In June, VFW Post 2197 in Topsham, Maine, hosted a food drive for the Mid-Coast Hunger Prevention Program– a Maine food bank that has been helping those in need since 1983. This was just one of the six events the Post held for the VFW 125th Anniversary Post Community Program. Posts were eligible for the title of “VFW 125th Anniversary Post Community” by organizing a committee of at least three Post members, completing at least four community engagement events and submitt...
As students return to the classrooms this fall, take the opportunity to promote the VFW’s patriotic scholarship opportunities. The Patriot’s Pen is an essay contest for students in sixth through eighth grades. The national first-place winner receives $5,000. The Voice of Democracy is an audio-essay contest for high school students. The national first-place winner receives a $35,000 scholarship paid directly to the recipient’s American university, college or vocational/te...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Sept. 19, National POW/MIA Recognition Day, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) reaffirms its sacred commitment to those who never returned home. For the VFW, the third Friday in September serves as a powerful reminder of the more than 142,000 former American prisoners of war and less than 81,000 service members who remain missing and unaccounted for, and it reinforces our unwavering pledge to their families and to the nation: We will not rest until ...
On March 18, the remains of Army 1st Lt. William Hott were successfully identified nearly seven years after having been returned to the U.S. from North Korea, and nearly 70 years after having been deemed “non-recoverable” by the U.S. Army. Before being successfully identified, Hott was one of nearly 83,000 currently unaccounted for military personnel, dating back to WWII. Hott marked the 100th successful identification from remains returned from North Korea in 2018, afte...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Sept. 18, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) will proudly celebrate the 78th birthday of the United States Air Force. The VFW recognizes the generations of Airmen who have bravely answered the call to serve, shaping a legacy of air and space superiority that has kept America safe. Since its establishment as a separate branch in 1947, the brave men and women of the Air Force have been at the forefront of aviation and space innovation, playing an indi...
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