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Mar 04 2021

VFW to Host Virtual 2021 Parade of Winners

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) will host its first-ever virtual Parade of Winners live on Facebook April 1, 2021, at 7 p.m. CDT. The event will recognize all state winners of the VFW’s Voice of Democracy scholarship competition as well as the national Patriot’s Pen contest winner, and will include special guest appearances by those known to the VFW community. The virtual Parade of Winners, sponsored by Twisted X and Dell, will culminate with the ...

Mar 03 2021

'Hello Girls' Kept World War I Communications Humming

By the time the U.S. declared war on Germany in 1917, the Navy had already opened its doors to women, assigning them ground jobs that freed up men for sea service. The need ashore was even greater. As the first American forces began arriving in France that summer, they found the communications network in disarray. In three years of combat, telephone lines were shot, shelled and bombed faster than they could be repaired. Furthermore, the French women operating telephone...

Mar 01 2021

VFW Celebrates Women’s History Month

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to celebrate the service, sacrifice and achievements of America’s women veterans and service members throughout the month of March, Women’s History Month. “The innumerable contributions of our nation’s women veterans cannot be overstated,” said VFW National Commander Hal Roesch II. “From Deborah Sampson, who disguised herself as a man to enlist in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, to Eileen...

Feb 25 2021

VFW Foundation Celebrates 25 Years of Service

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Feb. 27, 2021, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Foundation will proudly celebrate its 25th anniversary. Established in 1996, to support the vital VFW programs which work to fill in governmental assistance gaps for service members and military families, the VFW Foundation is the official 501(c)3 of the VFW. As a nonprofit organization, the foundation receives no government funding, and oversees strategic relationships with corporations and donors ...

Feb 24 2021

An Air Force Veteran’s Life of Service Spans the Globe

Susan Smith is #StillServing. She served in the U.S. Air Force for more than 20 years in locations from Germany to Japan and says serving is – and always has been – a part of her life. “As a 13-year-old, I volunteered to tutor elementary school students in math,” Smith recalled. “While in the military, I volunteered in my off-duty time a lot. I helped pregnant teen moms, was a mentor, taught literacy and other things. I also love to travel, and I’m always interested in ...