VFW Auxiliary To Receive VFW Commander-in-Chief NEW ORLEANS – July 25, 2017 – Today marks the last time that Brian Duffy will address the VFW Auxiliary as VFW Commander-in-Chief. He will be escorted down the Aisle of Honor and then address the VFW Auxiliary delegation. Duffy served in the U.S. Air Force as a jet engine…
DetailsNational President To Welcome Guests NEW ORLEANS – July 24, 2017 – Today marks the third day of the VFW Auxiliary National Convention. National President Colette Bishop will honor Mary Ligon, founder of the Coffee Bunker in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a safe place for veterans to heal from their unseen wounds. Ligon will receive the Unwavering…
DetailsNational President to Preside Over 104th National Convention NEW ORLEANS – July 22, 2017 — National President Colette Bishop, a Life Member of Ybarra-Gomez Auxiliary 8890, located in East Moline, Ill., begins presiding over the 104th National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Auxiliary at the New Orleans Convention Center here today (July…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly – July 20, 2017 In This Issue: VFW on McCain’s New Fight VFW National Convention Rolls into New Orleans VFW Testifies in Support of New GI Bill Additions House Democratic Round Table DHA Working Group Veterans Legislation Roundup VFW-SVA Student Veteran Legislative Fellowship Opens Application Process VA Renews Rural Veteran Transportation…
Details118th VFW National Convention Rolls Into New Orleans 10,000 delegates to represent total membership of almost 1.7 million KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 20, 2017) — After a 26-year absence, up to 10,000 members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and its Auxiliary are set to roll into New Orleans this weekend…
DetailsVFW Announces Scout of the Year Winners Three exemplary Scouts rise above peers in national competition KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 19, 2017) – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce the selection of the top three winners of its 2016 – 2017 Scout of the Year scholarship competition. Enacted in…
DetailsVFW, SVA Now Accepting 2018 Legislative Fellowship Applications Opportunity allows 10 student veterans to address issues directly with Congress WASHINGTON (July 19, 2017) — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and Student Veterans of America (SVA) are seeking student veteran candidates to participate in their 2018 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship program. The fellowship, now…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly – VFW In This Issue: 1. Post-9/11 GI Bill Becoming Greater 2. VFW Hosts GI Bill Roundtable 3. VFW Testifies Before House on Gulf War Illness Claims Processing 4. VFW Supports Declassification of Exposure Testing, Will Continue Fight 5. FY 2018 Defense Bill Update 6. Hearing on Ways to Improve VA…
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