Sport Clips Haircuts Donates Record $1 Million to VFW Help A Hero Scholarship Program KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Dec. 12, 2016) – Sport Clips Haircuts made a record-breaking $1 million donation to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Foundation today to support its Help A Hero scholarships for U.S. service members and veterans. The funds were…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly – December 9, 2016 In This Issue: Pearl Harbor Day Veterans Legislation Passes VA Cemeteries Offering Pre-Enrollment for Eligible Veterans MIA Update Pearl Harbor Day: On Wednesday, VFW Posts across the country commemorated the 75th anniversary of the surprise attack that brought the United States into World War II. In Hawaii,…
DetailsVFW Statement on Intended Nomination of Gen. James Mattis ‘It makes perfect sense to put a warfighter in charge of the war fighting’ WASHINGTON (December 5, 2016) — In response to president-elect Trump’s intended nomination of Gen. James Mattis to U.S. Secretary of Defense, Brian Duffy, the national commander of the 1.7 million-member Veterans of…
DetailsVFW Helps Wreathes Across America Move Closer to 2016 Goal ‘The VFW is all about recognition and remembrance’ WASHINGTON (December 3, 2016) — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States today helped Wreathes Across America to reach its 2016 goal of placing Christmas and holiday wreathes at 245,000 veteran grave sites at Arlington…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly – December 2, 2016 In This Issue: Mattis Picked as New Defense Secretary Pentagon VSO/MSO Roundtable Jason Simcakoski Memorial and Promise Act Roundtable Defense Bill Update Congress Advances Veterans Bills House Passes Gold Medal Bill for Filipino WWII Veterans CVS Out, Walgreens In Remembering Pearl Harbor MIA Update Mattis Picked as…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly – November 23, 2016 In This Issue: VFW Joins Give an Hour on SiriusXM Radio Air Force Announces New Top Enlisted Advisor Overseas Military Shipping Deadlines Near MyVA311 MIA Update VFW Joins Give an Hour on SiriusXM Radio: On Monday, VFW National Commander Brian Duffy joined with Dr. Jill Biden, wife…
DetailsVFW Welcomes a New Foundation Administrator Richard Potter brings a wealth of experience in corporate relations KANSAS CITY, Mo. (November 21, 2016) – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is pleased to announce Richard M. Potter has been selected as the new administrator of the VFW Foundation at the organization’s national headquarters in…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly – November 18, 2016 In This Issue: Changing Directions Congress Advances Veterans’ Bills White House Hosts Veteran Homelessness Summit TRICARE Publications Update MIA Update Changing Directions: Army Brig. Gen. Donald Bolduc met with VFW National Commander Brian Duffy at the VFW Washington Office on Wednesday to discuss ongoing efforts to change…
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