Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW

06/19/2026

This RED Friday, let’s by telling Congress to NOT cut their benefits.

Take action now! https://votervoice.net/VFW/Campaigns/138035/Respond

06/18/2026

We’re stronger together 🤝 Last month, we joined our friends from Humana , USAA, and of America for the fifth annual , assembling thousands of hygiene kits to support veterans and individuals experiencing homelessness in communities across Florida, Texas and Tennessee.

More than just supplies, these kits help provide comfort, resources and support to those who need it most.

📍 Tampa, Florida

06/18/2026

Join the VFW in celebrating 250 years of American freedom! Sign the Happy Birthday, America pledge and proudly fly the flag through July! 🇺🇸 bit.ly/4sIWXO6

06/18/2026

Education can open doors to new opportunities and new missions. For Army veteran Sam George, it's a chance to help fellow veterans battling addiction reclaim their futures. With support from the VFW's "Sport Clips Haircuts Help A Hero Scholarship," he's turning his personal journey into a profession dedicated to helping veterans heal and find hope.

Army veteran Sam George shares how overcoming addiction and receiving the VFW’s "Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship" allowed him to earn a degree in addiction studies to help his fellow veterans.

06/17/2026

"No changes are planned or imminent."

That's VA's position.

The argument that veterans should accept benefit cuts because they're inevitable doesn't hold up.

And even if it did, veterans shouldn't have to fund veterans' benefits.

We support the help. We reject the offset.

https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/06/gops-va-overhaul-bill-narrows-some-employees-rights-spurs-privatization-union-says/414230/

06/17/2026

🚨 Action Alert

They said they wouldn't cut veterans' benefits.

The Take Care of America's Veterans Act does exactly that.

$57 billion. 1.5 million veterans. Tinnitus. Sleep apnea. Conditions earned in combat. Stripped from future veterans to pay for other veterans' benefits.

VFW National Commander Carol Whitmore: "A grateful nation pays its debts to veterans; it does not send them the invoice."

This community has a code. We don't eat our own.

Take action: https://votervoice.net/VFW/Campaigns/138035/Respond

06/17/2026

The VFW supports the full, clean version of the Major Richard Star Act. What we don't support is paying for it by reducing earned disability compensation for other veterans.

“We see this proposed cut as another way to try to get after something that some people think is rated too high. Anybody who’s on active duty now, anybody who was injured in Kuwait from Iranian drones, anyone working on a flight line or on an aircraft carrier right now would be subject to it when they get out of the military.” - VFW Washington Office Executive Director Ryan Gallucci

The proposal would fund combat veteran disability and retirement pay while changing disability ratings for sleep apnea and tinnitus.

06/17/2026

Stay connected, stay informed: Reminder that this week’s issue of the VFW Action Corps Weekly is LIVE! Stay in the know on the VFW's advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill!

👉 vfw.org/ActionCorpsWeekly

06/16/2026

Congress is trying to back veterans into a corner and take away benefits they already earned through service.

Veterans’ benefits are not handouts and they’re not there to balance the budget.

Tell Congress to back off Veterans earned benefits and Honor the Contract.

Take action today:
https://votervoice.net/VFW/Campaigns/138035/Respond

06/16/2026

Beginning Aug. 1, 2026, the VA Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA or Chapter 35) program will no longer cover high school coursework, GED preparation, tutoring or academic remediation. This change as required by Public Law 117–328 limits DEA to post-secondary education.

Students enrolled before Aug. 1 may finish their current term, but no additional secondary-level terms will be covered. VA announced it is notifying affected beneficiaries and will provide guidance to schools. Get the details here:

A change in public law discontinues DEA benefits for secondary education for any program starting on or after Aug. 1, 2026.