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Nov 18 2019

Braille Flags Give Blind Students a ‘Hands-On’ Experience

For a classroom of young students in Maryland, school begins like every other day — by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Thanks to members of Auxiliary 8509 in Baltimore, these students got to feel these words recently — by reading them in Braille. They study at the Maryland School for the Blind (MSB) in Nottingham, Md., where Cynthia ...

Nov 15 2019

VFW Helps Single Dad Avoid 'Rough Road'

For Jamie Biddix, 40, of N.C., a military career just made sense. His father, a veteran who served in Korea and Vietnam, was his hero. G.I. Joe and drawing helicopters filled his childhood. By the time he reached high school, he was working on diesel engines. Biddix saw the Army as an ideal career choice and enlisted, ready to take on training, edu...

Nov 13 2019

Veteran Keeps Her Home Thanks to Unmet Needs Grant

Gaybriel Rockett had no idea a trip to a recruiting station with her uncle during her senior year of high school would result in a military career. “While I waited, a go-getter recruiter suggested I take the practice ASVAB. I did well and suddenly I was headed to take the physical, then given a job and a date to leave after graduation,”...

Nov 12 2019

Holidays Feel Lonely for Some

With the holidays fast approaching, folks are looking forward to getting together with family and friends. There will be parties at work or in the neighborhood where everyone comes together to enjoy holiday fare and fellowship. That said, not everyone is looking forward to the holiday season. There are those who have lost loved ones, while others h...

Nov 08 2019

30 Years Ago: The Fall of the Berlin Wall

In the waning moments of World War II in Europe, when the defeat of Germany was inevitable, it became a race to Berlin. The Allies and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) had worked together to topple Germany, but now they were concerned about the influence of the other following the conflict. Each wanted to shape post-war Europe with th...

Nov 08 2019

VFW Celebrates the Service, Sacrifice of All Veterans

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – To the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Monday, November 11 means, and always will mean, more to the more than 1.6 million members of the VFW and its Auxiliary. Veterans Day is a day of deep significance and it provides every American with the unique opportunity to not only keep alive the memories and accomplishments of every man ...

Nov 07 2019

VFW Witnesses Landmark Presidential Signing of the POW MIA Flag Act

WASHINGTON – Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) stood in solidarity with fellow members of the Veterans Service Organization (VSO) community as President Donald Trump signed the National POW/MIA Flag Act into law today. “This is a historic victory for every man and woman who courageously defended this nation and remain unaccounted for,&rdq...

Nov 07 2019

Happy 244th Birthday, Marines

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Sunday, the Veterans of Foreign Wars joins with Americans to proudly recognize and celebrate the 244th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. For more than two centuries, the fearless Marine Corps has bravely stood ready at a moment’s notice, and remains the experts in improvising, adapting and overcoming as p...

Nov 06 2019

VFW Donates $70,000 to Park University’s Valor Medals Review Project

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars National Commander William “Doc” Schmitz presented a $70,000 donation to Park University President Dr. Greg Gunderson today in support of the university’s research initiative into the awarding or denying of World War I military service medals based on racial bias. More than 367...

Nov 05 2019

VFW Surpasses $9B in Benefits for Our Veterans Nationwide

WASHINGTON – Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Service Officers recovered more than $9 billion in benefits for veterans for the first time this past fiscal year. VFW service officers were responsible for the recovery of a total of $9,059,726,902 for veterans, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). “This is a true testam...