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Statement of Christopher Macinkowicz, Deputy Director National Veterans Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs With Respect To Pending Legislation Washington, D.C. Chairman Luttrell...
Over the past five years, a VFW District in Virginia has made it its mission to support a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a haven for veterans with PTSD and their families. Virginia’s District 11, based in the heart of the commonwealth, has donated a total of $215,000 to the Boulder Crest Foundation, a nonprofit organization tha...
More than a year after the Bataan Death March’s last remaining World War II survivor passed away, the city he called home for more than 56 years renamed its municipal airport after him. Led by VFW Post 6271 in Benson, Arizona, more than 300 attendees gathered outside of the newly named Benson Municipal Airport/Paul Kerchum Field to honor the ...
When VFW Post 3343 Commander Brian Moore sat down to calculate how much his Post and its Auxiliary had donated in 2023, the figure sent him back to the calculator. Between January and December of last year, the Post in Clyde, Ohio, donated $158,799 out of its charitable checking account to several organizations, schools, local government and progra...
As VFW prepares to kick off its 125th year of service, VFW magazine is launching in this issue a “Destination Post Series.” The series will feature 125 VFW Posts located in sought-after tourist destinations around the globe. Featured VFW Posts are those that make a real difference in the communities in which the Posts are located. Not s...
Kansas City, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) alongside John Rich and his Redneck Riviera brand announced today a new opportunity for American’s to help “Return the Favor” to our nation’s veterans for their commitment and dedication to ensuring our freedom. The highly successful VFW Return the Favor campaign is...
The upcoming total solar eclipse is expected to be visible across most of the United States, which will not happen again until 2045. Thus, many Americans are making plans to view the phenomenon on April 8. That is why Dr. Carrie Huntington, an optometrist at Eyemart Express, the exclusive eye care partner of the VFW, has compiled a list of how to s...
Around the world, more of VFW’s nearly 5,800 local Posts are offering yoga programs to help veterans and community members experience improvement in their physical and mental health. The VA reports on its website that yoga is one of the “evidence-based complementary and integrative health (CIH) approaches” offered as part of a vet...
VA in January announced the start of a new program that could provide community-based suicide prevention resources needed for veterans and their families across the country. The VFW-backed Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (SSG Fox SPGP) is a part of VA’s ongoing effort to address veterans suicide. The plan for...
A VFW Auxiliary member in January testified at a congressional hearing and highlighted the challenges she and others have faced as members of military and veteran families. Gabriella Kubinyi testified on issues specifically affecting military families and urged Washington, D.C.’s policymakers to act. Kubinyi testified before a House VA commit...
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