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Feb 12 2020

Service Dogs Provide Comfort to Veterans

Eddie Gunter remembers the day he first met Star in 2013. The pair locked eyes and, according to Gunter, it was love at first sight. He told the volunteer working the rehab rescue pet adoption area in front of Petco in Hot Springs, Ark.: “That’s my dog.” Gunter, a former Army medic and 1991 Persian Gulf War vet, was on his second ...

Feb 12 2020

Data Privacy and Portability at VA: Protecting Veterans’ Personal Data

Statement of Ramsey Sulayman, Associate 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 Technology Modernization With Respect To “Data Privacy and Portability at VA: Protecting Veterans’ Personal Da...

Feb 12 2020

Time to Clean up Those Post Rosters

With the start of a new decade, now is a good time for Post leaders to clean up their membership rosters. VFW Membership Deputy Director Rick McKenna reminds quartermasters that they have a “fiduciary responsibility” to annually keep track of all members. “It’s critical to know where your members are living or whether some...

Feb 11 2020

VFW Launches Campaign to Showcase Veterans #StillServing

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to launch #StillServing, a campaign to bring attention to and honor the continued commitment and sacrifice of America’s veterans. The men and women who bravely defend our nation often continue to selflessly serve their communities and country in ways beyond their military se...

Feb 10 2020

An Officer and A Gentlewoman

From an ordnance officer in the Army to becoming a commercial model, pageant queen, entrepreneur and iconoclastic fashion guru, the evolution of Raquel Riley Thomas is endless. The former Army captain parlayed a set of skills earned throughout a nine-year tenure in the military into management of a multi-purpose production company dubbed An Officer...

Feb 07 2020

VFW Honors African-American Medal of Honor Recipients

More than 3,500 service members have earned the nation’s highest military decoration. But of those, only 92 have been black men, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The Medal of Honor (MOH) is an award that dates back to the Civil War. The first African-American service member who earned the prestigious award was Army Sgt. ...

Feb 06 2020

Pending Legislation

Statement of Patrick Murray, Deputy 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 "Pending Legislation" WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman Levin, Ranking Member Bilirakis, and members o...

Feb 04 2020

Twisted X Signs on as Title Sponsor of VFW Youth Programs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce Twisted X has signed on to become the title sponsor of its annual Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen winners’ trip. Twisted X, a longtime supporter of the VFW, initially announced its $130,000 multi-year commitment while presenting a $100,000 donation at ...

Feb 04 2020

VFW Recognizes Cpl. Freddie Stowers

Today, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) recognizes Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army Cpl. Freddie Stowers. Stowers started his Army career at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, where he joined the First Provisional Infantry Regiment on Oct. 4, 1917. The Sandy Springs, South Carolina, native was part of the first military draft of World War I. ...

Feb 03 2020

Veterans Welcome at Ohio State

Since its formal partnership in 2013, VFW and the Student Veterans of America (SVA) have worked to advocate for improvement to benefits for studentveterans around the world. Both veterans’ organizations are led by veterans serving their communities and other veterans. The Ohio State University SVA chapter Vets 4 Vets is just one of the more t...