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As the first woman to don the role of VFW Commander-in-Chief, Carol Whitmore testified before a joint hearing of the House and Senate VA committees at the Dirksen Senate Office Building chamber during the 2026 VFW Washington Conference on March 3. Whitmore opened her testimony by taking a moment to acknowledge Operation Epic Fury and those in harm&...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The more than 1.3 million members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Auxiliary proudly join a grateful nation in saluting and congratulating the United States Army on its 251 years of service and sacrifice to our nation. Since its founding on June 14, 1775, those who serve in the Army have stood strong as the fou...
Congress has introduced the Take Care of America's Veterans Act, legislation that includes many provisions the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has fought for and supports. But there is a serious problem. To pay for those benefits, Congress would codify previously proposed VA disability rating cuts for tinnitus and sleep apnea. According to VA's own ...
WASHINGTON – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) stands defiant in its opposition against provisions contained within the proposed Take Care of America’s Veterans Act, H.R. 9237 and S. 4744, which would offset the cost of expanding benefits for combat-injured veterans by cutting disability compensation and health care access for future g...
Every June, members of VFW Post 3292 visit the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu to pay respect and honor their Post’s namesake: Francis Wai. The memorial, established by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), honors the sacrifices and achievements of the American armed forces in the Pacific during World War II a...
Near the end of the Mississippi River, not too far removed from the faint hums of downtown New Orleans jazz, you can find VFW Post 8973 — a place that understands how music can move us in powerful ways. One night in the fall of 2023, while at a Post event, Post 8973 members Chet Pierson and Jason Davey were discussing ways to address veteran ...
From drafting the original version with partners at the Wounded Warrior Project to its ongoing advocacy in Congress, VFW remains committed to passing the Major Richard Star Act. Since the introduction of the Star Act in 2021, VFW’s stance has not wavered. Through its National Legislative Service (NLS) on Capitol Hill, the country’s olde...
Since 1922, Buddy Poppies have been synonymous with VFW. In the beginning, the blood red flowers were distributed to benefit widows and orphans of veterans. VFW leaders realized early on that children who directly benefited from Buddy Poppy donations would make excellent promoters of the program. To that end, a tradition began in the 1920s to have ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States remembers the legacy of John Furgess, a distinguished Army officer, veteran advocate and past VFW Commander-in-Chief. John began a lifetime of public service after earning his bachelor’s degree in business from Middle Tennessee State University in 1965. He entered the ...
At 9:30 a.m. on March 3, 30 minutes before VFW Commander-in-Chief Carol Whitmore was set to give her testimony to members of Congress, office staffers began to dig through nearby storage rooms for additional chairs. The G50 room of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., was filled with members of VFW, ready to amplify Whitmore&rsqu...
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