Latest Releases

Oct 23 2018

VFW Tops $8.3 Billion in VA Benefits Recoveries for Veterans

WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs has reported that more than a half-million veterans represented by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. this past fiscal year received in excess of $8.3 billion in VA disability compensation and pension benefits, which far exceeds last year’s record recovery of $7.7 billion. “The VFW advocates for veterans in many ways, from lobbying Congress to create good quality of life legislation for America’s veterans, service mem...

Oct 22 2018

VFW Urges Congress to Hold Oversight Hearings on Forever GI Bill

WASHINGTON – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is calling on both the Senate and House Committees on Veterans’ Affairs to hold oversight hearings on the recent delayed payments of Department of Veterans Affairs educational benefits. VFW is also urging the Senate to pass the SIT-REP Act of 2018, which would ensure that student veterans cannot be disenrolled from their educational programs due to processing errors by VA. In a letter sent to the House and Senate Comm...

Oct 22 2018

‘Veterans’ Needs at Heart’

While unemployed and in the middle of finding new living arrangements, Army veteran Wanda Griffin turned to VFW’s Unmet Needs program. She came across the program while researching options for assistance and applied for the grant in March. Since receiving the $1,303.65 grant, Griffin has become more financially secure. She also now has the means to secure housing for herself and her son. “[The Unmet Needs grant] meant the world to me,” Griffin said. “It came at a time ...

Oct 19 2018

Air Force Veteran Continues to Serve Her Country Through the VFW

Amber Putnam, 59, of Parrish, Fla., has lived her life in service of others. Helping others was instilled in her at a young age. In her role as a VFW Assistant Department Service Officer, Putnam works tirelessly to help veterans receive the benefits they deserve. “I feel like I’m making a difference in veterans’ lives by helping them obtain the benefits they earned through their service to our country.” As a veteran, Putnam knows first-hand the struggles and challenges ...

Oct 18 2018

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® (WWP) has renewed a service officer grant in the amount of $443,145 that will continue to help more transitioning military to receive their earned Department of Veterans Affairs benefits. The grant will be used to support the VFW’s Pre-Discharge Claims Program, which has a proven history of providing free and expert VA claims filing assistance on two dozen of America’...