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May 09 2018

A ‘Last Salute’ for Homeless Vets

Jack Picciolo has been working for nearly a decade to help homeless veterans receive proper burials. That work, along with other projects in his Illinois community, earned the Vietnam veteran the Illinois Veterans’ Patriotic Volunteer and Appreciation Award. For Picciolo, the recognition meant more because of who it came from. “It was f...

May 09 2018

VFW, Ace Hardware Honor Veterans with 1 Million American Flags

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In the true spirit of Memorial Day, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW) is collaborating withAce Hardware to honor veterans by pledging to give out 1 million American-made flags nationwide. On Saturday, May 26, consumers are encouraged to visit participating Ace stores to receive a free 8” x 12” Ameri...

May 08 2018

House VA Committee Passes Blue Water Navy Act

WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is saluting the House Veterans Affairs Committee for passing H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017. The VFW-supported bill, which must still be approved by the full House and Senate before going to the president, would restore benefits to thousands of Vietnam ...

May 08 2018

‘This is the Least We Can do to Help’

In January, VFW Post 2298 in the Chicago suburb of West Dundee, Ill., was filled to the brim with car seats, diaper bags, baby toys and formula, to name just a few of the items. For the third year in a row, the Auxiliary hosted a baby shower for women vets in the Northern Illinois VA System. Auxiliary President Diane Ahrens said the shower was open...

May 07 2018

VFW Department of Pennsylvania Works with Lawmakers to Eliminate Smoking

Department Commander Dwight Fuhrman has been contacting legislators to encourage the support of bills that would eliminate all smoking in private member-based clubs in the commonwealth. Member-based groups, such as VFW, are exempted from Pennsylvania’s Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA), which was passed a decade ago. Fuhrman said some of his Depart...

May 04 2018

Unmet Needs Grant Turned on Heat for Veteran’s Family

For Matthew Royer of Broadview Heights, Ohio, joining the United States Marine Corps came naturally after seeing his father, uncle and grandfather all serve. When his time came, he decided to enroll in the delayed entry program in June of 2001 and planned to leave for camp the following February. In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, Royer went i...

May 03 2018

Vet Donates $10,000 to VFW for Harvey Repair

A U.S. Navy veteran and member of VFW Post 912 donated $10,000 to help the hall on North Main Street recover after Hurricane Harvey. The hall, which had about 18 inches of water inside during the storm, needed a slew of repairs, and bills were starting to rack up. That’s when one member, Chris Lahowetz, owner of Electromagnetic Industries on ...

May 03 2018

VFW Rallies Support for VA MISSION Act of 2018

UPDATE:Last night, the House of Representatives voted to pass this important legislation, but we still need your help! Contact your senators and urge them to swiftly pass the VA MISSION Act of 2018 to help ensure our nation’s commitment to our veterans to provide them with the care they have earned. WASHINGTON – House Committee on Vete...

May 01 2018

Winners of Publications Contest Announced

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. has announced the winners of the 2018 National Publications Contest. Two years ago, the publications contest underwent significant changes to encourage continued participation. The contest’s reorganization created two new categories: Magazine and Best Feature Article. This year...

May 01 2018

Missouri Auxiliary Saves Lives with Billboard

“It was just so overwhelming that this crazy idea I had actually worked,” said Amy Jo Lett, past Auxiliary 5675 president and current District 6 Auxiliary president. A man had called the Post asking for the person “in charge” of the sign. “They told him it was me, and my number is all over Facebook and all over flyers ...