard. Since its establishment in 1790, originally as the Revenue Cutter Service, this vital branch has continuously protected U.S. interests and saved countless lives, evolving into the ...
WASHINGTON – Yesterday President Donald Trump signed the VA Home Loan Protection Act (H.R. 1815) into law, alongside the bill’s author and VFW Life member, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-3) and House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (IL-12). “Legislative advocacy is one of the core missions of the VFW and a miss...
The idea hit VFW Post 4442 Commander Gerald McMasterson a summer’s day in 2022. McMasters was out on a routine grocery run to the local Walmart in Triadelphia, West Virginia, when an interaction with a Purple Heart Vietnam War veteran led to a realization. “I noticed the elderly gentleman walking across the parking lot had a Purple Hear...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On July 27, the 72nd anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement, the Veterans of the Foreign Wars (VFW) pauses to solemnly commemorate this pivotal moment, paying tribute to the immense sacrifices made by the brave men and women who fought and died in what is often tragically referred to as the "Forgotten War." On July 2...
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