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May 07 2021

VFW National Convention Update II

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Yesterday, the VFW National Council of Administration voted on and approved the decision to execute a business only, 122nd VFW National Conventionin Kansas City, Missouri. The vote came just one week after the VFW announced the impossibility of the event taking place at the Baltimore Convention Center in Maryland as origina...

May 07 2021

Post Commander Helps Coordinate Pandemic Response

“I am #StillServing by remaining active with the VFW as a Post Commander and coordinating with other organizations to be responsive to the current situation in our city and state,” said Craig DeOld, a VFW Bronze Legacy Life member and Post Commander of Boston Police VFW Post 1018 in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. DeOld served in...

May 05 2021

Pending Legislation

Statement of Kristina Keenan, Associate 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 Takano, Ranking Member Bost, and members of the committee, on behalf ...

May 05 2021

Congratulations to VFW Post 1 May Post of the Month

VFW Post 1 in Denver, Colorado, has the special distinction of being the oldest Post in America. For more than 100 years, Post 1 has been dedicated to serving veterans – and they’ve remained determined to continue their unique programs during the pandemic. While in-person activities are limited, Post 1 is being renovated with members do...

May 05 2021

'It’s an honor to serve my country'

Lt. Cmdr. Khalifah Glover is #StillServing by caring for COVID-19 patients and training others to provide medical assistance. She joined the U.S. Navy Reserves in 2011 and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2014-2015 as a critical care combat nurse working at a NATO hospital. She believes it prepared her to fight the virus. “When the pandemic hit...

May 03 2021

Veteran Helps Women Find a 'Seester' for Civilian Life

“I am the VFW because I serve and I continue to serve,” said Makissa Lewis, a VFW Life member from south Florida who is #StillServing as founder and CEO of My Seester, Inc. “The VFW is a kaleidoscope of those who served in the Armed Forces. This is why I’m proud to say 'I am the VFW.’” Lewis served in the U.S. Ar...

May 01 2021

VFW Celebrates Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to celebrate our nation’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander service members and veterans throughout the month of May – Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The month’s designation encompasses more than 50 ethnic ...

Apr 30 2021

Writing a Story of Community

Nick Lopez served in the U.S. Marine Corps for eight years. He’s now living in Missouri and #StillServing as youth programs and community service coordinator at VFW National Headquarters and director of the Kansas City Veterans Writing Team (KCVWT). KCVWT holds biannual writing workshops and monthly critique groups for veterans and their fami...

Apr 30 2021

2021 National Publications Contest Winners Named

KANSAS CITY, Mo. –The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has announced thewinnersof the 2021 NationalPublications Contest. Covering the 2020 calendar year, this year’s PublicationsContestgarnered 56 entries, surpassing last year’s 39 submissions. Entries for thecontestderived from 35 Posts/Districts and 10 Departments. There were fo...

Apr 29 2021

VFW National Convention Update

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has announced that the coronavirus pandemic has made it impossible to hold its 122nd VFW National Convention at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland, July 31-August 5, 2021, as originally planned. “While the VFW is disappointed that our national convention will not ...