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May 23 2022

Ace Hardware Honors Fallen Heroes With 1 Million American Flags

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Ace Hardware is collaborating with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) once again this year to honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country by giving away 1 million American flags nationwide on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Consumers who visit a participating Ace store on May 29th will receive a free 8” x 12” American flag.* A second flag will be donated to a local VFW Post to be used for marking and honoring veterans’ graves...
May 23 2022

Idaho Teacher Named 2022 VFW Teacher of the Year

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce it has named the national top teacher in its annual Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award contest. Established in 1999 and named after former VFW National Commander John Smart and retired VFW Quartermaster General Larry Maher, the award recognizes our nation’s top teachers for their exceptional commitment to teaching Americanism and patriotism to their students by promoting...
May 20 2022

VFW Commemorates Armed Forces Day

WASHINGTON — This Saturday is Armed Forces Day, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) joins a grateful nation in in paying tribute to the soldiers, Marines, sailors, airmen, guardians, and Coast Guardsmen who right now are defending freedom both here at home and around the globe. Conflict seems to be everywhere in the year 2022. From war in the Ukraine to cyber hacking between nation states, from contested airspace over eastern Europe and in the South China Sea to satel...
May 19 2022

VFW Applauds Navy for Decision to Name Future Ship After Hero

WASHINGTON — Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) National Commander Matthew “Fritz” Mihelcic applauds Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro for his decision to name a future Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Fireman Second Class Telesforo de la Crux Trinidad, announced today. “This is outstanding news,” said Mihelcic. “On behalf of the 1.5 million members of the VFW and its Auxiliary, I want to thank Secretary Del Toro for considering our reco...
May 19 2022

VFW Mourns the Passing of Allen ‘Gunner’ Kent

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It is with a heavy heart, that the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) announces the passing of past VFW National Commander and Adjutant General, Allen “Gunner” Kent. Gunner was elected VFW National Commander at the organization’s 95th national convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1994. After his term, he served as the Veterans Service Organization Liaison in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C., until being appointed the VFW Adjutant Gener...

 

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