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5/1/2026 - 121st VFW National Convention Thousands of VFW and Auxiliary delegates were expected to gather to represent the organization’s total membership of more than 1.5 million at the weeklong event. But when the coronavirus forced us to cancel the VFW National Convention in its current, we weren't going to just sit on the sidelines. Earlier this year, the VFW launched the #StillServing campaign to bring more awareness to the many ways veterans continue to serve beyond the m...
5/20/2026 - Every year, thousands of VFW and Auxiliary delegates gather to represent the organization’s total membership of more than 1.5 million at the weeklong VFW National Convention. While there, our mission is to approve new national priorities to guide our organization as we lobby Congress on issues important to the nation’s veterans, service members and their families. Convention delegates also elect new leadership, as well as recognize prominent individuals and organization...
5/1/2026 - To advertise in the VFW magazine, please contact GLM Communications. Unfortunately, no public service announcements (PSAs) are accepted at this time. GLM Communications, Inc. Advertising Manager Gerald Massa 500 1st St. Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 Phone: 212.929.1300 Fax: 212.929.9574 Email GLM Communications, Inc. Download the VFW's current rate card, media kit, and Checkpoint sales flyer. If you have a problem with a product you have purchased as the result of an advert...
5/1/2026 - Before Memorial Day in 1922, we conducted our first poppy distribution, becoming the first veterans' organization to organize a nationwide distribution. The poppy soon was adopted as the official memorial flower of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, as it remains today. During our 1923 encampment, we decided that VFW "Buddy"® Poppies would be assembled by disabled and needy veterans who would be paid for their work to provide them with financial assista...
9/25/2017 - WASHINGTON – The national commander of America’s largest and oldest major combat veterans organization is raising his voice in opposition to those who disrespect the flag. “There is a time and place for civil debate, and wearing team jerseys and using sporting events to disrespect our country doesn’t wash with millions of military veterans who have and continue to wear real uniforms on real battlefields around the globe,” said Keith Harman, a Vietnam combat veteran who ...
11/7/2014 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Wednesday, the Kansas City Chiefs announced a joint initiative with Anheuser-Busch to benefit Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) programs as part of Military Appreciation Month during the month of November. Through the program, seven local Anheuser-Busch wholesalers in Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas will donate $0.05 per case of Bud Light sold throughout the month of November. The participating wholesalers include County Beverage (Lee’s Summit, Mo....
11/12/2015 - POTTSVILLE, Pa., – D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. will support the VFW with a multi-year commitment through their “Respect. It’s Earned.” campaign, kicking off in 2016. This new initiative is a great way for Yuengling to demonstrate the brewery’s respect for our nation’s veterans and the sacrifices they’ve made to protect our great country. Yuengling’s #LagersForHeroes program will be promoted at restaurants, retail locations and bars starting in May 2016. Consumers, retaile...
11/7/2014 - This Veterans Day, patriotic businesses across the country are honoring our veterans with discounts. The list below only includes businesses that contacted the VFW directly regarding their Veterans Day discounts. Cheeseburger in Paradise Cheeseburger in Paradise will mark Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11, 2014 by extending a complimentary All-American Burger with friesto active and retired military personnel in appreciation of their courage and commitment to the wel...
2/24/2011 - Original article If you’re a veteran, and a smooth-talking salesman comes to your home claiming to be from the Department of Veterans Affairs hawking funeral arrangements, watch out, authorities say. That’s the word from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, which is warning area residents about a potential scam involving the company American Veteran KCA. The Kansas Attorney General’s Office has heard complaints, too, and last month reached a settlement with the com...
4/3/2008 - On his first day in office, Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) introduced the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act (S. 22) to update a 20-year-old peacetime GI Bill with 21st century realities. Yet now, 15 months later, only half the Senate and one-fourth of the House have endorsed the legislation, despite strong bipartisan support of fellow GI Bill beneficiaries Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and John Warner (R-Va.). As the leaders of America's oldest maj...
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