KANSAS CITY, Mo. — VFW has announced the winners of the 2026 National Publications Contest. Like previous years, to encourage further participation, this year’s contest included the categories of Best Magazine and Best Feature Story. Two non-VFW affiliated journalism professionals served as judges for the competition. This is designed to guarantee impartiality and objectivity in judging. One of the judges commented that this year saw some of the best submissions for the ...
On April 13, members of VFW Post 10804 in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, along with American Legion Post 186 members, local first responders and family celebrated Post 10804 member Gus Preno’s 109th birthday with a parade that honored his service. Born in 1917, Preno enlisted in the Navy in 1940 and was on board the USS Melville during the 1944 Normandy landings. Working as a radioman, Preno provided vital support in the effort to liberate France and ultimately turn...
When she was 16 years old, Janae Sergio was dropped off at an emergency night shelter in Hollywood, California, by her mother, who would not be returning for her daughter. Having only brought a single backpack, Sergio believed her stay at the shelter would only be temporary. Sergio would soon begin her long journey of self-actualization, overcoming trauma and, ultimately, acceptance, which would eventually lead her to enlistment in the Navy. Having grown up in a broken a...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is pleased to announce starting May 1, participating Burger King® franchise restaurants will kick off their annual fundraiser to raise money throughout the month of May in support of the VFW’s National Veterans Service (NVS), helping to ensure the VFW can continue to provide service members, veterans and their families with accredited assistance navigating VA claims processes which is absolutely free. For nearly two d...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to honor our nation’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander service members, veterans and their families throughout the month of May. The Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander designation encompasses more than 50 ethnic and linguistic groups living in the United States and its territories that have h...
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