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With the end of VFW’s membership year just a few months away, the push to achieve 100 percent in membership is stronger than ever. This would be the first time in 27 years that VFW has reached 100 percent. “I’m so proud of everyone who accepted this challenge,” VFW Commander-in-Chief B.J. Lawrence said. “Don’t st...
Casey Kennedy began dreaming of a military career when she was a child. In fact, she still has a piece of paper from grade school outlining her plans to join the Navy. Kennedy ended up committing to the Nebraska Army National Guard and served for five years. Within the National Guard, Kennedy chose to honor her late great grandfather’s legacy...
Since 1995, all members of the U.S. armed forces who served in Korea have been eligible for VFW. One such veteran is VFW Commander-in-Chief B.J. Lawrence, who served at Camp Stanley, South Korea, with C Btry., 2nd Bn., 61st Air Defense Artillery from the end of 1983 through much of 1984. He worked as a crew member on a Chaparral air defense missile...
An Illinois VFW Post is using comedy to continue building a bridge between its members and the community. Dan Schmidt, commander of VFW Post 5694 in Highland, Ill., first got involved with the local comedy scene in 2010 after returning from Iraq, and used that relationship in hopes of gaining younger members. The Post held its first comedy show in ...
The number of female veteran-owned businesses in the U.S. is on the rise, according to the Small Business Association (SBA). Between 2007 and 2012 alone, the number of businesses owned by women vets nearly tripled from 130,000 to 384,574. There might be many reasons for this spike, including a rising unemployment rate among this group of veterans. ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Memorial Day, May 27, in quiet services across the country, the more than 1.6 million members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and its Auxiliary will come together to remember the men and women lost in the clash of battle. As we gather and observe this Memorial Day, we carry on a tradition dating back to 1866,...
Statement of Carlos Fuentes Director, National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To “Pending Legislation” WASHINGTON, D.C . Chairman Isakson, Ranking Member Tester, and members of the committee, on behalf of the me...
A Sacramento VFW Post is aiming to help its members by providing free service dog training for those diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). VFW Post 8358’s service dog program started in April 2018. The Post program has trained a total of seven dogs as of this past April. VFW Post 8358 member Bruce Riecke, the director of the p...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Today, staff members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. National Headquarters joined local VFW members in Concordia, Mo., to pay tribute to motorcyclists participating in the annual cross-country “Run for the Wall” motorcycle ride. Approximately 550 riders sto...
NEW YORK– UNTUCKit, one of the fastest-growing retail brands in the United States, announced today the launch of the Chase Elliott Limited-Edition Made in America Shirt to support military service members and veterans. Crafted in North Carolina, the shirt features Chase’s No. 9 car mark stitched into the sail of a signature UNTUCKit but...
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