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3rd ANNUAL INDEPENDENCE DAY BANQUET

FOOD, FUN @ FIREWORKS All are Welcome!!


Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry

Joining the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry is faster than ever for #Veterans. We’ve updated the eligibility verification process—greatly eliminating delays.


VA Finally Accepting Applications For Veteran ID Cards

VA Finally Accepting Applications For Veteran ID Cards


VFW-Sport Clips Scholarship Program Tops $4 Million!

Program names 118 student veterans to share $550,000 this spring semester


Germantown native helps found first VFW in Australia

Germantown native Steven Sartain is one of the founding officers of the very first and only Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts in Australia. Mount Hawthorn Post 12163 was chartered on May 7 and made history as being the first VFW Post chapter created in Australia.


A Veteran’s ashes are in limbo in Cambodia; VFW members want to help

The ashes of Air Force veteran Jimmie Herschal Sillavan are still being held by a Cambodian funeral home nearly two years after his death.


Broadview native Cherish McNamara among the founders of the first VFW post in Australia

Broadview Heights native Cherish McNamara, pictured with her children, Liam and Cailin, is senior vice commander at the first and only VFW post in Australia. Read about her journey, from serving as a pilot in the Air Force to achieving the rank of major.


VFW help Rovers

Rover Crew of Subiaco associate with Post 12163 and assist with 4th of July, VFW rewards crew.


Chillicothe native and former Lancaster resident runs Australian VFW post

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12163 may be in Western Australia, but it has a decidedly Ohio flavor to it. Post Commander James Maughmer was born in Chillicothe and is a former Lancaster resident.


Dist V Video Conference Meeting Procedures

New Policy Procedures for Video Meetings


National Day of Service

National Day of Service at VA Cemeteries on 9/11 with Carry The Load


Student Loan Forgiveness

President Trump: "I'm taking executive action to ensure that our wounded warriors are not saddled with mountains of student debt.”


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VFW Honors National Vietnam War Veterans Day


VFW Names First Woman Veteran to Lead its National Legislative Efforts


VFW Leaders Prepare for Diplomacy, Troop and DPAA Site Visits


VFW Launches 79th Annual Youth Scholarship Contests


Rep. Van Orden Receives VFW Congressional Award


VFW Chief Demands Lawmakers 'Honor the Contract' with Veterans


VFW Announces 2025 National Scholarship Winners


VFW Honors Women's History Month


VFW Prepares to Deliver 2025 Legislative Priorities to Lawmakers


VFW Calls on Administration, Congress to Stop Indiscriminate Firing of Veterans


'Brothers After War' to Debut Nationwide February 28


VFW Reminds Members to Stay Focused Amid Confusion in the Capital


Leading veterans' groups release Independent Budget Recommendations for the Department of Veterans Affairs


VFW Honors National Black History Month


VFW Remembers Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.


VFW Leaders Kick Off New Year With Troop Visits Abroad


Sport Clips Haircuts Donates $1.33M to VFW for Help A Hero, the Largest Veteran Scholarship Program of its Kind


VFW Celebrates Long Overdue Victory as Dole Act Signed into Law


VFW Urges Vigilance in the Wake of New Years Day Terror Attack


VFW Foundation Warmly Welcomes New Executive Director


VFW Remembers President Jimmy Carter


Seasons Greetings from the VFW


VFW Wishes America's Guardians a Happy 5th Birthday


VFW Reflects on the 13th Anniversary of the End of Iraq War


VFW Remembers Pearl Harbor


VFW and Columbia University Announce Military Transition Collaboration


A Thanksgiving Message from the VFW


VFW Action Alert: Pass the Dole Act Now


Message from the VFW National Commander on General Election Results


VFW Reminds Americans that Freedom Isn't Free


Happy Birthday, Marines!


VFW Announces National Initiative with the Grunt Style Foundation to Address Veterans' Mental Health Needs


VFW Honors National Native American Heritage Month


VFW Action Alert: Keep TAP Promotion Act in Defense Bill


VFW, SVA Announce 2024/2025 Legislative Fellowship Selectees


VFW Celebrates the Navy's 249th Birthday


VFW Thanks Members Still Serving in the Wake of Disaster


Sport Clips Haircuts Launches Annual 'Help A Hero' Campaign to Raise $1.5 Million for Veteran Scholarships through Nov. 16


VFW Teams Up with Vetrepreneur to Aid Vets in Business Ownership


VFW Day: Celebrate the Legacy


VFW Applauds Congress Passing Emergency Appropriations for VA


Until They All Return Home


VFW Wishes the US Air Force a Happy 77th Birthday


VFW Honors National Hispanic Heritage Month


Always Remember


VFW Readies for Annual September Legislative Conference


VFW Remembers the End of the Afghanistan War


VFW Admonishes Former President for Medal of Honor Remarks


VFW Awards Nearly $750,000 in Scholarships to Student Veterans


Applications Open for 2024-2025 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship


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3rd ANNUAL INDEPENDENCE DAY BANQUET

FOOD, FUN @ FIREWORKS All are Welcome!!

Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry

Joining the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry is faster than ever for #Veterans. We’ve updated the eligibility verification process—greatly eliminating delays.

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Dist V Video Conference Meeting Procedures

New Policy Procedures for Video Meetings

National Day of Service

National Day of Service at VA Cemeteries on 9/11 with Carry The Load

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VFW Honors National Vietnam War Veterans Day

WASHINGTON - For the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and for our nation, National Vietnam War Veterans Day is an important one. Mad...

VFW Names First Woman Veteran to Lead its National Legislative Efforts

WASHINGTON - The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce the selection of the first woman veteran as director of the V...