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LOUISVILLE — Iraq War Medal of Honor recipient, author and radio talk show host David Bellavia, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough are just a few who will deliver remarks to the more than 10,000 members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Auxiliary during the 125th VFW National Conventi...
Since 2013, members of VFW and SVA have had the opportunity to make their voices heard on Capitol Hill. The veterans involved in the VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship program are allowed to meet lawmakers and administrators responsible for implementing veterans’ policy on Capitol Hill. VFW’s collaboration with SVA provides students with a ...
This month, VFW magazine continuesits “Destination Post Series.” The series will feature 125 VFW Posts located in sought-after tourist destinations. Featured VFW Posts are those that make a real difference in the communities in which the Posts are located. This month’s article takes VFW magazine readers to South Dakota. The small ...
When VFW Post 3343 Commander Brian Moore sat down to calculate how much his Post and its Auxiliary had donated in 2023, the figure sent him back to the calculator. Between January and December of last year, the Post in Clyde, Ohio, donated $158,799 out of its charitable checking account to several organizations, schools, local government and progra...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is now accepting entries for its 78th annual 2024-2025 Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen youth scholarship competitions. This year’s themes ask America’s high school students “Is America Today Our Forefathers' Vision?” while middle school students will have...
WASHINGTON – Tonight the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) proudly presented more than $173,000 in scholarships and awards as it named the national winners of its 2023-2024 Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen youth scholarship competitions. This year’s national winners were announced at the 2024 VFW Washington Conference in Washingt...
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Auxiliary will assemble in the nation’s capital next week for the annual VFW Washington Conference, held from March 3 - 7. National leadership, as well as delegates from across the U.S. and abroad, will conduct the business of the organization and meet with m...
March 3-7 is VFW’s 2024 Washington Conference in Washington, D.C. During this time, VFW leaders converge on Capitol Hill to engage with their lawmakers on behalf of all veterans. Additionally, this conference provides an opportunity for the VFW to discharge its mid-year business to include committee meetings and a meeting of the National Coun...
For the past nine years, VFW Post 311’s emphasis on higher education has led to more than $30,000 in scholarships awarded to high school seniors with family ties to veterans in Richton Park, Illinois. What began in August 2014 with three $1,000 scholarships, the Benjamin O. Davis Post 311 Commander’s Scholarship program has since awarde...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Time is running out for students wishing to participate in the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Penessay competitions. Open to eligible high school and middle school students, all entries must be received at a local participating VFW Post no later than Oct. 31. The Voice of Democr...
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