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8/5/2025 - VFW magazine is the official publication of the Veterans of Foreign Wars with a circulation of 1.3 million. VFW magazine has been the voice of the overseas war veteran for more than a century. In November 1904, the first issue of the magazine's predecessor publication appeared for members of a fledgling organization called the American Veterans of Foreign Service. Though only a handful of Americans were aware of it even back then, the nation was engaged in a war with ...

8/5/2025 - 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...

7/17/2009 - Reprinted with permission. Checkpoint July/August 2009 — When Staff Sgt. Laura Eng returns from Iraq, she plans to join her father and grandfather—as a VFW member. In an e-mail to her family, Laura wrote: “Tell Grandpa he has to stay strong and healthy so when I come home, he can take me to join the VFW.” Laura’s grandfather, Gordon J. Jones, served in the Japanese occupation after WWII and the Korean War. A VFW life member, he is a past national aide-de-camp, District ...

5/13/2019 - Thanks to all of the participants of the 2019 VFW National Publications Contest. Covering the 2018 calendar year, the contest garnered 75 entries, 19 more than last year. Entries came in from 48 Posts/Districts and six Departments. There were two submissions for the “Best Magazine” category, and 19 submissions for “Best Feature Article.” Of the 75 entries, 16 placed. Two non-VFW-affiliated journalism professionals served as judges for the competition. This is designed to...