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11/4/2025 - The 2025 VFW Washington Conference was held March 2-6, 2025, in Washington, D.C. For nearly 75 years, the VFW's annual Washington Conference has provided an opportunity for VFW leaders from each state to personally lobby their respective lawmakers and watch as the VFW's current Commander-in-Chief testifies on Capitol Hill before the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees on behalf of veterans. Guest speakers are invited to address conference delegates, an...

8/1/2011 - In 2010 VFW District 22 in the Department of California and its Ladies Auxiliary adopted the Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 (VMU-3) through VFW Military Assistance Program’s Adopt-a-Unit. “Our district explored the many programs that support our veterans. We also looked at programs that support active-duty military,” said District 22 member Ron Rich. The committee decided their District could make the largest impact through Adopt-a-Unit. After VMU-3’s “ado...

9/19/2012 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — America’s largest organization of combat veterans has appointed a Vietnam War veteran Assistant Adjutant General for the 1.4 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Jerry Newberry was installed as VFW Assistant Adjutant General on Sept. 19 in Kansas City. As the Chief of Staff for the Adjutant General of the organization, Newberry will coordinate the implementation of all VFW missions and programs within VFW National Headquarters...

2/24/2012 - BROOKLYN, Mich. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) and Michigan International Speedway (MIS) are proud to announce the continuation of the VFW 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at MIS on Saturday, August 18. The 2012 season marks the VFW’s fourth year as a partner at MIS, including three years as the title sponsor of the VFW 200. Founded in 1899, the VFW is America’s largest major combat veterans’ organization. The VFW offers several a...

2/15/2012 - DARLINGTON, S.C. — Longtime partners, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) and Sport Clips Haircuts, proudly announce the VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Darlington Raceway on Friday, May 11, 2012. The VFW and Sport Clips will use their NASCAR partnership to raise awareness about the struggles many military families are facing and the VFW’s mission to support active-duty military, veterans and their families. Found...

5/12/2011 - It's been a whirlwind of a week thus far. The command has bent over sideways to provide me with a comprehensive view and inside look at implementation of the strategy and mission in Afghanistan.Now just to set the record straight, it might be natural to assume that someone is staging a dog and pony show or serving up a heap o' disingenuous pablum for the guy from the VFW, but it just ain't so. Seriously. See, we at the VFW know how to ask questions. We like to ask ques...

5/10/2011 - Nato Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) Headquarters Camp Eggers, Kabul Afghanistan By Jerry Newberry After finally catching some much-needed sleep and shaking off some (not all) of the jet lag, the first full day in-country brought with it an opportunity to attend a brief recognition ceremony for two U.S. service members who were cited for their quick action during a recent attack by an Afghan military pilot who opened fire during a meeting at the Kabul Airport. N...

5/23/2011 - I met Tech. Sgt. April Lapetoda almost immediately upon arrival at NTM-A. She's the NCOIC of media relations at NTM-A and hard not to notice. She's high-speed, congenial, professional and the go-to person for plenty of people around the HQ, including many of the top brass. Aside from her role in media relations, she wears a lot of other hats at the HQ Public Affairs Office: acting Public Affairs Officer for Maj. Gen. James B. Mallory, Deputy Commanding General, NTM-A...

5/6/2010 - WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is saluting the president for signing into law yesterday the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act (S. 1963), a bipartisan bill introduced last fall by Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii). "This new law will go a long way to helping our injured Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families who care for them," said VFW National Commander Thomas J. Tradewell Sr., a combat...

5/20/2011 - After a long road trip I had the opportunity and privilege to attend a ceremony marking the change of command from the Combined Joint Task Force-101, (CJTF-1), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) to CJTF-1, 1st Cavalry Division.Since last June, the mission of RC-East in Afghanistan was to conduct combined action counterinsurgency operations to protect the population, increase the competency, capacity and credibility of Afghan institutions, and defeat insurgent forces ...