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The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States has thrown its support behind a bill introduced by the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee chairman because it fulfills a number of VFW legislative priorities that benefit all generations of veterans and their families, and it eliminates the cost-of-living adjustment penalty on military retirees. S...
Take Action! Background: Congress passed a spending bill to fund the federal government for the remainder of FY 2014 -- the package contains a provision that will repeal the COLA penalty for Chapter 61 medical retirees, as well as thousands of Survivor Benefits Program recipients, but it does not include more than 800,000 military retirees under...
Mike, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He spent years keeping his combat-related emotions locked up—and depression, anger, and stress kept building in him. A hunting trip with fellow Veterans spent talking about combat experiences finally prompted him to reach out for help. Throu...
When it comes to supporting veterans and service members who face difficult challenges, we’re all in this together. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) urges everyone to stay alert for signs of crisis in veterans and service members and be prepared to help them access the support they have earned. It Matters: Because one small act c...
The VFW is hosting its first-ever Facebook town hall meeting to discuss VA education benefits, how the VFW is fighting for education on Capitol Hill and the VFW’s new scholarship program for veterans. The town hall will take place Jan. 16, at 3:00 p.m. (CST). Representatives from the VFW’s “1 Student Veteran” program will...
This year promises to be a momentous one for America’s veterans and its warriors. Issues affecting those in and out of uniform will be on the front burner on Capitol Hill. Two events in 2014 will no doubt put veterans and the armed forces in the national limelight: congressional elections and withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanist...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States will continue its fight to remove a proposal in the federal budget deal that unfairly attacks military retirees. The two-year budget deal was passed by the House last week and by the Senate this afternoon. The package is now on its way to the president for his signature. “The VFW has never be...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is now taking its fight to remove an anti-veteran proposal from a federal budget deal to the Senate. This is necessary because the House of Representatives, by a vote of 332-94 on Thursday, passed a two-year budget deal to fund the government and temporarily end the sequester, ...
Almost 2 million members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and its Auxiliaries are being urged to immediately contact their members of Congress to reject a proposal that would severely penalize working age military retirees. The proposal, introduced by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) and his counterpa...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars is pleased to announce it is a recipient of a $100,000 Google Global Impact Award to improve veterans’ higher education. Through the support of Google, the VFW will join the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), Student Veterans of America (SVA) and the Posse Foundation in a cros...
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