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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce 115 student veterans were selected to receive VFW’s “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarships”for the 2026 fall semester. The student veterans will collectively receive nearly $550,000 in financial grants, helping to ease their student loan burden and pro...
Each year, VFW provides high school students from across the country and other parts of the world the opportunity to express themselves through a democratic- and patriotic-themed recorded essay. This premiere program is Voice of Democracy (VOD). Likewise, middle school students may participate in the Patriot’s Pen written essay contest. In Ap...
WASHINGTON – Hundreds of veterans and their families received direct access to earned benefits and health care resources during the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) 127th National Convention in Reno, Nevada, where the organization's annual Claims Clinic and Health Fair delivered immediate results through a strong partnership with the Department...
For the last eight-and-a-half months, Giancarlo Gonzalez, along with his other VFW-SVA Fellows, has been honing his advocating skills in preparation for a life-changing event. The 2026 VFW Washington Conference offered the fellows an opportunity to meet with each of their state representatives face-to-face. Impassioned with a desire to support vete...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) proudly joins a grateful nation in celebrating the 236th birthday of the United States Coast Guard. Since its founding on Aug. 4, 1790, as the Revenue Cutter Service, the Coast Guard has safeguarded America’s shores, protected our maritime interests and answered the call whenever and...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is saddened by the passing of its oldest living past Commander-in-Chief, R.D. “Bulldog” Smith Jr., whose tenacity and continued advocacy for service members, veterans and their families helped solidify the organization's now renowned grassroots legislative efforts. Smith was el...
VFW commends the VA for resuming the deployment of its Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, which went live across multiple VA medical centers in Michigan on April 11. The federal EHR system is now operating at VA facilities in Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Detroit and Saginaw, marking a critical step forward in modernizing veterans’ hea...
RENO, Nev. – Cory L. Geisler of Hartland, Wisconsin, was elected today as commander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) during the organization's 127th National Convention at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. Geisler's election as the VFW's 118th commander-in-chief came before thousands of delegates representing approximately 1.3 ...
RENO, Nev. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has selected Army veteran Colin Anderson as its 2025-2026 John A. Biedrzycki Accredited Service Representative of the Year. The annual honor is presented to a VFW Accredited Service Officer whose dedication, leadership and advocacy have made an extraordinary impact on veterans and their families...
RENO, Nev. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Humana today announced the most successful year in the history of their joint veteran support initiative, Uniting for Veterans, which provided more than 1.6 million meals and 359 nights of housing support for veterans and military families during the 2025-2026 campaign year. The results were...
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