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Statement of Michael Figlioli, Director National Veterans Service Veterans of Foreign Wars to the United States Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs With Respect To “Examining the VA Appeals Process: Ensuring High Quality Decisi...
VFW members around the world delved into VFW’s second annual Day of Service this year, an initiative to engage veterans, service members and local advocates in a widespread attempt to make a meaningful impact in their communities. This year’s Day of Service built on the success of its inaugural event last year, growing its total number ...
Ed Tjaden’s journey from serving with the 2nd Bde., 1st Armd. Div., in Iraq in 2008 to becoming an attorney in the St. Louis, Missouri, area was helped, in part, by VFW’s Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship. “If it weren’t for you guys, we wouldn’t be where we are,” Tjaden said in 2018 prior to graduating from la...
They stood like an orange and blue wave around the bleachers at Citi Field in Queens, New York, saluting native son and Korean War veteran Mike Liquori for a long moment. At the ripe age of 91, Liquori embraced the honor, coming during the middle of the fourth inning of a July 30 game between his beloved New York Mets and the Washington Nationals. ...
WASHINGTON — ‘What are you thankful for?’ is a common question this time of year. While most would prefer to get straight to the turkey, it is important that we pause to reflect on the many blessings that have shaped our lives. In today’s America, it seems at times Thanksgiving has become only an appetizer to the main course...
VFW’s Membership Department launched a friendly competition in early November, which is proving to be popular. VFW’s “8 Weeks of Christmas” contest is going strong. Each week through Dec. 31, VFW will have two mystery bags and two other items from the VFW store up for grabs. To check out the prizes and receive keywords for t...
A VFW Post near St. Louis has made sure to support and recruit local service members for their Post by participating in events at the Jefferson Barracks Military Base in St. Louis, Missouri. One such event VFW Post 4223 in Lemay, Missouri, was a part of was a “family day” held for members of the Air Force’s 131st Bomb Wing Support...
For their Day of Service this year, VFW Post 10519 members spearheaded a community blood drive that helped provide for 81 patients across the Milwaukee area. The Post, 11 miles southwest of Milwaukee in Greendale, Wisconsin, had been deciding on its second-annual VFW Day of Service project when members were contacted by representatives from Versiti...
While serving with the Air Force since 2019, Celeste Hernandez has split her duties between serving her country and pursuing a bachelors degree in biological sciences with a focus on pre-veterinary medicine. An upperclassman at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, Hernandez heard about the VFW’s "Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship" pr...
A VFW Post in San Antonio is doing their part when it comes to fighting food insecurity in its community. Since July, VFW Post 8397 in San Antonio has distributed about 43,000 pounds of groceries to food-insecure families in the San Antonio area. In partnership with Humana, the Post holds a food distribution drive for needy families on the second S...
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