The VFW Foundation is committed to ensuring VFW Posts and Auxiliaries have the resources, knowledge and support they need to strengthen their communities and advance the VFW’s mission. While funding VFW National Programs remains central to the Foundation’s work, the Foundation also helps local Posts and Auxiliaries build their capacity through fundraising guidance, grant opportunities and resources designed to support their service to veterans, service members and their ...
One North Carolina VFW Post found a creative way to aid active-duty military personnel before deployment. Post 1142 and its Auxiliary in North Wilkesboro recently partnered with the United Service Organizations (USO), a non-profit dedicated to supporting military personnel and their families throughout the entirety of their service. The Post and Auxiliary members made it their goal to fill and donate more than 600 bags of snacks and personal hygiene items to be delivered...
Members of VFW Post 10131 and its Auxiliary in Cape Canaveral, Florida, hosted a luncheon on June 7 to recognize nine Purple Heart recipients from the Brevard County community. The Purple Heart recipients were recognized individually and given a certificate and a Purple Heart Challenge coin, along with a meal for them and their friends and families. The event also honored three Purple Heart recipients posthumously. Among the honorees was Medal of Honor Recipient and Post...
In June, then-VFW Commander-in-Chief Carol Whitmore traveled to Normandy, France, with one mission at hand: a first-ever women’s D-Day commemorative parachute chalk. Unfortunately, the weather on June 3 — the jump day — was uncooperative, and the eight women were unable to complete their mission that day. The group that was jumping, known as a “chalk,” was to commemorate D-Day and recognize the often-overlooked role of women in the World War II resistance movement. The e...
Stand for those who stood for our freedom. Honor the contract. When the uniform comes off, the mission is not over. The Grunt Style “Honor the Contract” T-Shirt is a declaration of loyalty to those who served. This shirt represents accountability, respect and action, because the debt to our veterans does not come with an expiration date. This shirt is a reminder to push back against legislation and budgets that reduce compensation for veterans. Oppose predatory “claim sh...
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