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WASHINGTON – Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Service Officers recovered more than $9 billion in benefits for veterans for the first time this past fiscal year. VFW service officers were responsible for the recovery of a total of $9,059,726,902 for veterans, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). “This is a true testam...
WASHINGTON –The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States provided six artifacts and personal effects to theDefense POW/MIA Accounting Agencytoday as part of its promise to help advance the noble POW/MIA missions. “Our VFW members, and their families, continue to answer the call in this very important effort to bring closure to tho...
Nancy Ortiz-Rodriguez, National Pre-Discharge Claims Representative at Fort Drum, N.Y., finds satisfaction in knowing she’s helping veterans have a better life, one veteran at a time. In her role with the VFW National Veterans Service, Nancy ensures separating and retiring active-duty military personnel receive the assistance they need to obt...
Post 9191 in Killeen, Texas, made history in June when Commander Carlo Davis relinquished the gavel to newly elected Post Commander Lee Ann Davis — his wife. It’s the first time in the Post’s 60-year history that a married couple has led the Post for consecutive years. “It was an awesome and historic experience to pass the g...
Andover, Mass. and Kansas City, Mo. (October 16, 2019) – For the first time ever, U.S. veterans will be able to receive U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) health services at their local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) or American Legion (Legion) Posts through a multi-site pilot program dubbed ATLAS (Accessing Telehealth through Lo...
For the second year, student veterans at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) hosted a rucksack march to commemorate the almost 7,000 troops who died in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Operation Battle Born was started last year by UNLV Rebel Vets, a Student Veterans of America chapter. Thirty-six groups of four or more people each walked 10-m...
Wearing a camouflage robe, Judge Wayne Christian presided over the ceremony for the 500th graduate of the Bexar County Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) in San Antonio on May 6. Created by the Bexar County Commissioners and Criminal District Attorney’s Office in 2010, the VTC works to rehabilitate vets instead of having them incarcerated followi...
Since 2015, members of VFW Post 1308 in Alton, Ill., have uplifted sick and terminally ill children — more than 500 in the U.S. and even one in London, England. According to member Wayne Able, the Post presents the Courage Inspiration Determination (CID) Medal to children in hospitals in nearby states. On July 19, Able said “several&rdq...
KANSAS CITY, MO. – On Sept. 29, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is celebrating its 120th year as our nation’s largest and most accomplished combat veterans service organization. In 1899, in a small tailor shop in the heart of Columbus, Ohio, 13 Spanish-American War veterans allied together with a determined resolve to fight for...
Rob Wilkins has never competed in a bodybuilding competition, but his lifelong passion for the fitness regimen aligned with his 26-year Air Force career and led to an appointment on the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition. “I just thought it was remarkable,” said Wilkins, a Life member with the VFW Department of V...
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