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Jun 15 2021

'I Did Not Expect to Have to Fight for My Very Survival'

At 21, Lisa Carrington Firmin was the sole female officer in a squadron of fighter pilots in New Mexico. In the best of circumstances, this would be considered challenging. Add in extreme harassment, gender discrimination, sexism and misogyny, as well as racial and ethnic discrimination, and she says that is an accurate description of the first half of her 30-year Air Force career. Firmin’s experiences are not uncommon. A graduate of Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Firm...

Jun 14 2021

VFW National Commander Thanks VHA Acting Under Secretary for Leadership During ‘Unprecedented Times’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - On behalf of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, I would like to take the opportunity to publicly thank Dr. Richard Stone for the outstanding job he has done leading the Veterans Health Administration as Acting Under Secretary for Health. For the past three years, Dr. Stone has dedicated himself to upholding our nation’s commitment to providing an exemplary level of care for more than 9 million of America’s veterans. His work implementing the VA MISSION ACT ...

Jun 10 2021

'It's Something We Have to Do'

The journey began with an inflated unicorn floating down Lake Tear of the Clouds in the Adirondack Mountains of New York at an elevation of more than 4,000 feet. Kevin Keaveny, 51, Mathew Russell, 36, and Garrison Benz, 28, had trekked up Mt. Marcy on the southwest slope of the Adirondack Mountains, where the lake nestled between green pastures under a sky laced with gray clouds. In reaching the highest point in the state of New York, the three veterans set the pink unic...

Jun 09 2021

VFW Honors June #StillServing Post of the Month

VFW Post 1018 in Boston, Massachusetts, had the special honor of helping VFW Commander-in-Chief Hal Roesch receive his COVID-19 vaccine. In February and March, the Post hosted clinics for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines through a partnership with the VA Boston Healthcare System to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to eligible veterans. The March event coincided with a visit from Commander Roesch, and the members of the Post are very proud that they were able to be ...

Jun 08 2021

VFW Kicks Off Annual ThankBK Appreciation Week

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce the more than 1.5 million VFW and VFW Auxiliary members will be out in force during the week of Flag Day, Monday, June 14, 2021, in an effort to show their support and appreciation for BURGER KING® franchisees as part of the VFW’s fourth annual #ThankBK Appreciation event. Since 2007, BURGER KING® franchisees and their customers have generously donated more than $6.5 million to the VFW Unmet Needs...