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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...

Oct 22 2018

‘Veterans’ Needs at Heart’

While unemployed and in the middle of finding new living arrangements, Army veteran Wanda Griffin turned to VFW’s Unmet Needs program. She came across the program while researching options for assistance and applied for the grant in March. Since receiving the $1,303.65 grant, Griffin has become more financially secure. She also now has the me...

Oct 19 2018

Air Force Veteran Continues to Serve Her Country Through the VFW

Amber Putnam, 59, of Parrish, Fla., has lived her life in service of others. Helping others was instilled in her at a young age. In her role as a VFW Assistant Department Service Officer, Putnam works tirelessly to help veterans receive the benefits they deserve. “I feel like I’m making a difference in veterans’ lives by helping t...

Oct 18 2018

Wounded Warrior Project Renews VFW Service Officer Grant

WASHINGTON – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce that Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) has renewed a service officer grant in the amount of $443,145 that will continue to help more transitioning military to receive their earned Department of Veterans Affairs benefits. The grant will be used to support the VFW&rsquo...

Oct 17 2018

Michigan VFW Posts Video Game Event Attracts Hundreds

Repetitive keyboard clicks and sudden, synchronized shouts of awe echo through a Michigan VFW Post as video gamers wage war against one another while others, some dressed as characters from gamer culture, gather around a large display monitor to watch the action unfold — all in an effort to raise money for veterans. More than 250 people conve...