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Aug 16 2021

'No Veteran is Alone'

“The VFW is an organization that cares for, fights for and supports all Veterans of Foreign Wars. This is why I’m proud to say ‘I am the VFW,’” said Lela Bremen, a VFW Life member who is #StillServing as the first female Post Commander at VFW Post 5699 in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. “I am the VFW because I wake u...

Aug 11 2021

VFW Awards Nearly $600,000 in Aid to Student Veterans

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Together with Sport Clips Haircuts, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce 130 student veterans will receive nearly $600,000 in scholarships for the fall 2021 semester, courtesy of the VFW “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship” program. See the full list of 2021 fall semester recipients. “...

Aug 10 2021

Congratulations to VFW Post 1513-August Post of the Month

VFW Post 1513 in Escondido, California, has been taking care of veterans and their families during the pandemic. It’s a continuation of the commitment to camaraderie and service they’ve displayed for 94 years. As COVID-19 spread, the Post stayed connected to members and local veterans by hosting virtual “Coffee with the Commander&...

Aug 09 2021

#StillServing with Help from Man’s Best Friend

The VFW’s #StillServing campaign honors the continued commitment and sacrifice of America’s veterans. For some of those men and women, dogs have played – or continue to play – a crucial role. The VFW wants to share their stories. As ‘man’s best friend,’ dogs often have a special bond with humans. For many v...

Aug 04 2021

VFW Wishes the Coast Guard a Happy 231st Birthday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The more than 1.5 million members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Auxiliary congratulate the U.S. Coast Guard, America’s oldest continuous maritime service, on its 231 years of service and bravery defending our great nation. On Aug. 4, 1790, President Washington signed the Tariff Act into law, establishi...

Aug 03 2021

VFW Elects Matthew M. “Fritz” Mihelcic as New National Commander

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Matthew M. “Fritz” Mihelcic, of Sparta, Illinois, was elected today as the new national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, a congressionally-chartered veterans service organization comprised of 1.5 million eligible veterans and military service members from all six branches of the ar...

Aug 01 2021

Louisiana VFW Post Receives National Community Service Award

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars is proud to announce that Cole-Miers VFW Post 3619 in DeRidder, Louisiana, was selected to receive the 2021 VFW Fred C. Hall Memorial Outstanding Post Special Project Award, which recognizes VFW Posts for unique and outstanding community service projects. Post 3619 was selected for its unbelieva...

Jul 30 2021

Watch the VFW National Convention Live from Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Have your electronic devices ready as the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) begins livestreaming from its business-only 122nd VFW National Convention in Kansas City, beginning with the Monday Business Session on Aug. 2 at 8:00 a.m. CDT, and culminating the following day with the election of a new national commander. Be sure t...

Jul 28 2021

VFW Congratulates Nation’s Top Scouts

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce the selection of the top state winners of its 2020 - 2021 Scout of the Year scholarship competition. Enacted in 2001, the Scout of the Year competition was designed to reward eligible members of the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Venturing Crew or Sea Scouts who have risen a...

Jul 27 2021

‘An Uneasy Truce’: The Korean Armistice Agreement

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – More than three years ago, the Republic of Singapore hosted a much anticipated summit between the leaders of the United States and North Korea, the first meeting of its kind ever in the history of the two nations. While the years following the 2018 North Korea-United States Singapore Summit would prove the meeting did littl...