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Sep 19 2019

The VFW Will Never Forget America’s POWs and MIAs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Sept. 20, POW/MIA Recognition Day, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. remembers the more than 140,000 former American prisoners of war going back to the beginning of World War II, and the more than 82,000 missing and unaccounted-for Americans who have yet to return home from their wars. When multiplying those numbers by spouses, parents, brothers and sisters, and sons and daughters, we’re left with a huge population of fellow Americans who ...

Sep 18 2019

More than 351,000 Volunteer Hours This Year

VFW members have long been known for their volunteer spirit. This is apparent even as early as 1946 when the VFW and its Auxiliary became two of the first charter members of the Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service (VAVS). VAVS volunteers do everything from delivering books to patients to filing paperwork in VA medical facilities. In 2019, more than 2,766 regularly scheduled VFW volunteers put in more than 351,000 hours of service. And, VA medical facilities...

Sep 17 2019

VFW Celebrates the Air Force’s 72 Years of Service

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Sept. 18, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. joins in celebrating the 72nd birthday of the world’s most dominant air, space and cyber force, the United States Air Force. Originally organized as part of the U.S. Army in 1907, the Air Force became a separate military department on this day when a VFW Life member, President Harry S. Truman, signed the National Security Act of 1947. Today, our Air Force continues to protect and defend our countr...

Sep 16 2019

Wounded Warrior Project Renews VFW Service Officer Grant

WASHINGTON – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce that Wounded Warrior Project® has renewed a service officer grant in the amount of $410,000 that will continue to help more transitioning military to receive their earned disability compensation benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. WWP has now provided grants totaling more than $2.2 million to support VFW’s Pre-Discharge Claims Program, an effort that last year enabled the VFW to file...

Sep 12 2019

VFW Statement on New Southern Border Initiative

WASHINGTON – The Department of Defense announced plans last week to divert $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build or replace 175 miles of southern border fencing. The reprogramming of funds will significantly delay the start or completion of 127 military construction projects, half of which are overseas. The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is monitoring the issue closely, as its senior leaders are well attuned to the housing and associated qua...