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May 12 2021

235 Volunteer Hours

Since 2019, Robbie Harkabus has been on a mission to help feed veterans who are food insecure in Ashtabula County, Ohio. The VFW Post 2836 Junior Vice Commander volunteers with Feed Our Vets Ashtabula each month. In January, Post 2836 Commander Jim Jones presented Harkabus with a certificate recognizing him for 235 hours of volunteer service to the...

May 12 2021

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 29, 2021. Consumers who visit a participating Ace store on May 29th will receive a fre...

May 12 2021

Supporting Disabled Veterans: The State of Claims Processing During and After COVID-19

Statement of Ryan Gallucci, Director National Veterans Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before The United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To Supporting Disabled Veterans: The State of Claims Processing During and After COVID-19 Washington, D.C. Chairman Tester, Ranking Member Moran, and member...

May 12 2021

Military Transition During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Statement of Patrick Murray, Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Before The United States House of Representatives, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, With Respect To Military Transition During the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 12 2021

A ‘Thank You’ to Troops

A VFW Post in Traverse City, Michigan, in March hosted Michigan National Guard troops whose mission was to administer COVID-19 vaccines to the public. Nearly 50 Guardsmen attended the “thank you” dinner at VFW Post 2780. Post Auxiliary President Vicki Luckey said she heard about the troops being housed in a nearby hotel with no laundry ...

May 11 2021

'Here to Help with Anything'

A Post in Springfield, Missouri, in March organized an event that aimed to help veterans. Members of VFW Post 3404 hosted the Veterans Resource Fair, an open house event, at their Post. The goal, according to Post Adjutant Brian Fisher, was to give veterans assistance in their daily lives. Fisher said the event was postponed from last year due to t...

May 09 2021

Why Go to Church?

Why should you go to church? I have heard a lot of odd reasoning about this over the years. Consider a few common objections. Some people say the church is full of hypocrites – well of course it is. If people were all perfect, we could shut down the operation. People go to church because they are sinners. We church goers are pretentious, jeal...

May 07 2021

VFW National Convention Update II

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Yesterday, the VFW National Council of Administration voted on and approved the decision to execute a business only, 122nd VFW National Conventionin Kansas City, Missouri. The vote came just one week after the VFW announced the impossibility of the event taking place at the Baltimore Convention Center in Maryland as origina...

May 07 2021

Post Commander Helps Coordinate Pandemic Response

“I am #StillServing by remaining active with the VFW as a Post Commander and coordinating with other organizations to be responsive to the current situation in our city and state,” said Craig DeOld, a VFW Bronze Legacy Life member and Post Commander of Boston Police VFW Post 1018 in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. DeOld served in...

May 05 2021

Pending Legislation

Statement of Kristina Keenan, Associate Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before The United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To Pending Legislation Washington, D.C. Chairman Takano, Ranking Member Bost, and members of the committee, on behalf ...