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Oct 19 2023

‘Cornhole Brings That Passion Together for a Great Cause’

Hordes of VFW members flocked to an open area filled with wooden cornhole boards and grain-filled bags during the 124th VFW National Convention in July in Phoenix. From veteran fathers and sons to veteran mothers and daughters or simply comrades gathering for the first time in months or years, the VFW CornholeTournament Series proved a success at i...

Oct 18 2023

VFW and Humana Provide 30 Tons of Food

If you attended the 124th VFW National Convention in Phoenix this year, you probably noticed a group of volunteers lined up at tables with bowls of seeds in front of them. They were a part of the Uniting to Combat Hunger seed-packing event that will provide about 30 tons of vegetables for families suffering from food insecurity. Those seeds will be...

Oct 18 2023

Military to Civilian Transition: Ensuring Success After Service

Statement of Ryan Gallucci, Executive Director Washington Office Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before The United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Armed Services With Respect To “Military to Civilian Transition: Ensuring Success After Service” Washington, D.C. Chairmen Tester and Reed...

Oct 18 2023

$12.3 Million for Student Veterans

As part of its 10th anniversary of the VFW's "Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship" program, Sport Clips is aiming to raise $1.7 million by Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The amount will mean that the program will reach a milestone of $13 million in a decade. As VFW’s official haircutter, Sport Clips has already raised $12.3 million for veterans and m...

Oct 18 2023

Reports Claim Veterans Trust VA Services

Reports given by VA and medical publications earlier this year claim most veterans approve of the services they receive from VA, including the department’s health care. In April, the Journal of General Internal Medicine and the Journal of the American College of Surgeons published a report titled Veterans Health Administration (VA) vs. Non-VA...

Oct 17 2023

$1,000 for Student Musicians

A VFW Post in the Buckeye State donated $1,000 to their high school’s music program. VFW Post 3360 in Defiance, Ohio, presented a check to the band’s assistant director Erin Blackwood during a ceremony at the Post in September. VFW Post 3360 member Stacy Hilton, an Army veteran who served in Bosnia and Croatia, said that the Post alread...

Oct 17 2023

VFW Foundation Announces Grants Are Now Open for Application

Standing as the pillars that both uphold thriving or uplift struggling communities, VFW Posts have carried this mission for more than 11 decades. From building local playgrounds and memorials, to organizing military support events for active-duty troops and cushioning natural disasters with incessant relief efforts, VFW members at the grassroots le...

Oct 16 2023

'Perspective and Team Work'

For their VFW Day of Service in May 2023, VFW Post 1533 members in San Antonio split their time into two volunteer sessions at the San Antonio Food Bank. A cohort of 18 Post members spent more than three hours apiece on May 16 and May 19, respectively, working out of the San Antonio Food Bank’s warehouse sorting and packing food for those suf...

Oct 16 2023

Shop the VFW Store for the Holidays

With the holiday season rapidly approaching, now is the time to check out all the new products offered by the VFW Store. For in-stock items, plan to order no later than Dec. 1 for delivery by Christmas. Personalized items will require six weeks to complete so keep that in mind when ordering. Among the new items is a red and gray hoodie reading &ldq...

Oct 13 2023

Happy Birthday US Navy!

WASHINGTON – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) joins in with our grateful nation in celebrating the birthday of the U.S. Navy, who has protected and defended freedom both at home and around the globe for the past 248 years. On Oct. 13, 1775, a resolution of the Continental Congress established what is now the United States Navy with “a...