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This week as the VFW reflects on the fourth anniversary of the end of the Iraq War, we honor and salute America’s more than 1.5 million Iraq War veterans and the 4,486 service members who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Today, we keep these brave Americans at the forefront of our minds. From that fateful September day in 2001 rose America’s New Grea...
Statement of Joseph E. Davis, Director of Public Affairs, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Washington Office before the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee with respect to Concurrent Receipt of Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) Payments & Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Payments.
WASHINGTON– Thousands of members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States volunteer their time at local Department of Veterans Affairs health care facilities every year to make sure their fellow veterans receive the compassion and support they need and deserve. The VFW now wants to recognize their selfless contributions as VA Volu...
This National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, the VFW reflects on the event that changed the course of history and altered America’s destiny. The attack on Pearl Harbor 74 years ago left more than 3,500 men and women dead or wounded and tested America’s resolve like never before. But when the dust settled on one of America’s darkest days, a re...
Thanksgiving Day offers us all a time to reflect and give thanks for the blessings in our lives. Big or small, everyone has something to be thankful for. This Thanksgiving as we gather with friends and family in celebration of all we have, the VFW encourages all Americans to remember and give thanks to those whose service and sacrifice has allowed ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — President and CEO of Henry Repeating Arms Anthony Imperato, presented a $50,000 donation to the VFW during a special ceremony at the VFW National Headquarters in Kansas City. Today’s donation marks the most recent event in its long and storied history of support for America’s veterans. “I just returned fro...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The VFW is pleased to introduce “VFW Post Pride,” a new platform to showcase the dedicated support that VFW Posts, Auxiliaries and their members provide to veterans, service members, military families and to their communities. For more than 116 years, VFW Posts have acted as the pillars of support to local commu...
Statement of the Independent Budget for the record United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs with respect to Choice Consolidation: Assessing VA's Plan to Improve Care in the Community.
WASHINGTON (November 15, 2015) – While extending his condolences and support to the people of France, the national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States also called Friday's terrorist attack a wakeup call to an America that is ill prepared to defend against a similar attack in America. "The VFW stands with America's firs...
Overcoming challenging situations is nothing new for U.S. Army veteran Isaac McCann. During two deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan he faced dangerous terrain, long security missions and the loss of several close friends. Despite these difficult challenges, he refused to quit. After Isaac left the Army, transitioning back into civilian life came wi...
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