VFW Members Kick Off #SportClipsSalute Week Together with Sport Clips Haircuts, the VFW has awarded more than $6.5 million in veteran scholarships KANSAS CITY, Mo. (September 9, 2019) – Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and its Auxiliary will be out in force Sept. 15-21, 2019, in an effort to show…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly September 6, 2019 In This Issue: 1. September is Suicide Prevention Month 2. VFW Supports Relief Efforts for Hurricane Dorian 3. 2020 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship Application is Open 4. On-Base Shopping Eligibility Expands Jan. 1 5. DOD to Divert $3.6 Billion to Fund Barrier Projects 6. MIA Update Download this week’s…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly August 30, 2019 In This Issue: 1. VFW Statement on U.S. Military Dependents Overseas 2. Senate VA Committee Chairman to Retire Early 3. VA to Provide On-Site Counseling to National Guard Members 4. Space Command Reestablished 5. Retirees Enrolled in TRICARE Prime May Get a Refund 6. V-J Day Commemoration 7.…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly August 23, 2019 In This Issue: 1. Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan 2. Easier Student Loan Forgiveness for Disabled Veterans 3. 2020 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship Application is Open 4. VA’s Smoke-Free Policy Will Include Employees 5. AFSM Authorized for Southern Border Troops 6. MIA Update Download this week’s Action Corps…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly August 16, 2019 In This Issue: 1. VA Rolls Out GI Bill STEM Scholarship Application 2. Legislation Introduced for Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits 3. VA Updates the Schedule for Rating Disabilities 4. National Defense Authorization Bill 5. Senate Confirms Gilday as New CNO 6. Afghanistan Peace Talks 7. MIA Update…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly August 9, 2019 In This Issue: 1. Army Change of Responsibility 2. Potential Changes Coming to the Montgomery GI Bill 3. Join the Campaign to #AxeWidowsTax 4. Take the Veterans Health Care Survey 5. Hepatitis C Test and Cure Available Through VA 6. MIA Update Download this week’s Action Corps Weekly…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly August 2, 2019 In This Issue: 1. VFW Elects New National Leadership 2. New Executive Director Appointed to Lead VFW Washington Office 3. 2020 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship Application is Open 4. VFW Life Member Now Secretary of Defense 5. Korean/Cold War MIA Family Update 6. Fight to End Widow’s Tax in…
DetailsNATIONAL PATRIOTIC ART CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED Kansas City, Mo. – August 1, 2019 – Silver Abbott won first place in the Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest, winning a $15,000 college scholarship. The contest, sponsored annually by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Auxiliary, recognizes up-and-coming artists and encourages patriotism in youth. A total of…
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