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5/1/2014 - Better Brands Beverage Co., the parent company of Salute American Vodka, announced a national initiative geared to assist our nation’s veterans and military families who are in need of financial assistance. Through a one-year licensing agreement beginning today, the American-made premium vodka will donate $1 to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Foundation for every 750ml bottle sold. Funds donated by Salute American will be earmarked for the VFW Unmet Needs program, ...

9/18/2013 - "The thoughts and prayers of nearly 2 million members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and our Auxiliaries go out to the victims and families of Monday's senseless shooting at the Washington Navy Yard." WILLIAM A. THIENVFW Commander-in-Chief

1/9/2013 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The VFW Publications Department announced today that it is accepting submissions for VFW’s 2013 National Publications Contest. All publications will be categorized by the membership size of the Department, District or Post they represent. For the contest, Departments will be defined as: -large (21,500 or more members), -medium (10,000-21,499) and -small (9,999 or fewer). Districts will be defined as: -large (2,600 or more), -medium (1,000-2,59...

5/30/2014 - The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States said today’s resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki is in the best interests of the nation’s veterans. “The VFW was the first major veterans organization to call for an independent investigation and, if warranted, for the dismissal and criminal prosecution of those employees involved with gaming the system,” said William A. Thien, the national commander of the 1.9 million-member VFW and its Au...

5/14/2014 - On Thursday, your VFW will testify before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee about ongoing allegations of veterans dying waiting for VA health care, calling for leadership accountability and proper resources for VA health care. In advance of the hearing, we need you to email your legislators and tell them that this is a serious issue that demands serious attention, and not politics from Congress. Contact your legislators here. If you are in Northern Virginia, Washing...

1/31/2013 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Foundation is pleased to announce it will award a $25,000 grant to the Michael G. Reagan Portrait Foundation on Feb. 8 at 12:30 p.m. VFW Department of Washington Commander Krist Huseby will officiate a formal check presentation from the VFW Foundation to Michael Reagan in an open-to-the-public ceremony at the Snohomish County Senior Center in Edmonds, Wash. Reagan is an internationally-recognized artist who over the ...

5/28/2014 - KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 28, 2014 — A preliminary report released today by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General confirms the existence and seemingly widespread use of a second patient waiting list by the Phoenix VA Health Care System. The interim report did not, however, indicate whether the delay in scheduling a primary care appointment resulted in a delay in diagnosis or treatment of those who allegedly died while on the waiting list. Those ...

5/9/2014 - As a Navy veteran with over 23 years of service, Jon Way wanted to do something special for his fellow Sailors who were returning home on the USS George Washington. Together with other members of his Post—VFW Post 1054 in Yokosuka, Japan—USO, MWR, and the George Washington’s home guard, Way worked to coordinate a welcome home fit for heroes. Held on December 5, 2013, in front of the USO building in Yokosuka, Japan, the event drew a crowd of more than 500 people, inc...

1/31/2013 - WASHINGTON — Last year was a banner year for America’s largest combat veterans’ organization. In 2012, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States helped 125,000 veterans to recoup more than $3.7 billion in earned compensation and pension from the Department of Veterans Affairs. This exceeds 2011’s record totals by 23,000 and almost $1.7 billion, and provides further proof that all eligible veterans and transitioning military members should seek help from an accre...

5/2/2014 - Kansas City, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars will not stand by while veterans seeking the health care they have earned and deserve languish. Deliberate and concerted efforts to neglect and ignore the needs of the critically ill cannot be labeled as anything less than criminal malfeasance. The Department of Veterans Affairs’ failure to monitor or audit the processes at its Phoenix facility, given the history of problems and complaints there, is an appalling example of ...