Action Alert: Support Major Richard Star Act Amendment
BackgroundReform to military retirement pay and disability compensation policy is long overdue. Many of our nation's combat-disabled veterans are prohibited by Congress from receiving their full earned...
View ArticleCelebrate VFW Day
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Every Sept. 29, Veterans of Foreign Wars Day is celebrated at Posts and in communities around the world.VFW Day is a day devoted to recognizing our amazing organization and its...
View ArticleApplications Open for 2023-2024 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship
WASHINGTON - The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Student Veterans of America (SVA) are now accepting applications from student veterans interested in participating in the upcoming 2023-2024 VFW-SVA...
View Article'We Have Been Fighting for Years'
When the Honoring Our PACT Act was signed into law a year ago this month, VFW Post 9133 Commander Wendy Silvera thought to herself that her Post needed to do its part to help those in her community...
View ArticleDeadline for VFW Student Veteran Advocates Nears
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Sept. 6 application deadline for the 2023-2024 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship is quickly approaching, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is calling on all advocacy-minded...
View Article3M Lawsuit Ends in Victory for Veterans
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Thousands of veterans and current military service members may be entitled to receive compensation in the 3M earplug lawsuit. 3M agreed to pay $6.01 billion to settle lawsuits filed...
View ArticleVFW Calls on Sen. Tommy Tuberville to Lift Hold on Military Promotions
WASHINGTON -In a letter sent Sept. 18, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is calling on Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville to lift his hold on the routine promotion of military general and flag...
View ArticleA Full Accounting of All Missing Troops
A priority goal since 1929, VFW is committed to the noble mission to account for all missing U.S. veterans from past wars. The VFW's influence in Washington, D.C., made possible the formation in 2015...
View ArticleVFW Still Serving Those Who Serve Around the World
WASHINGTON - During the last week of September, two VFW teams were simultaneously overseas, on different continents, engaging with regional U.S. commands, service members and military families, and...
View ArticleVFW, SVA Name 2023/2024 Student Veterans for Legislative Fellowship
WASHINGTON - In the collaborative program's 10th year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Student Veterans of America (SVA) have selected eight student veterans for the 2023/2024 VFW-SVA...
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VFW Ramps Up Efforts to Combat 'Claim Sharks'
A message from the VFW National Commander Duane Sarmiento: For more than a century, your VFW has been on the forefront of advocating for veterans and their earned benefits. In the last year alone, more...
View ArticleVFW Action Alert: Stop Claim Sharks Now
A Claim Shark is an individual or company that charges hefty fees to "assist" or "consult" veterans and survivors with filing their VA benefits claims. This practice is illegal!In fact, none of these...
View ArticleArmy Reservist Awarded $2.49M
Six years after his original lawsuit against the state of Texas for not following the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act (USERRA), retired Army Capt. LeRoy Torres was awarded...
View ArticleJust One Phone Call 'to Save Someone's Life'
One phone call to Joshua Kampert in 2019 may have saved his life.Kampert received the call from Iraq War veteran Justin Johnson. Johnson said that he and Kampert talked about their struggles after...
View Article'Taking Care of Veterans First'
The passage of the Honoring Our Pact Act in 2022 included a provision known as the Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA). The CLJA allows veterans, family members and contractors suffering from the effects...
View ArticleVFW Says Don't Pay for Your Benefits
VFW Commander-in-Chief Duane Sarmiento issued a powerful statement to veterans in November: Don't Feed the Sharks.Sarmiento's message refers specifically to what VFW has dubbed "claim sharks," which...
View ArticleVFW Service Officers Train to Navigate VA Bureaucracy so You Don't Have To
Twice each year, hundreds of VFW Accredited Service Officers from around the world attend a week-long course in Annapolis, Maryland. The training is necessary for many reasons, but VFW National...
View ArticleVFW Washington Conference App Now Available
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - With its 2024 Washington Conference just weeks away, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has launched its updated mobile event app to give attendees the tools needed to make the most...
View ArticleVFW Action Alert: Claim Sharks Are Illegal
Claim Shark companies have made statements that they aren't breaking the law because they don't charge fees for "preparing" veterans' claims. Claim Sharks state that they "assist" or "consult" for...
View Article'Let Us Take The Lead'
Despite inclement weather and frigid temperatures, more than 100 veterans attended the first-ever VFW Department of Missouri's District 5 "Veterans Helping Veterans."Held on the manicured lawn of the...
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