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Aug 07 2018

VFW Awards Nearly $790,000 in College Tuition for Veterans

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is pleased to announce 172 student veterans have been chosen as 2018 fall semester recipients of the VFW’s “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship.” Together, these student veterans will receive nearly $790,000 in college scholarships. For more than a decade, the VFW&r...

Aug 07 2018

‘This is a Family Organization’

VFW officers in the “Great Lakes State” are demonstrating that young members with families can be active in all levels of the organization. Phil and Lynn Patterson, who were married more than 10 years ago, are leading the Department of Michigan this year — Phil as commander and Lynn as quartermaster/adjutant. Phil said he believes...

Aug 03 2018

Happy 228th Birthday, Coast Guard!

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars congratulates the U.S. Coast Guard on its 228th birthday! Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton created the Coast Guards predecessor, the Revenue Service, on Aug. 4, 1790, to collect customs duties at various seaports across the country. The cutter Massachusetts was commissioned at Newburyport, ...

Aug 01 2018

Pending Legislation

Statement of Gerald T. Manar, Blue Water Navy Veteran, Former Director, National Veterans Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Before the United States Senate, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, With Respect To “Pending Legislation”

Aug 01 2018

Scholarship Recipient Pursues Career in Cybersecurity

“Thank you for thinking about people like me who need that extra hand to make their dreams a reality,” said VFW's “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship" recipient Brian Blakey. Blakey, a specialist in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard for 8 years was deployed to Kuwait where he worked as a cavalry scout, a position the Army desc...

Jul 30 2018

VA, Labor Department Officials Speak at VFW National Convention

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Depart of Labor outlined their priorities to VFW members at the annual VFW National Convention last week. Dr. Paul Lawrence, VA’s under secretary for benefits, said the agency is focusing on the Forever GI Bill, the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP), a...

Jul 30 2018

VFW Statement on New VA Secretary Robert Wilkie

WASHINGTON – “The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is looking forward to working with VA Secretary Robert Wilkie on a host of issues facing our nation’s veterans, including implementing the VA Mission Act, improving the appeals process for VA claims, modernizing the Electronic Health Record system, helping veterans transition ...

Jul 27 2018

VFW Urges MIA Families to Provide DNA Samples

WASHINGTON (July 27, 2018) — Now that North Korea has unilaterally turned over 55 boxes of remains believed to contain missing American servicemen from the Korean War, the new national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is urging the families of Korean and Cold War missing to ensure the Defense Department has a DNA...

Jul 27 2018

VFW Incredibly Encouraged with Return of Remains from North Korea

WASHINGTON — “The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is incredibly encouraged by the news that North Korea has returned 55 boxes of remains believed to be U.S. service members who have been missing in action since the Korean War,” said new VFW National Commander Vincent “B.J.” Lawrence. “This is a huge...

Jul 26 2018

VFW to Draw for 'Return to Vietnam' Trip

If you received a Purple Heart for being wounded in Vietnam, you could be one of nine lucky veterans to win the VFW's "Return to Vietnam" trip. This in-country tour from April 25 - May 8, 2019, will include the sites of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), the DMZ, Khe Sanh, Hue, Da Nang, Hoi An, Marble Mountain, Cu Chi and Tay Ninh. Airfare, accommod...