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Oct 19 2018

Air Force Veteran Continues to Serve Her Country Through the VFW

Amber Putnam, 59, of Parrish, Fla., has lived her life in service of others. Helping others was instilled in her at a young age. In her role as a VFW Assistant Department Service Officer, Putnam works tirelessly to help veterans receive the benefits they deserve. “I feel like I’m making a difference in veterans’ lives by helping them obtain the benefits they earned through their service to our country.” As a veteran, Putnam knows first-hand the struggles and challenges ...

Oct 18 2018

Wounded Warrior Project Renews VFW Service Officer Grant

WASHINGTON – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce that Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) has renewed a service officer grant in the amount of $443,145 that will continue to help more transitioning military to receive their earned Department of Veterans Affairs benefits. The grant will be used to support the VFW’s Pre-Discharge Claims Program, which has a proven history of providing free and expert VA claims filing assistance on two dozen of America’...

Oct 17 2018

Michigan VFW Posts Video Game Event Attracts Hundreds

Repetitive keyboard clicks and sudden, synchronized shouts of awe echo through a Michigan VFW Post as video gamers wage war against one another while others, some dressed as characters from gamer culture, gather around a large display monitor to watch the action unfold — all in an effort to raise money for veterans. More than 250 people converged this summer at VFW Post 4113 in St. Johns, Mich., roughly 25 miles north of Lansing, for its second Combo Con — a two-day fund...

Oct 16 2018

New Chief Vows to ‘Make it Happen’

VFW’s newest commander-in-chief is a man who wants to get things done, sooner rather than later. His experiences as an artilleryman in Korea and an undercover police officer in New Mexico, as well as his rapid rise through VFW’s ranks, underscore his leadership philosophy. “I believe in more action and less talk,” Lawrence said. “And this all comes back to membership recruiting. We know what the plan is, now we have to execute it. That’s why I chose ‘Make it Happen’ as m...

Oct 15 2018

Help a Veteran Go Back to School When You Get a Haircut at Sport Clips

GEORGETOWN, Texas – Sport Clips Haircuts’ annual “Help A Hero” scholarship campaign starts today, and you can be a part of the mission to help service members and veterans take the next step toward civilian careers through education. Today through Veterans Day, November 11, you can “Help A Hero” when you get a haircut at one of the almost 1,800 Sport Clips locations across the U.S. The goal this year is to raise $1.5 million toward scholarships through the Veterans of...