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10/6/2025 - As pillars of the community, the VFW strives to provide Posts with the tools they need to be successful.

10/22/2025 - For nearly 124 years, VFW Posts have been the pillars of support in their communities. From building local playgrounds and organizing clothing drives, to military support events and disaster relief efforts, we take great pride in our long history of service to communities across the globe. The VFW Foundation is proud to offer funding through various grant programs available throughout the year designed to help VFW Posts and their Auxiliaries provide the vital support lo...

1/27/2017 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is a pillar in every community across the nation, especially in times of need. VFW Post 3036 in Hattiesburg, Miss., is proving that point after a tornado ripped through eight Mississippi counties last weekend, leaving more than 700 homes destroyed or severely damaged. VFW Post 3036 is working with local leadership as well as Volunteer Hattiesburg, the city’s disaster response organization, to help organ...

12/17/2014 - Jason Newcomb wasn’t even 40 years old when a damaged heart valve nearly killed him. “I took my wife Stacy out to dinner. The next thing I know I’m waking up in a hospital bed two weeks later,” said Jason Newcomb, Retired Air Force Technical Sergeant. Newcomb had suffered an aortic dissection. As he described it, his heart valve “peeled apart like a lemon,” requiring him to undergo a ten-hour emergency surgery to have the faulty heart valve replaced. He spent two weeks i...

9/25/2014 - On the evening of September 29, 1899, thirteen men — veterans who had fought on Cuba during the Spanish-American War — gathered at a tailor shop in Columbus, Ohio. They shared their accounts of what was then, the most popular war in America’s history, but further, to discuss how they could assist their fellow veterans and the dependents of their fallen comrades. These men could not have known then what would grow from such humble beginnings. The simple and self...

6/9/2011 - One of the pillars of VFW’s foundation is the promotion of patriotism. Love of country is high on our agenda, for it is the very basis for military service. What prompts many young Americans to join the armed forces is a genuine desire to defend their nation. Public displays of patriotism are relatively rare these days. But one place that does not hold back is Bristol, R.I. Nicknamed “America’s Most Patriotic Town,” it has held the country’s longest continuously running...

8/8/2008 - WASHINGTON — A Texas newspaper article last week about an airline charging a young soldier heading to Iraq $100 for a third piece of luggage has prompted the national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to ask an airline trade association for help to establish a set baggage policy for all military personnel traveling on official orders. In a letter sent today, [Read Letter] George J. Lisicki asked the Air Transport Association to negotiate an agreement with its me...

6/30/2023 - KANSAS CITY — Barstool Sports, one of the most influential sports, lifestyle and entertainment media brands on the internet recently launched a philanthropic initiative in partnership with New Amsterdam Vodka to support the renovation efforts of selected Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Posts in the lower 48 states. Through this partnership, New Amsterdam Vodka and Barstool Sports seek to make a meaningful difference in the lives of veterans by providing much-needed assist...

8/4/2023 - WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) joins with our grateful nation in celebrating the birthday of the United States Coast Guard, which has saved countless lives and protected U.S. interests at ports, inland waterways, coastlines and international waters for the past 233 years. On Aug. 4, 1790, President Washington signed the Tariff Act into law, establishing the Revenue Cutter Service. Up until the reestablishment of the U.S. Navy in 1798, Revenue Cutters wer...

9/24/2015 - On September 29, 1899, thirteen men – all Spanish-American War veterans – gathered at a small tailor shop in the heart of Columbus, Ohio, to discuss the issues plaguing returning veterans. The men shared personal accounts of what was then, the most popular war in America’s history, but more importantly discussed what they could do for their brothers-in-arms and for the dependents of their fallen comrades. Banding together, these men created a veterans organization that w...