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Mar 05 2025

Pending Legislation

Statement of Patrick Murray, Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs With Respect To Pending Legislation Washington, D.C. Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Memb...

Mar 04 2025

VFW Chief Demands Lawmakers 'Honor the Contract' with Veterans

WASHINGTON — Heeding the call to “march forth,” Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and VFW Auxiliary members packed the house alongside Commander-in-Chief Al Lipphardt as he testified before a special joint hearing of the House and Senate Committees on Veterans’ Affairs held today. Armed with a DD Form 4, which is the standard e...

Mar 04 2025

Congressional Statement of VFW National Commander Alfred J. "Al" Lipphardt

Statement of Alfred (Al) J. Lipphardt Commander-in-Chief Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the Joint Hearing Committees on Veterans’ Affairs United States Senate and United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. Chairmen Moran and Bost, Ranking Members Blumenthal and Takano, members of the Senate and House C...

Mar 03 2025

VFW Announces 2025 National Scholarship Winners

WASHINGTON – Tonight the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) proudly presented nearly $175,000 in national scholarships and awards as it named the winners of its 2024-2025 Voice of Democracy® and Patriot’s Pen® youth scholarship competitions. This year’s national winners were announced at the 2025 VFW Washington Conference in W...

Mar 02 2025

VFW Honors Women’s History Month

WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to recognize and honor the countless contributions of our nation’s women service members, veterans and the many others who have aided in the defense of our country throughout the month of March, Women’s History Month. With women being integral to every facet of American life...

Feb 27 2025

VFW Prepares to Deliver 2025 Legislative Priorities to Lawmakers

WASHINGTON — Per tradition, close to a thousand members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Auxiliary will flock to Washington, D.C., this weekend for VFW’s 2025 Washington Conference, which will run from March 2 - 6. Held every year, the national mid-winter conference encompasses the VFW’s largest legislative advocacy e...

Feb 25 2025

VFW Calls on Administration, Congress to Stop Indiscriminate Firing of Veterans

WASHINGTON—Ten days ago, I shared the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ (VFW) concerns for the news of mass lay-offs coming out of our nation’s capital. Since then, it has become clearer that the veteran community has been hit hard as probationary federal jobs are being axed across the country, to include the latest announcement of 1,400 ...

Feb 24 2025

Pending Legislation

Statement of Patrick Murray, Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs With Respect To Pending Legislation Washington, D.C. Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and members of the committee, on behalf of the men and w...

Feb 21 2025

Celebrate your Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen Winners with the VFW Store Merch

The national winners of the VFW’s Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen youth scholarship contests will be announced during the Washington Conference next month in Washington, D.C. As we congratulate these winners, let’s remember to thank all the participants and to recognize their efforts with tokens of appreciation from the VFW S...

Feb 20 2025

‘Brothers After War’ to Debut Nationwide February 28

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – From Executive Producer Gary Sinise and Director Jake Rademacher, “Brothers After War” combines footage from Rademacher’s time embedded with elite soldiers and Marines during the height of the Iraq War with present-day reunions, capturing the resilience and humanity of those who serve. Through moments of h...