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May 09 2025

‘Helping Veterans Is My Purpose’

Veteran Sandy Sonju, 59, lives in Kalispell, Montana, with her husband, Martin. Sonju has two sons, Jarod and Justin, and three stepchildren, Marty, Stephen and Angel. She enlisted in the U.S. Army 20 years ago and served in Karlsruhe, Germany, as a military police officer. “Like many others at the time, I joined to afford college and mature,” she said. In 2023, Sonju became a VFW Accredited Service Officer, working for the Veterans Affairs Division of the Montana Depart...

May 08 2025

Veterans Help Group and VFW Team Up to Launch Innovative Social Security Disability Eligibility Screener

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Veterans Help Group (VHG), a team of VA Accredited advocates, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), the nation's largest and most established organization of combat veterans, are proud to announce they are teaming up to launch a new Social Security Disability Eligibility Screener. This cutting-edge tool, aims to empower veterans by simplifying the process for determining eligibility for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). The Social Security...

May 07 2025

Veterans Give Back to Kansas City

This May, more than 1,600 service projects are taking place for the Veterans of Foreign Wars 2025 Day of Service. The initiative unites veterans and communities in meaningful action, proving that for veterans, the spirit of service continues long after the uniform is retired. Projects will provide needed food, home repairs, park and city cleanups, blood drives to shore up our country’s critically low supply, and much more. This will be our fourth annual Day of Service he...

May 06 2025

‘Start By Including Others’

To establish their 2025 VFW Day of Service event, leadership from Post 9644 in Sheridan, Colorado, worked with the mayor and other officials to find out how they could make a positive difference in their city. They identified Bear Creek Trail, a high-traffic area that needed attention, as their objective for a trail cleanup. Frequently used by pedestrians, runners and bicyclists, Bear Creek Trail is an asset to the city. Post 9644 plans to spend a day cleaning up the tra...