Veterans Corner

The House and Senate Committees on Armed Services held hearings on the DOD budget request for fiscal year 2024. In addition to outlining how the…

VFW National Legislative Director Pat Murray testified on pending legislation at a House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity hearing. In regard to the importance…

The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held an oversight hearing on VA’s budget request for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. Both Chairman Mike Bost (IL-12)…

March 29, 2023, marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. March 29 was chosen as National Vietnam War Veterans Day because…

VFW National Commander Timothy Borland testified before a joint hearing of the House and Senate Committees on Veterans’ Affairs. The VFW delivered its top legislative…

The Pa. VFW 28th District will hold there quarterly meeting Sunday, March 12. It will be held at VFW Post 169, located at 20628 Gospel…

Reps. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (AS), Chris Pappas (NH-01), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02) have introduced the VFW-supported Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding…

Leading veterans service organizations (VSOs) –– Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), DAV (Disabled American Veterans), and Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) –– have released The…

The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs has announced its members. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) has returned as chairman, and Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) has returned…

The VFW is continuing its long tradition of visiting forward-deployed troops. VFW National Commander Tim Borland and VFW Washington Office Deputy Director Ryan Gallucci traveled…

Scammers are taking advantage of new opportunities to commit fraud. There has been an increase in VA education benefits fraud by VA-approved schools that are…

VFW National Commander Tim Borland sent a letter to President Biden urgently asking him to make the repeal of concurrent receipt laws a legislative policy…

The VFW-championed PACT Act added more than twenty presumptive conditions for burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxins, extending VA benefits and compensation to more…

The 118th Congress is now in session. Although there were significant legislative victories for veterans in 2022, there is still work to be done. The…

Now that the holidays are over, and if you are still in a giving mood, I have enclosed some places to make donations. 1. The…

The Senate must pass this critically needed legislation before the end of the 117th Congress. Contact your senators today and tell them to pass H.R….

VA announced it began processing PACT Act benefits claims for eligible terminally ill veterans as of Dec.12. While PACT Act claims for all other veterans…

Saturday, Dec. 17, is National Wreaths Across America. Wreaths will be placed at over 2,500 locations to honor fallen veterans. Any one that wants to…

On the 81st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the VFW solemnly honors the men and women who died in the devastating attack on…

Have you heard about the new toxic exposure screening? If you’re enrolled in VA health care, you can now receive the toxic exposure screening at VA…

VFW National Legislative Assistant Director Kristina Keenan provided a statement for the record for a Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs hearing on VA’s implementation of…

Section 804 of the VFW-championed Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 authorizes veterans and military families who were exposed to toxic water at Camp Lejeune…

Veterans Day Events The National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery will be held at 11 a.m. Nov. 11. The public is invited to…

The Department of Defense (DOD) released the DOD Annual Report on Suicide in the Military for 2021. In 2021, 519 service members died by suicide,…

President Biden signed into law two VFW-supported bills. The Solid Start Act requires the VA to reach out to newly separated veterans three times within…

The president signed VFW-supported H.R. 7846, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022, into law. Certain VA benefits including disability compensation, clothing allowances, and dependency…

The VFW-supported H.R. 7846, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022, will now head to the President’s desk for signature. Certain VA benefits, including disability…

The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs conducted a hearing on VA programs for suicide prevention, intervention, postvention, and VA-sponsored research and community efforts. VFW National…

VFW National Legislative Associate Director Brittany Dymond provided a statement for the record to the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel regarding military recruiting and…

The VFW National Legislative Committee members met with senators, representatives, and staffers in Washington, D.C., to discuss the VFW’s legislative priorities and to thank them…

Reform to 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…

Members of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Women Veterans Task Force, VA, women veterans, and veteran organizations discussed issues faced by women veterans, its…

Many veterans have reached out to the VFW regarding the Camp LeJeune provision (Section 804) of the recently passed PACT Act. Please be advised that…

VFW Nation Commander Tim Borland attended the White House bill signing ceremony as President Biden signed into law S.3373, The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson…

VFW Headquarters, KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It is with great sorrow that the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) announces the passing of past VFW Commander-in-Chief…

Congress must include the Major Richard Star Act as an amendment in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. The VFW…

Timothy M. Borland was elected Commander-in-Chief on July 21, 2022, at The VFW 123rd National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. Borland served in the United…

The Senate-amended Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, known as the Honoring our PACT Act. passed…

The Military Health System’s in Transition program aids service members, veterans, and retirees — regardless of component, time served, or discharge category — in establishing…

The Independent Budget Veterans Service Organizations (IBVSOs) –– the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), DAV (Disabled American Veterans), and Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) ––…

The House passed VFW supported H.R. 6411, Support The Resiliency of Our Nation’s Great (STRONG) Veterans Act of 2022. The bill would improve VA’s mental…

The newly titled Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, known as the Honoring our PACT Act,…

VFW Washington Office Executive Director Bob Wallace and VFW National Legislative Deputy Director Tammy Barlet were in attendance at the White House as President Biden…

VFW National Commander Matthew “Fritz” Mihelcic spoke about the importance of the Senate passing the Honoring our PACT Act during a rally at the Rolling…

The House passed 19 veteran bills, including nine supported by the VFW. H.R. 2724, H.R. 5738, H.R. 5754, H.R. 6052, H.R. 6064, and H.R. 6604,…

The 13th Annual Patriot Tour kicks off Saturday, May 21, at The Bayfront Port Authority, 1 Holland St. in Erie. Registration of Riders begins at…

VFW National Veterans Service Director Ryan Gallucci testified before a joint hearing of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittees on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, and…

Have you served in the Military? Veterans Leadership Program, VLP, serves all who served, regardless of VA eligibility, discharge status, or length of service. Do…

On Tuesday, April 19, at 1 p.m., the VFW held a press event with a coalition of veteran organizations and veteran advocate Jon Stewart to…