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Over the past month, veterans and supporters across the country have sent a clear message: expand veterans' benefits without reducing future veterans' earned disability compensation. Through emails, phone calls, trips to Washington, D.C., and meetings with lawmakers, you've made sure veterans' voices are being heard. Although the House pulled its p...
Retired Army Maj. Nelson González, 68, represented the Orlando VA Adaptive Sports Program at the 2026 National Veterans Golden Age Games (NVGAG) between June 27 and July 2 in Tampa, Florida. Held at the University of South Florida Research Park Fields, González won the Gold Medal in the Archery Recurve Freestyle with sights category f...
Have any vehicles collecting dust in your garage? A boat that has not been used in more than a decade? An ATV that no longer runs? VFW is accepting unwanted vehicles to help support those who have served our nation. Through the partnership of the VFW Foundation, the official 501(c)(3) charity of VFW, and the Charitable Adult Rides and Services (CAR...
When the idea came to him last year, Michael Romans had just assumed the role of VFW District 7 Commander for the VFW Department of Ohio. “I was participating in a ruck that challenged me to walk 76 miles during the month of July for the America 250,” said Romans, who also serves as commander of VFW Post 5137 in Medina, Ohio. “I n...
When he was young, Air Force veteran and VFW’s “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship” recipient Jonathan Huntley became deeply fascinated by the world of video games and computers. The first game he ever played, the 1989 A-10 Tank Killer, had Huntley instantly hooked on the idea of creating digital worlds. After growing up explorin...
Watch their response or read it below. WASHINGTON – We stopped Congress from taking a dangerous step today. No matter how people try to spin it, Congress shouldn’t open Pandora’s Box on arbitrarily reducing disability ratings. It’s never been done before. We’re not about to let it start. I know there are provisions in ...
VFW Post 4227 in Toledo, Oregon, has long supported the surrounding community in a multitude of ways. One of its most unique outlets of support involves the sponsorship of two youth shotgun shooting teams. With plenty of land and understanding neighbors, the post has its own Trap shooting range that the youth shooting teams utilize. The mild weathe...
Check out the VFW Store to see how you can keep cool this summer. Keep your vehicle’s interior cool with a VFW sunshade https://www.vfwstore.org/products/32280. There also is one for VFW Auxiliary members, https://www.vfwstore.org/products/32281. Get a VFW pool towel, while quantities last: https://www.vfwstore.org/searchresults?q=beach. Addi...
The Take Care of America's Veterans Act (H.R.9237, S.4744) is advancing through Congress, and now is the time to make your voice heard. The VFW proudly supports many of its provisions, including the Major Richard Star Act, strengthening mental health protections for veterans, and expanding support for surviving families. These are important priorit...
Statement of Gregg Orto, Deputy Director National Veterans Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before The United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization With Respect To "PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effective Technology”...
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