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Sep 12 2019

VFW Statement on New Southern Border Initiative

WASHINGTON – The Department of Defense announced plans last week to divert $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build or replace 175 miles of southern border fencing. The reprogramming of funds will significantly delay the start or completion of 127 military construction projects, half of which are overseas. The Veterans of Foreign ...

Sep 12 2019

VFW Statement on Wolfe v. Wilkie

WASHINGTON – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is applauding the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, who in a 2-1 decision Monday, correctly ruled for the plaintiffs in Wolfe v. Wilkie. The class action lawsuit was the result of the Department of Veterans Affairs failing to fully reimburse veterans for the emergency roo...

Sep 11 2019

H.R. 1163, H.R. 1527, H.R. 2628, H.R. 2645, H.R. 2681, H.R. 2752, H.R. 2798 ...

Statement of Carlos Fuentes, Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health With Respect To H.R. 1163, H.R. 1527, H.R. 2628, H.R. 2645, H.R. 2681, H.R. 2752, H.R. 2798, H.R. 2816, H.R. 2972, H.R. 29...

Sep 11 2019

‘It’s Been Life-Saving’

MarieAnn C. Raguso is a multi-time recipient of VFW’s Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship. The assistance she has received in order to pursue bachelor’s and master’s degrees in anthropology, she said, has been “life-saving.” “It’s helped and has been a game changer in my life and made it possible for me to ...

Sep 10 2019

VFW Remembers, Reflects on the 9/11 Tragedy

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tomorrow, on Patriot Day the more than 1.6 million members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and its Auxiliary will pause to honor and reflect on a day that began just like any other, but ended in an attack that forever changed our nation. For most, the memories of what happened that day are still as vivid and pai...

Sep 10 2019

The Hardest Part was Asking for Help

An Army veteran received a grant of more than $1,300 from VFW’s Unmet Needs program when she wasn’t able to keep up with her home mortgage. Amelia Escobedo, of Lakewood, Wash., served with the 2nd Bn., 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) from May 2013 to February 2014. She was discharged in November 2018 after eight years of active-duty...

Sep 09 2019

VFW Members Kick Off #SportClipsSalute Week

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and its Auxiliary will be out in force Sept. 15-21, 2019, in an effort to show their support and appreciation for Sport Clips Haircuts team members as part of the VFW’s first #SportClipsSalute appreciation event. Sport Clips worked with the VFW to establish the VFW&...

Sep 05 2019

VFW Members Urge Others to ‘Rise Above’

Every time a “catastrophically wounded” veteran takes the stage, a standing ovation ensues. When the vet finishes speaking, a standing ovation ensues yet again. But to the founder of Tiger Team 7, that’s no surprise. “America loves our troops,” said Paul McKellips, who launched the motivational speaking group earlier t...

Sep 05 2019

VFW’s ‘Return to Vietnam’ Trip Drawing Opens

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Veterans of Foreign Wars is now accepting entries for its annual "Return to Vietnam" trip drawing. If you received a Purple Heart for being wounded in Vietnam, you could be one of nine* lucky veterans to win this in-country tour from April 16-29, 2020. The trip will include visits to Hanoi,Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), the DMZ, ...

Sep 03 2019

‘Medicine for the Soul’

A Los Angeles-based dance company spent two weeks earlier this year working with veterans in Manhattan, Kan., in what one participant called “medicine for the soul.” DIAVOLO, created by Jacques Heim, received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to conduct a two-week residency at Kansas State University in Manhattan. Heim st...