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May 18 2021

Eyemart Express Shares 4-Step Wellness Plan for Healthy Vision Month

May is Healthy Vision Month, and Eyemart Express wants to take this opportunity to remind everyone about the importance of proper eye care. While maintaining healthy vision should always be a priority, this past year has seen many people put off what needs to be done for their eyesight. In order to ensure that everyone’s eyes are feeling and ...

May 17 2021

'We are Making a Difference in our Community'

Michael Eason retired from the U.S. Army in 2015 after serving for more than 40 years. Now, he is #StillServing as Post Commander of VFW Post 9376 in Clinton, Maryland. As a VFW Life member, and All-State and All-American Commander, Eason understands the important role a Post can play in their local area. When COVID-19 began to spread, he and his f...

May 14 2021

VFW Honors All Who Serve on Armed Forces Day

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – This Saturday, May 15, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) joins our nation in celebrating Armed Forces Day by saying “thank you” to every soldier, sailor, airman, Marine, Coast Guardsman, and Guardian serving our nation. The millions of men and women who serve in the U.S. Armed Forces raised their right hand and...

May 12 2021

235 Volunteer Hours

Since 2019, Robbie Harkabus has been on a mission to help feed veterans who are food insecure in Ashtabula County, Ohio. The VFW Post 2836 Junior Vice Commander volunteers with Feed Our Vets Ashtabula each month. In January, Post 2836 Commander Jim Jones presented Harkabus with a certificate recognizing him for 235 hours of volunteer service to the...

May 12 2021

Ace Hardware Honors Fallen Heroes with 1 Million American Flags

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Ace Hardware is collaborating with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) once again this year to honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country by giving away 1 million American flags nationwide on Saturday, May 29, 2021. Consumers who visit a participating Ace store on May 29th will receive a fre...

May 12 2021

Supporting Disabled Veterans: The State of Claims Processing During and After COVID-19

Statement of Ryan Gallucci, Director National Veterans Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before The United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To Supporting Disabled Veterans: The State of Claims Processing During and After COVID-19 Washington, D.C. Chairman Tester, Ranking Member Moran, and member...

May 12 2021

Military Transition During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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 Economic Opportunity, With Respect To Military Transition During the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 12 2021

A ‘Thank You’ to Troops

A VFW Post in Traverse City, Michigan, in March hosted Michigan National Guard troops whose mission was to administer COVID-19 vaccines to the public. Nearly 50 Guardsmen attended the “thank you” dinner at VFW Post 2780. Post Auxiliary President Vicki Luckey said she heard about the troops being housed in a nearby hotel with no laundry ...

May 11 2021

'Here to Help with Anything'

A Post in Springfield, Missouri, in March organized an event that aimed to help veterans. Members of VFW Post 3404 hosted the Veterans Resource Fair, an open house event, at their Post. The goal, according to Post Adjutant Brian Fisher, was to give veterans assistance in their daily lives. Fisher said the event was postponed from last year due to t...

May 09 2021

Why Go to Church?

Why should you go to church? I have heard a lot of odd reasoning about this over the years. Consider a few common objections. Some people say the church is full of hypocrites – well of course it is. If people were all perfect, we could shut down the operation. People go to church because they are sinners. We church goers are pretentious, jeal...