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Jan 24 2020

VFW Expects Apology From POTUS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – "In light of today's announcement from the defense department that 34 U.S. service members suffered traumatic brain injuries as a result of Iran's retaliatory strike and President Trump's remarks which minimized these troops’ injuries, the Veterans of Foreign Wars cannot stand idle on this matter. TBI is a serious inj...

Jan 23 2020

Golden Retriever Has Healing Powers and a Surfboard

Iraq War vet Randy Dexter remembers when he thought about suicide all the time. But then he met a golden retriever named Ricochet, who would forever change his life. A certified therapy dog living in southern California with her owner, Judy Fridono, Ricochet met Dexter during a six-week Canine Inspired Community Re-integration (CICR) session. Frido...

Jan 22 2020

A Once-in-a-Lifetime Hunt

Four Purple Heart recipients participated in the 37th annual VFW magazine-Donnan Gulch Outfitters Disabled Veterans Antelope Hunt this past October near Broadus, Mont. Doonan Gulch Outfitters is owned and operated by Russ and Carol Greenwood. The couple started hosting the annual hunt in 1982 because they didn’t like the way Vietnam War veter...

Jan 21 2020

‘Lending a Helping Hand’

The VFW’s Unmet Needs program helped keep an Army veteran and his family warm in the wake of calamity during the winter months of 2019. Army veteran Dennis Rooney used VFW’s $1,353 Unmet Needs grant to replace a broken water heater in his home, a necessity that intensified after the passing of his 32-year-old daughter left him and his w...

Jan 17 2020

Lawrence, Gallucci, Eshenbaugh Named to HillVets 100 Class of 2019

WASHINGTON – Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Washington Office Executive Director B.J. Lawrence, National Veterans Service Director Ryan Gallucci and VFW Department of Texas Service Officer Terry Eshenbaugh were named to the HillVets 100 Class of 2019. “I wouldn’t expect anything less from B.J. Ryan and Terry, three dedicated and c...

Jan 17 2020

VFW Remembers the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) honors the remarkable legacy of civil rights pioneer Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, let us pause to remember the courage, dedication, and perseverance of Dr. King and his role in leading the civil rights movement when tension within our society was extr...

Jan 16 2020

‘Be Prepared’

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is a gripping concern for our nation’s veterans. For me personally, belief in God is what gave me victory over PTSD. Prior to my encounter with God I tried dealing with my PTSD by drinking heavily. I know that belief in God is not the cure-all for PTSD, but it can help. Much has been written about PTSD...

Jan 15 2020

Responding to the 2020 Census is Critical for Vets

Military veterans are a diverse and thriving group of people who contribute in many ways to communities across the United States. They are teachers, business owners, public servants, volunteers, civic leaders, and they serve in other ways. In the spring, veterans can continue to shape the future of their communities by being counted in the 2020 Cen...

Jan 15 2020

VFW Awards 154 Student Veterans with Scholarships

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars is proud to announce more than 150 student veterans from around the countryhave been selected as 2020 spring semester recipients of the VFW’s “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship.” “Too often I meet veterans whose GI Bill education benefits have been depleted. For more th...

Jan 13 2020

Searching for Frank

Jim Pasqualini’s search for his uncle’s final moment landed him in Normandy, France, face-to-face with an old stone church sitting at the center of a roundabout and guarded by two oak trees towering over its steps. He stood there, studying a World War II battle map that had taken him on a route through a swath of old farm homes flying b...