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Dec 26 2019

Veteran Cares for Her Family with Help from the VFW

Andrea Lopez, 37, of Fresno, Calif., is a fighter. A single mom of six children, Andrea has faced many obstacles as she’s tried to remain tough and care for herself and her kids. Her will to fight for what’s needed and desire to find her own way in life led her to the Army. “I chose to join because I was a young mother who had jus...

Dec 20 2019

VFW, Senate Leaders Key in Axing Widow's Tax in New NDAA

WASHINGTON – After a nearly half-century long fight, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its veterans service and survivor organization partners claimed victory with the termination of the contentious and embattled Military Widow’s Tax as part of the presidential signing of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act today. “...

Dec 20 2019

Happy Holidays from the VFW

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) wishes our service members, veterans, military families, and friends a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year. While most of us will spend this time with our families and friends, it’s imperative that we remember the thousands of soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and Coast G...

Dec 19 2019

VFW’s Image ‘Shines’ Under the Sea

Just 10 miles off the coast of Dunedin Beach, Fla., in the Gulf of Mexico, exists a Circle of Heroes. It is a tranquil, peaceful place that offers comfort for veterans inclined — and prepared — to visit it. The first-of-its-kind underwater veterans dive memorial was dedicated on Aug. 5. VFW’s Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief Fritz M...

Dec 17 2019

VFW Hosts 60 Wounded Warriors, Families for the Aleethia Foundation’s Friday Night Dinner

WASHINGTON – Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) hosted 60 wounded warriors, their families and caregivers, and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center staff Dec. 13 for the traditional Aleethia Foundation’s Friday Night Dinner at The Capitol Hill Club. “It is an honor to break bread, share stories, and be part of the healing proc...

Dec 16 2019

Auxiliary’s Art Contest Celebrates 40th Anniversary

This article is featured in the November/December issue ofVFW magazine, and was written by Amanda Cook, editor-in-chief of theVFW Auxiliary Magazine. The VFW Auxiliary’s Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest was established in 1979 to give high school students a platform and venue for expressing patriotism not only through their words...

Dec 13 2019

VFW Honors America’s Iraq War Veterans

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – This week, on the eighth anniversary of the conclusion of the U.S. mission in Iraq, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) remembers the nearly 4,500 men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the fight against terror. More than 1.5 million soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines deployed to Iraq from March 20, 2003, to De...

Dec 12 2019

A Holly, Jolly Christmas for Children at the National Home

For 90 years, the Military Order of the Cootie has been spreading Christmas cheer to the children of the National Home! Every year on the first weekend in December, they travel from far and wide to share the holiday spirit at the National Home. Friday evening, members of the VFW Department of Michigan District 8 organized the delivery of presents t...

Dec 11 2019

Commander-in-Chief Says Retention is Vital

With the new membership year well under way, VFW Commander-in-Chief William “Doc” Schmitz has a message for all members: “Retention, retention, retention.” With the VFW attaining more than 100 percent membership for the first time in 27 years, culminating in July at the VFW’s 120th national convention in Orlando, Fla.,...

Dec 09 2019

Sport Clips Haircuts' $1.25M Donation to VFW Help A Hero Scholarships Will Support Veterans' Education for Civilian Careers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Dec. 9, 2019) – A $1.25 million donation by Sport Clips Haircuts to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation will boost the impact of the Help A Hero Scholarship program that supports education for civilian careers. Sport Clips Founder and CEO Gordon Logan, who is a veteran and VFW Life member, presented the million-dollar-pl...