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March is Women’s History Month. It is a time to recognize the female trailblazers who set the course for those who followed. Women veterans are no exception. The women serving in the early wars were true pioneers paving the way for the following generations of women veterans. World War II vet Phyllis Michaux was one such individual. At 20 yea...
March is Women’s History Month. For VFW, it is a good time to reflect on the women vets who paved the way for those who followed. Some 200,000 people annually visit the Women’s Military Memorial near the gates of Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The memorial — originally known as the Women in Military Service for America M...
VFW’s National Veterans Service (NVS) and its network of 2,278 officers worldwide reached a new milestone last year: $16.2 billion in awards for the more than 608,000 veterans it represents. Considered one of VFW’s foundational pillars since its inception 124 years ago, NVS continues to help veterans and their families file VA disabilit...
KANSAS CITY – National Vietnam War Veterans Day is a solemn and significant occasion for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and our nation. Established through the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017, March 29 is a time to honor the courage, sacrifice and enduring legacy of the millions of American men and women who served during the...
“This too, shall pass.” These are the words Joel Del Rosario, a soon-to-retire Marine and VFW Department of Texas member, lives by. In his eyes, hardships are inevitable but are not everlasting. It is up to the individual, he says, to influence how long the tough times last. Del Rosario made it his personal goal to try and be the best v...
On Feb. 25, at VFW Post 5621 in Liberty, Texas, Erica R. Swain received a U.S. flag on behalf of the Swain family, for Terrence “Terry” P. Swain of New Haven, Connecticut., who died during the height of COVID. Terry served in the Navy during the Cold War era and during the Lebanon crisis, followed by several years in the Reserves. Often...
On Feb. 11, members of VFW Post 8692 in Albany, New York, hosted their first arts and crafts day for local VA patients suffering from PTSD. The event welcomed more than 15 veterans and their social workers from the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center to paint birdhouses and American stars, followed by lunch prepared by the Post and its Auxiliary memb...
Even before his retirement after more than two decades in the Army was complete in 2023, Kevin Carey had already found his next calling. A member of VFW Post 4309 in Brevard, North Carolina, Carey continues to serve his community and fellow veterans today through his involvement with the Special Operations Climbers Coalition, where he helps provide...
VFW Post 418 in McKees Rock, Pennsylvania, has long been a home for Gulf War veteran Edward Carter III. His father, who served in the Vietnam War, led the Post as commander in the 1970s. When Carter took over as commander in 2022, one of his first priorities was to renovate the Post, which according to Carter, looked “exactly the same from wh...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) announced today the launch of a new online tool designed to simplify and accelerate the process for veterans seeking help filing for their earned U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits. The new system allows veterans, service members within 180 days of separation and survivors to comp...
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