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When you read about the life of Sam Hennessee, former commander of VFW Post 10452 in Princeton, Wisconsin, he sounds like the kind of man you’d want on your side. He was active in his church and provided frequent buddy checks on older vets. The Vietnam War vet also would read to incarcerated persons at an area prison. For fellow Post member A...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is pleased to announce the naming of retired Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC) John Wayne Troxell as the VFW’s new National Ambassador. “John has a tremendous record of more than 37 years of uniformed service to the Armed Forces,” said VFW National Commander Fritz ...
When COVID-19 hit, VFW Post 7824 in Vancouver, Washington, paused all programs. But not for long. Thanks to dedicated leadership and members, the Post was able to continue serving those in need during challenging times. “Despite everything that has happened in the world in the last couple of years, Post Commander Jim McEnry had a vision for h...
When Martha Lain was installed as 2021-2022 VFW Auxiliary Department of Kentucky president, she accomplished something that no other Auxiliary member can claim. Lain became the first VFW Auxiliary Department president to have also been a VFW Department commander. Lain joined the Auxiliary at 16 years old under the eligibility of her father, Charles...
Now is the time for Congress to pass legislation to allow National Guard and Reserve members to rightfully earn GI Bill benefits for their time served. National Guard and Reserve members serve alongside active duty service members and consistently make sacrifices without always earning VA education benefits. Congress must act to expand eligibility ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.– Sport Clips Haircuts presented a record-breaking $1.55 million check today to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) Foundation to provide scholarships for service members and veterans. As the nation's leading provider of men's and boys' haircare, the veteran-founded company began work with the VFW in 2013 t...
In its heyday, the Veterans Memorial Building in Grinnell, Iowa, was used for high school dances, as a polling station, class reunions and family reunions. At one point, the DMV even leased space in the building, located in Central Park in the heart of this college town about an hour east from Des Moines. As times changed, the building sat empty an...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is now accepting submissions for its 2022 National Publications Contest. VFW publications published up to four times annually, or five or more times annually, will be judged in four categories. The categories are: Department-level publications: Newspaper/Newsletter ...
Bill Gregory stared into a dark abyss in the summer of 2017. Reminded of all the tragedy and death he had seen over the course of his 27-year military career, the 61-year-old former Army Special Forces chief warrant officer 4 considered suicide. With the fastidious fervor of a screenwriter, Gregory plotted his final act. The Wagram, North Carolina,...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) are proud to announce that for the second year in a row the “Uniting to Combat Hunger” (UTCH) campaign has provided more than 1 million meals for veterans, military families and communities in need, surpassing its goal for 2021. A collaborative campa...
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