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5/10/2024 - The VFW Action Corps is our national grassroots advocacy network comprised of more than 300,000 VFW members and patriotic supporters of veterans. This group stays up-to-date on the issues facing our veterans, our military and their families, standing ready to email, write, call and visit our nation’s lawmakers to make their voices heard. The VFW Action Corps is free and open to all patriotic Americans who care about the military and veterans’ communities. Join the VFW Ac...
10/7/2016 - For veterans enrolled in VA Health Care, getting your flu shot for free is made easy at your neighborhood Walgreens or Duane Reade. Find out more and schedule your visit today.
3/31/2017 - B.J. Lawrence, national junior vice commander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., and several VFW members from local Posts will join the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) at a special ceremony on April 5, to commence the restoration project of the POW/MIA Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Venice, Calif., and speak out against memorial desecration. The Venice memorial was recently vandalized for the second time in the past year, and restoration ef...
3/30/2017 - Since the birth of our nation, many veterans have gone on to greatness in a variety of fields. From U.S. presidents to well-known authors, athletes and actors, WWI is no exception. Here is a look at some of those famous vets from the “Great War.” Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) b. Lamar, Mo. 33rd President Ranked No. 7 (a “near great”) among U.S. presidents, Harry Truman (1945-1953) brought the war in the Pacific to a swift end in 1945. He also launched the Truman Doctri...
3/3/2017 - A WWII fighter pilot’s family has seen their father’s journey come full circle, with an assist from VFW. VFW Commander-in-Chief Brian Duffy presented Jules Hymel’s children with their father’s ring in a December ceremony at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. Post 8862 in Vicenza, Italy, and Post 3750 in Luling, La., were involved in aligning the events that led up to the transfer of the ring. LeDaine Hymel and Nelwyn Hymel Lorio, Jules Hymel’s children...
2/13/2017 - When Seth Napel returned from Afghanistan, he realized he was “going to have a hard time adjusting to civilian life.” “I was on this euphoria coming off deployment, and it was not jiving with how the rest of the world worked,” said Napel, who served from 2009-10 in Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan, with the 2nd Bn., 121st Inf. Regt., of the Georgia National Guard as a radio operator. Seth Napel, a member of VFW Post 2521 in Santa Maria, Calif., uses endurance events and ...
11/9/2017 - WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. World War I Centennial Commission announced today that the commission has received leadership gifts from the American Legion, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Each of the gifts is in the amount of $300,000, and will be used for the creation of America's World War I Memorial, in Washington, D.C. The Centennial Commission was established by Congress in 2013 to provide education programs, public outreach, and commemorative events regarding the Ame...
5/4/2017 - Kansas City, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) Auxiliary is pleased to announce the winners of its annual Continuing Education Scholarship contest. Four $1,000 scholarships were awarded, one in each of the four Auxiliary Conferences. Candy Applegate was named the winner of the Big 10 Conference. Applegate, a member of Auxiliary 5178 in Gravois Mills, Mo., is enrolled to study accounting and business management at Ozark Technical Community Coll...
10/23/2017 - Tucked away in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans lives a group of recovering veterans who help each other. That is the idea behind Bastion, a community of wounded and injured veterans. The Bastion Community of Resilience, founded by Executive Director Dylan Tete, is designed for veterans, who have life-long rehabilitative needs, and their families. Tete, a member of VFW Post 8973, is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. He who served in Iraq...
1/17/2021 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) honors the significant legacy and noteworthy accomplishments of civil rights pioneer Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Over the course of the past several months, our nation has really been challenged with issues of racial injustice and prejudice that has tested us as a people,” said VFW National Commander Harold “Hal” Roesch II. “The honorable Dr. King fought tirelessly for the dream of diversity, equality and inclusion t...
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