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Nov 01 2018

VFW National Commander to Visit Army’s National Training Center

WASHINGTON — The national commander of America’s largest and oldest major combat veterans’ organization will be visiting the nation’s largest Army training facility in California next week. B.J. Lawrence, national commander of the 1.6 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and its Auxiliary, will be vis...

Nov 01 2018

VFW Scholarship Helps Veteran Continue His Studies at Military College

Juan Campana was born in Ecuador and immigrated to the United States at a young age. Entering the United States Marine Corps after September 11, 2001, he spent four years as a Combat Engineer. He served two tours in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom and at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, N.C. Once Campana retired from the military, he continued to ...

Oct 31 2018

Opioids Offer ‘No Advantage’ and Are Addictive

Minneapolis VA researchers found that opioid pain medication might not be the powerful “wonder drug” many people believe it to be. Published in March by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), a study by the group of researchers did not support the use of opioids for chronic back, hip or knee pain relief. The study, feat...

Oct 30 2018

Navy Vet Has ‘Passion’ to Serve

Navy veteran Melissa Fahlgren’s ultimate goal in life is to start an arts and crafts consignment shop in her hometown of San Antonio. To get there, she plans to earn a bachelor’s degree in business administration then a master’s degree in marketing. For help along the way, Fahlgren applied for VFW’s Sport Clips Help a Hero S...

Oct 29 2018

Annual BURGER KING® Fundraiser Set to Begin Nov. 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is pleased to announce that for the twelfth consecutive year, participating BURGER KING® franchisees will be raising funds throughout the month of November for the VFW’s Unmet Needs program. Patrons are encouraged to donate $1 or more to the program upon checkout. The fundr...

Oct 29 2018

‘Inspiration has the Ability to Change Lives’

As retired Navy SEAL David Goggins took the stage at the VFW National Convention’s Joint Opening in July to accept the VFW Americanism Award, he was warmly welcomed by hundreds of his fellow VFW members from around the world. “I’m very humbled to be up here talking to all of you today,” said Goggins, a member of the VFW Depa...

Oct 26 2018

VFW Continues Its Strong Support of GWOT Memorial

WASHINGTON – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is proud to continue its support of building a memorial in the nation’s capital dedicated to the Global War on Terror. Michael “Rod” Rodriguez, an Army Special Forces retiree, was recently named President and CEO of the Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation. H...

Oct 25 2018

‘VFW Has Helped Me So Much’

An Army veteran received a $1,500 grant from VFW’s Unmet Needs program for living expenses because he is unable to work. Jesse Thorsen, a member of VFW Post 5789 in Lee’s Summit, Mo., served two deployments in Afghanistan. During the first in 2009-10, Thorsen was an infantryman with 2nd Bn., 509th Regt., 25th Inf. Div. He later served a...

Oct 23 2018

VFW Tops $8.3 Billion in VA Benefits Recoveries for Veterans

WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs has reported that more than a half-million veterans represented by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. this past fiscal year received in excess of $8.3 billion in VA disability compensation and pension benefits, which far exceeds last year’s record recovery of $7.7 billion. “The...

Oct 22 2018

VFW Urges Congress to Hold Oversight Hearings on Forever GI Bill

WASHINGTON – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is calling on both the Senate and House Committees on Veterans’ Affairs to hold oversight hearings on the recent delayed payments of Department of Veterans Affairs educational benefits. VFW is also urging the Senate to pass the SIT-REP Act of 2018, which would ensure that student vet...