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For one of Florida’s District commanders, reaching out to the nation’s youth and teaching honor and patriotism is of utmost importance. On Nov. 11 last year, Jose Rosa, then-Post 3282 commander, included pre-kindergarten students at Spruce Creek Elementary School in the Post’s annual Veterans Day event. “At the start of our ...
From Hurricane Florence in North Carolina to Hurricane Michael in Florida, the VFW offered support during hurricane relief efforts last year. ‘Started with a Social Media Post’ Before Florence made landfall in September, the Department of North Carolina designated six Posts across the state as staging areas for receiving and distributin...
Over the past few years, groups of college students across the country have made it their mission to provide military-affiliated students with the advocacy and resources needed for a successful college education and post-graduation careers. The University of Kansas (KU) Student Veterans of America (SVA) chapter, located in Lawrence, Kan., is one ex...
One day in 2014, Evan Hafer, a former Army Green Beret and life member of the VFW Department of Texas, was instructing an advanced tactics course on a shooting range. Along with his words of wisdom, Hafer also dispensed home-made coffee for the shooters. From roasting to brewing the coffee ...
For Reginald Sims, becoming a veterans service officer was not something he planned. But once he got started, it became his passion. Sims has been the accredited VFW service officer at the Madison County Veterans Services in Jackson, Tenn., for six years. He served in the 1991 Persian Gulf War with the 10th Special Forces Group as a canon crewmembe...
After two tours overseas with the Navy — one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan — former Lt. Vincent Grasso returned to his Long Island suburb, ripped up his front lawn and crafted a self-sustaining, agricultural ecosystem on his tiny 45-foot-by-100-foot lot. Grasso, the deputy mayor of Valley Stream, N.Y., jokes that his neighbors initiall...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Today, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. proudly presented a $12,000 donation to the Kansas City Warriors, the city’s new ice hockey team comprised solely of disabled military veterans. “We’ve been headquartered in Kansas City for more than 90 years and are happy to help support a hometown team, esp...
In 2014, Feeding America initiated a Hunger in America national study. It showed that one in five households served by the Feeding America network has at least one member that has served or is currently serving in the military. In Pennsylvania, that number is higher. The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank reported that within its 27 county-service terr...
Mike Buckley served 32 years in the Army, complete with six deployments and three combat tours. He watched men die in Afghanistan and Iraq. Four of his friends committed suicide. Through it all, Buckley refused to take medication to manage what he had witnessed. Instead, he turned to nature. “Sometimes it seems like things are kind of a swirl...
Those familiar with Albany, N.Y., know how frigid the temperatures can get in the winter months, with an average snowfall of 54 inches per year. For those living on the streets of this capital city, winter can be deadly. That’s why VFW Post 1498 in Clifton Park, N.Y., about 10 miles north of Albany, and clothing retailer Haband in Mahwah, N.J...
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