WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 2010 - The nation's largest organization of combat veterans is taking strong issue with a comment made by the Republican co-chairman of a presidential commission on fiscal responsibility and reform, who suggested that benefits .. ...

If you received a Purple Heart for being wounded in Vietnam, you could be one of the 13* lucky vets to win VFW’s “Return to Vietnam” trip. This in-country tour from March 30-April12, 2011, will visit Hanoi, Saigon, Dong Ha, Khe Sanh, C ...

WASHINGTON (Aug. 31, 2010) — The new national commander of the 2.1 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and its Auxiliaries is saluting the Department of Veterans Affairs for making it easier for Vietnam veterans suffering from il ...

Richard L. Eubank is new VFW National Commander KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 26, 2010 – America’s largest organization of combat veterans has elected a Vietnam War veteran to head the 1.5 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United ... ...

Video segments from the 111th VFW National Convention are now available by clicking on the "more videos' button in the player below. Daily highlights are also available on the 111th National Convention page.

Indianapolis, Aug. 25, 2010 - The Citizenship Award went to Judge Robert T. Russell, Jr., of Buffalo, N.Y., for his innovative approach to handling nonviolent crimes committed by veterans. He created the first Veterans Treatment Court in 2008. At lea ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2010 – Vice President Joe Biden has accepted an invitation to speak Monday at the 111th National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. The annual convention of America’s oldest major veterans’ orga ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 19, 2010 -- The national commander of America's largest combat veterans' organization is aghast that a California-based federal appeals court would rule in favor of a Medal of Honor impostor. "The court just dishonored every ...

KANSAS CITY, MO., August 12, 2010 - VFW is pleased to announce — for the second year in a row, this year’s 111th VFW National Convention will stream live on www.vfw.org from the Indianapolis Convention Center. Streaming is set to begin at ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 4, 2010 —"News reports about life insurance companies profiting off our war dead struck an emotional nerve at every level," said Thomas J. Tradewell Sr., national commander of the 2.1 million-member Veterans of Foreign War ...