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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...

11/7/2016 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. – November 10 marks the 241st birthday of the United States Marine Corps. With its rich traditions and hallmark of valor, the Corps has fought in every American armed conflict as the “first to fight for right and freedom” since 1775. The standard of excellence U.S. Marines achieve and live by have made them an international symbol of honor and pride. From the Battles of Derna, Belleau Wood, Iwo Jima and Khe Sanh, to the toppling of the Saddam statue in ...

11/9/2009 - November 10th, marks the 234th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. With its rich traditions and hallmark of valor, the USMC has fought in every American armed conflict as the “first to fight for right and freedom” since 1775. The standard of excellence U.S. Marines achieve and live by have made them an international symbol of honor and pride. From the Battles of Derna, Iwo Jima and Khe Sanh, to the toppling of the Saddam statue in central Baghdad, “America’s 911...

8/20/2008 - ORLANDO, Fla. — Announcing at today’s Business Session that this will be his last address to a convention of veterans as Commander-in-Chief, President George Bush outlined his achievements in the area of veterans affairs. These included nearly doubling the VA budget, expanding community grants for homeless veterans, signing concurrent receipt legislation and investing millions of dollars in traumatic brain injury and psychological disorder research. He added, “I was plea...

11/10/2008 - On November 10, we celebrate the 233rd year of rich tradition and spirit of the U.S. Marine Corps. From the "Halls of Montezuma, to the Shores of Tripoli," our "Soldiers of the Sea" have gallantly served our great nation for 233 years. First to land and first to fight, the Corps has demonstrated battle after battle, the heroism and dedication of its Marines. In 1921, Marine Corps Commandant, Major General John A. Lejeune, wrote "In every battle and skirmish since the bi...

11/3/2010 - November 10, 2010, marks the 235th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. With its rich traditions and hallmark of valor, the USMC has fought in every American armed conflict as the “first to fight for right and freedom” since 1775. The standard of excellence U.S. Marines achieve and the motto by which they live — Semper Fi — have made them an international symbol of honor and pride. From the Battles of Derna, Iwo Jima and Khe Sanh, to the battle of Fallujah, “Amer...

6/15/2011 - VFW National Military Services Update VFW Unmet Needs disbursed $91,500 to military families victimized by tornadoes after more than 1,200 swept across the United States this year. In April alone, there were 875 confirmed tornadoes, tripling the previous April high of 267, in 1974. Damage is widespread across the nation, from the Midwest and the South to the East Coast. VFW state departments spread word of the VFW Unmet Needs program in storm-stricken areas throughout...

6/21/2011 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The VFW National Headquarters is pleased to announce it has now disbursed more than $100,000 in financial aid to military families victimized by the hundreds of deadly twisters that have swept across the nation so far this year. VFW state departments spread word of the VFW Unmet Needs program in storm-stricken areas throughout tornado season, and applications for financial assistance poured in. The Unmet Needs program responded and was able to lessen...

5/3/2011 - The homes of service members and their families stationed at military bases across the south were not spared by last week’s deadly tornado outbreak. According to The National Weather Service, an estimated 266 tornadoes touched down across seven states, killing more than 340 people, injuring thousands and leaving hundreds unaccounted for. It is the worst tornado outbreak the region has seen in nearly 40 years and has been deemed the second-worst storm in U.S. history. ...

10/27/2011 - The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is urging the Senate to pass S. 1527 to authorize the award of the Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines of World War II. Its companion bill passed unanimously in the House earlier this week. "The Montford Point Marines paved the way for future generations of African Americans to proudly call themselves United States Marines," said VFW National Commander Richard L. DeNoyer, a retired Marine and Vietnam combat ...