VFW AUXILIARY CELEBRATES HISTORIC YEAR IN MEMBERSHIP Organization achieves more than 100 percent in membership for the second consecutive year. Kansas City, Mo., March 14, 2017 – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) Auxiliary is excited to announce that it has achieved more than 100 percent in membership for the…
VFW Action Corps Weekly – March 10, 2017 In This Issue: 1. Veterans Education Roundtable Caregiver Benefits Legislation Introduced HVAC Hearing on Future of Choice Program Location for Gulf War National Memorial Approved VA Mental Health Care for Vets with OTH Discharges VA Offers Free Services for MST HVAC Advances Five Important Veterans Bills Military…
VFW Action Corps Weekly – March 3, 2017 In This Issue: 1. VFW National Commander Testifies Before Congress 2. IB Coauthors Release FY 2018 Budget Recommendations 3. In Memory Program Deadline Today 4. Marine Reunion Web Page 5. MIA Update Download a PDF version of this week’s Action Corps Weekly. 1. VFW National Commander Testifies…
Independent Budget Releases FY 2018 Report VFW, DAV and PVA Recommend an 8.3-Percent Increase for Veterans Medical Care Funding WASHINGTON (March 3, 2017) — The three Independent Budget co-authors are recommending an 8.3-percent increase in veterans medical care funding. In their fiscal year 2018 budget recommendation report for the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Veterans…
VFW Testifies: ‘Congress Must End Sequestration!’ National commander’s testimony caps VFW Legislative Conference WASHINGTON (March 1, 2017) — This afternoon, before a joint hearing of the Senate and House Veterans Affairs’ Committees, Brian Duffy, national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. delivered testimony focused on fixing the VA and ending sequestration.…
VFW Announces Top Youth Scholarship Winners Angels Camp, Calif., student awarded top $30,000 scholarship prize KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 28, 2017) – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and its Auxiliary proudly announced the national winners of its annual Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen youth scholarship competitions, live during last night’s 2017 VFW…
VFW Action Corps Weekly – February 24, 2017 February 24, 2017 In This Issue: 1. VFW Legislative Conference to Begin 2. Military Health System Working Group 3. Meeting the Needs of Female Veterans 4. General Dunford Talks Security 5. VA to Host Summit for Women Veterans 6. Women’s History Month Art Exhibits 7. MIA Update…
VFW to Deliver Veterans’ Voice to Congress Fixing the VA, ending sequestration tops VFW legislative agenda WASHINGTON (February 24, 2017) — More than 500 members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. are arriving in the nation’s capital this weekend to urge their members of Congress to continue transforming the Department of Veterans…
