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3/31/2026 - Orlando, Fla., was selected to host the 120th VFW National Convention, July 20-24, 2019. Every year, thousands of VFW and Auxiliary delegates gather to represent the organization’s total membership of more than 1.6 million at the weeklong 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. This year, a number of distingui...

10/11/2016 - More than 150 VFW Posts held events Oct. 8 to help kick off VFW’s national mental wellness campaign. “A Day to Change Direction” is part of the overarching initiative, launched by Give an Hour, to “change the greater culture” surrounding mental health. VFW’s goal for the day, which included 179 Posts nationwide, was to make the public “aware of the five signs” of emotional suffering – Personality change, agitation, withdrawal, poor self-care and hopelessness. Posts hos...

8/2/2013 - Over 50 motorcyclists rode into Louisville, Ky., during the 114th VFW National Convention to present a check for $14,316 to VFW Commander-in-Chief Hamilton designated for the VFW National Military Services (NMS) programs. After the initial check presentation, various VFW Posts and Departments offered up extra donations and extended the contribution by more than $3,000, making the total over $17,500. The Vander Clute Memorial Motorcycle Ride is an annual event that ser...

11/12/2014 - November 2004’s decisive Battle of Fallujah was the deadliest sustained urban fighting for U.S. troops in the Iraq War. American forces rooted out 3,000 terrorists. By Tim Dyhouse This article appears in the November/December 2014 issue of VFW magazine Fighting a fanatical, dug-in enemy in the mazelike infrastructure of his own city has proved disastrous to armies in past wars. But the November 2004 Battle of Fallujah could be considered a textbook urban assaul...

3/7/2012 - WASHINGTON — In testimony today before a joint hearing of the Senate and House Veterans Affairs Committees, the national commander of America’s oldest and largest major combat veterans’ organization urged Congress to not balance the budget on the backs of disabled veterans or on the men and women who continue to serve in uniform. “Your two committees have a long history of taking care of veterans in a bipartisan manner,” said Richard L. DeNoyer, a retired Marine and V...

3/6/2012 - WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. awarded House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.) with the 2012 VFW Congressional Award Tuesday afternoon for his outstanding service to the nation’s military and to a strong and secure America. “The chairman fights to strengthen our military and to invest in a force that can meet and beat any threat,” said VFW National Commander Richard L. DeNoyer. “He also led efforts to keep ...

3/11/2008 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The annual VFW and Ladies Auxiliary Community and Legislative Conference was held March 1-4 in Washington, D.C. Guest speakers for the joint opening included VA Secretary James Peake, Army Surgeon General Eric Schoomaker and Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England. In addition, Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) was presented the VFW Congressional Award in recognition of his support to veterans and military personnel and families, and the VFW News Media Award ...

12/15/2025 - WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is heartbroken by the tragic loss of two Iowa Army National Guard soldiers and one U.S. civilian, and by the injuries sustained by three others in the suspected ISIS attack in Palmyra, Syria, on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. On behalf of the VFW and our members around the world, I extend our deepest condolences to the Gold Star families of Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar. Words cannot ease the pai...

3/13/2015 - Washington - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced the establishment of the MyVA Advisory Committee (MVAC). The Committee brings together skilled experts from the private, non-profit and government sectors to assist in reorienting the Department to better meet the needs of Veterans. This Committee is charged with advising the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with a focus on improving customer service, Veteran outcomes and setting the course for lon...

10/2/2016 - Members of VFW Post 10906 in Gladstone, Mo., participated in the 37th Annual Gladfest Parade on Saturday, Oct. 1. Standing are Post Commander Bill Driscoll and Post member Howard Scott. Seated (from left) are Post Quartermaster Joe Liles, Auxiliary President Linda Stoner and Post Service Officer Stan Stoner. With 240 members, the Post is well-represented in the community through its work in the schools with the Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen essay contests. The Pos...