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Nov 14 2025

VFW Will Not Stay Silent While America's Heroes are Dragged Through the Mud

WASHINGTON — The Washington Post has decided that America’s veterans, those who have fought, bled and sacrificed for this nation, are the new villains of these last couple of weeks. Their recent reporting, suggesting that veterans are filing “dubious” or “fraudulent” disability claims to milk the VA system, is nothing short of disgraceful. It’s a smear campaign against the very people who have given this country everything it has asked for, and more. Let’s be clear: This...

Nov 12 2025

'This Community Has Saved Lives'

This past August at the VFW National Convention in Columbus, Ohio, one booth stood out among the rest. Attracting attendees of all ages, Regiment Gaming, the largest veteran gaming community in the U.S., was letting attendees try out the new video game “Gray Zone Warfare” on three gaming personal computers. The game, which is described as a massively multiplayer online first-person shooter (MMOFPS), requires players to efficiently team-build to succeed at objectives. “Gr...

Nov 10 2025

VFW Celebrates Veterans’ Enduring Legacy

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Nov. 11, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its 1 million members salute in recognition, gratitude and respect, every American who has bravely put on our nation’s uniform in defense of our democracy and freedom. For the VFW, Veterans Day is not just any holiday, but a sacred opportunity to pause and honor the extraordinary service, selfless sacrifice and unyielding commitment of generation after generation of our nation’s veterans. From the batt...

Nov 07 2025

VFW Salutes the Marine Corps on 250 Years

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Nov. 10, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) proudly joins in with a grateful nation to honor the United States Marine Corps and celebrate its 250th birthday, honoring two and a half centuries of distinguished service, sacrifice and unwavering commitment to the nation it serves. On this historic milestone, the VFW recognizes the Marine Corps as the world’s premier expeditionary fighting force, renowned for its elite readiness and its ability to answe...

Nov 06 2025

Honoring the ‘Hello Girls’

It started with a private conversation in the halls of Montana State University in 2017. Then-Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.) was in Bozeman, Montana, for a town hall meeting when he heard of Ed Saunders’ research on “The Treasure State’s” World War I women veterans for a book. “He pulled me aside and asked if there was anything he could do to help,” said Saunders, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and VFW Life member of Post 4725 in Red Lodge, Montana. “I told him these wo...