The question became a challenge for Gerald Decker. In May 2024, he was asked by North Carolina State Sen. Bill Rabon why his VFW Post in Leland, North Carolina, had no creative arts program. As Post 12196 Commander, Decker had represented his Post at Arts Day in Raleigh, North Carolina, about 140 miles north of Leland. There, he met with Rabon while discussing various community assistance programs. Decker returned home determined. “I didn’t have a good answer for him,” D...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce the fifth annual VFW Day of Service — a dedicated day of service led by veterans throughout the country and the world — will kick off the first Saturday in May (May 2), marking the start of veteran-led community service projects to take place throughout the month. Last year, more than 2,300 events were held worldwide, and this year is on track to exceed that total. “For the past four years, thousa...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is set to conclude its 79th annual Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen youth scholarship competitions this Saturday, April 11, with its highly-anticipated, annual Parade of Winners ceremony. The event is being hosted in a city that serves as the “birthplace of America” and at a venue deeply rooted in American history and the founding of our nation, the Union League of Philadelphia. Watch live on the VFW’s Facebook pa...
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the second of the two airmen flying the downed F-15E fighter jet over Iran was recovered from enemy territory by U.S. military rescue personnel, displaying tremendous resolve and commitment to our ethos of never leaving fellow service members behind. This recovery came on the heels of the initial rescue on Friday of the aircraft’s pilot and separate recovery of an A-10 pilot whose aircraft was hit by enemy fire near the Strait of Hormuz on a simil...
In December, VA Secretary Doug Collins and House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost signaled their alignment on reforming the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) structure, a decision for which VFW has long advocated. With the current VHA comprising 18 Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs), VFW representatives believe the structure is flawed, often resulting in poor oversight, unequal and improper policy implementation and inconsistent outcomes for ...
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