VFW Awards 154 Student Veterans with Scholarships Together with Sport Clips, the VFW has awarded nearly $8 million in college scholarships KANSAS CITY, Mo. (January 15, 2020) – The Veterans of Foreign Wars is proud to announce more than 150 student veterans from around the country have been selected as 2020 spring semester recipients of…
VFW Action Corps Weekly January 10, 2020 In This Issue: 1. VFW, SVA Announce 2020 Student Veteran Fellowship Class 2. Senator Moran Named SVAC Chairman 3. The VFW Bids Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. Well Wishes on His Retirement 4. ‘You’ve been selected for the military draft’ Text Messages Are Fake 5. VFW Attends the 2020…
VFW Action Corps Weekly December 20, 2019 This is the last edition of the Action Corps Weekly for 2019. The next edition will be on Jan. 10, 2020. We wish you a wonderful holiday season! In This Issue: 1. VFW Hosts Wounded Warriors Dinner 2. Congress Passes NDAA Conference Agreement 3. Congress Axed the Widow’s…
VFW, Senate Leaders Key in Axing Widows Tax in New NDAA ‘This is a momentous victory for the more than 65,000 military spouse who endured the tragic loss of their husband or wife who paid the ultimate sacrifice’ WASHINGTON – After a nearly half-century long fight, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its veterans…
VFW Action Corps Weekly December 13, 2019 In This Issue: 1. Urge the Senate to Pass the FY2020 NDAA 2. VFW Participates in Widow’s Tax Press Conference 3. VFW Priorities Included in NDAA Conference Agreement 4. Certain Veterans Can Now Be Part of a Class Action Lawsuit 5. How Veterans Can Access Commissaries and MWR…
Sport Clips Haircuts’ $1.25M Donation to VFW Help A Hero Scholarships will Support Veterans’ Education for Civilian Careers Help A Hero is now one of the “top-awarding” programs of its kind KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Dec. 9, 2019) – A $1.25 million donation by Sport Clips Haircuts to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation will boost…
VFW Action Corps Weekly December 6, 2019 In This Issue: 1. Remembering Our Fallen at Pearl Harbor 2. VFW Leadership Visits White House 3. House Committee Passes the IMPROVE Well-Being for Veterans Act 4. Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act Passed 5. Senate Holds Hearing on Military Housing 6. House Holds…
VFW Action Corps Weekly November 27, 2019 In This Issue: 1. Secretary of the Navy Relieved of Command 2. VFW-Supported Burn Pit Legislation Introduced 3. John Lowry III Confirmed as Assistant Secretary of DOL-VETS 4. State Programs and Benefits for Veterans 5. TRICARE Open Season 6. Holiday Overseas Mail Deadlines Approaching 7. Bring the Joy…
