Each year more than 132,000 students in grades 6-8 enter the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest. The national first-place winner wins $5,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to… Read More »2018-2019 Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest
2018 Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest First Place $10,000 Scholarship Kayla Juds | 12th Grade “Life and Memories of a Patriot†| Medium: Oil… Read More »$10,000.00 Scholarship Winner Announced
The Washington County Office of Community Development was recently awarded funds from Oregon Housing and Community Services to help low-income elderly or disabled Veterans with… Read More »$10,000 Home Repair Grants to Veterans
What a powerful way to honor our fallen veterans by attending the annual Memorial Day Observance and Picnic on May 28th, 2018.
You’re invited to our annual Memorial Day Observance on Monday, May 28th at the Winona Cemetery, 10:45AM, followed by a Memorial Day Picnic at the… Read More »Memorial Day 2018
National Vietnam War Veterans Day honors a generation of men and women who served and sacrificed during the longest conflict in U.S. history. March 29… Read More »March 29 is Vietnam War Veterans Day
Maryland student takes 1st place $30,000 scholarship WASHINGTON – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce the national winners of its… Read More »VFW Names Youth Scholarship Winners
More than 500 VFW and Auxiliary members will attend next week’s 2018 VFW Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. The annual conference amplifies the voices of… Read More »VFW Legislative Conference
High school students across the country recorded audio-essays on this year’s theme: “American History: Our Hope for the Future.” We’ve selected one winner from each state… Read More »Teen from Oregon in the Running to Win a $30,000 Scholarship from the VFW
Just a reminder that we enjoy another three day weekend as Monday, February 19th is Presidents’ Day, originally to honor George Washington, a general in… Read More »Presidents’ Day is Monday