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Statement Of Ryan Gallucci, Deputy Director National Veterans Service Veterans of the Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs With Respect To “Assessing the VA IT Landscape: Progress and Challenges” WASHINGTON, DC ...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Department of Georgia stepped forward in a significant way with a $10,000 contribution to support the efforts of the Georgia World War I Centennial Commission (GWWICC), making the first such donation to the effort. The donation was presented Feb. 3 on behalf of VFW Department of Georgia State Commander William S...
Addison Hartman is a lot like other 7-year-old girls. She likes playing with dolls, horses and Legos, loves climbing trees and singing and dancing. Most of all, Addison loves her dog, Radar. But the Irish Doodle is much more than the child’s pet. Radar is Addison’s service dog. Wherever Addison goes, so goes Radar, including to school a...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce the selection of 135 student veterans as VFW’s “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship” recipients for the 2017 spring semester. The program, currently in its fourth year, will distribute more than $600,000 in scholarships to help student veterans...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is once again teaming up with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for a Facebook chat, this time to provide veterans and their family members with a better understanding of VA’s education and employment benefits. The #ExploreVA Facebook chat will take place Wednes...
VFW’s Action Corps is a force of more than 300,000 grassroots political activists. Its members reinforce VFW’s positions—such as the organization’s Priority Goals—through emails, letters, phone calls and social media posts aimed at the nation’s lawmakers. According to Ken Wiseman, who leads the Action Corps, the ...
Dear President Trump: As leaders of The Independent Budget (IB) veterans service organizations (Disabled American Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America and Veterans of Foreign Wars), and on behalf of our combined 2.6 million members, we write to respectfully request your support to contemplate the broader effect of the executive order calling for...
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 Po...
“The military gives you a different level of standards to uphold, and a code of ethics to live by. It teaches you what it truly means to have integrity and be loyal.” Meggan Thomas served for three years as a medic in the Army, at posts in the United States and in Dexhiem, Germany. “I provided medical care for soldiers coming ou...
“I joined the Marine Corps for the challenge but stuck around due to pride. I am proud to be a Marine.” David Edger of Elmira, New York, took pride in serving in the Marine Corps for over 16 years. Edger was first stationed in Okinawa, Japan, and went on to serve in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait. His years of service took their toll on...
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