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WASHINGTON — Today, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Auxiliary joins the millions of Americans in honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a pioneer who would ultimately lay down his life for the cause of civil rights. Born on Jan. 15, 1929, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a minister and activist who championed the...
Four Vietnam War veterans were each presented the Medal of Honor by President Joe Biden at a July White House ceremony some 50 years after their heroic actions duringthe war. Following are the Vietnam War soldiers who each earned the Medal of Honor: Spc. 5 Dwight W. Birdwell 25th Infantry Division Birdwell was born in Amarillo, Texas, and grew up n...
When the Department of New York VFW published a posting for an assistant Department service officer, Navy veteran Maddie Fletcher considered applying for the job. But she decided the hour-and-a-half commute was too much. A few months later, Fletcher attended a VFW conference where the Department announced it was still looking to fill the role. She ...
WASHINGTON — Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief Duane Sarmiento joined Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro for the naming celebration of the USS Telesforo Trinidad, the Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer memorializing Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Navy Fireman Second Class Telesforo de la Crux Trinidad, on Capitol Hill...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) announced today the launch of its PACT Act Info initiative, an effort to educate toxic-exposed veterans on the expansion of benefits brought on by the passage of the PACT Act and streamline trusted access to securing those benefits. Since the historic Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Pr...
Joe Giffen, 30, is originally from Boston. Today, he lives in Davenport, Iowa, with his wife, Erin. Soon, he will graduate from the University of Dayton with a doctorate in education in leadership for organizations. He credits the VFW with playing a major role in getting him to this point. In 2009, Giffen began a six-year military career in the Ohi...
Kenneth “Ken” Gittings enlisted in the Army in 1965 because he believed it was his duty to serve. He deployed to Vietnam for a year. Soon after returning home, he met Sandra, and they were married within months. “It was really quick,” Sandra said. “We fell in love and wanted to be with each other.” They settled i...
WASHINGTON — Five Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) members were named today at the SVA National Conference in Orlando, Florida, for the 2023 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship. “This is fantastic news, not only for these fellows, but also for veterans, service members and their families they will represent,” said VFW National Commander ...
A ceremony was held in May at New York City’s Fort Hamilton to rename a street for a Vietnam War veteran who earned the Medal of Honor. Fort Hamilton’s main street was renamed John Warren Avenue in honor of Army 1st Lt. John E. Warren Jr. The street was originally named for confederate general Robert E. Lee. Warren, a native of Brooklyn...
Army Sgt. Marion C. Brown. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Louis Heiser. Army Spec. 4 Gerald JamesSzoszorek. These are just a few of the more than 58,000 names etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Now, thanks to the years-long efforts of volunteers and family members around the United States, the virtual Wall of Faces displays a...
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