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‘Embedded’ in the Community – VFW
A VFW in the Rust Belt donated $20,000 to local fire and police departments earlier this year.
VFW Post 3343 in Clyde, Ohio, gave the Clyde Fire and Police departments $10,000 each, which will be used for much-needed equipment for…
Get Organized in 2024 – VFW
A new year brings with it opportunities for change. To help keep your life organized, the VFW Store offers a selection of planners. Here is a look at some of those items to keep you on track with your goals in 2024.
Your…
2024 Military Child of the Year® Semifinalists
National Guard
Amaia Arteta, 15, Green Cove Springs, FL
Trace Cassidy, 18, West Milton, PA
Audrey Hartgraves, 18, League City, TX
Caleb Hatch, 18, Boulder, CO
Heidi Kristoffersen, 16, Laconia, NH
Ephraim…
Honoring the Departed – VFW
Members of VFW Post 10380 in Green Township, Ohio, partnered with Wreaths Across America to lay 500 wreaths in a ceremony at their local Bridgetown Cemetery on Dec. 16.
Led by location coordinator Bill Ostermeyer, Post 10380…
Wounded Warrior Project Invests $100 Million More in Mental Health and Brain Injury Care – Jan…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is investing over $100 million in evidence-based care for veteran mental health and brain injuries. The funding will make it possible for more post-9/11…
VFW Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy
WASHINGTON — On Monday, Jan. 15, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Auxiliary will join the millions of Americans in honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a visionary and activist who would…
‘Our Goal Is to Continue to Positively Show Up’
For the past nine years, VFW Post 311’s emphasis on higher education has led to more than $30,000 in scholarships awarded to high school seniors with family ties to veterans in Richton Park, Illinois.
What began in August 2014 with…
‘Go get ‘em:’ Stories from the Persian Gulf War — Team Red, White & Blue
The 5th Marines deployed for Desert Storm the day after Thanksgiving 1990, most of them sent out via Navy ships, including Nevarez. He was aboard the USS Tripoli. Nevarez arrived in The Philippines the day after Christmas where he…
Wounded Warrior Project Announces Walter E. Piatt Will Become Chief Executive Officer in March 2024…
Piatt Will Succeed Retiring CEO Michael S. Linnington
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) Board of Directors announced today that Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Walter E. Piatt will be WWP's new chief…
Just One Phone Call ‘to Save Someone’s Life’
One phone call to Joshua Kampert in 2019 may have saved his life.
Kampert received the call from Iraq War veteran Justin Johnson. Johnson said that he and Kampert talked about their struggles after leaving the Marine Corps. The pair…