Two-time Iraq War veteran David Fields was training for a third deployment to the region when he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle. The incident left him disabled but not defeated. “I served for 25 and a half years. I thought it’d be 27,” he said, “but I had to figure out…
For members of VFW Post 9126, there’s no better feeling than helping a fellow veteran “Since the beginning, VFW Post 9126 decided we wanted to provide a healing and safe environment for veterans,” said State Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster Andrea Melcher. The Post, located in Glenpool, Oklahoma, is making good on its promise through its…
VFW Post 2423 refused to let the pandemic get in the way of serving its members and community. Throughout the pandemic and all its uncertainty, Commander Donn Kegel’s energy and vision have helped to strengthen and guide VFW Post 2423, located in Indian Trail, North Carolina. From sponsoring fundraisers and safely hosting events and blood drives to offering vital support…
“I am the VFW because the VFW saved me. When I was at my lowest, the VFW brought me back from the edge, giving me another reason to continue Still Serving,” said Dave Rogers, a past All-American Commander at VFW Post 2913 in Patchogue, New York. “The VFW is community. This is why I’m proud to say ‘I am the VFW.’” Rogers…
Nick Lopez served in the U.S. Marine Corps for eight years. He’s now living in Missouri and Still Serving as youth programs and community service coordinator at VFW National Headquarters and director of the Kansas City Veterans Writing Team (KCVWT). KCVWT holds biannual writing workshops and monthly critique groups for veterans and their family members….
“I found my mission in helping my fellow brothers and sisters when I lost a former soldier from suicide,” said U.S. Army veteran Derrick Brooks. “I never lost a soldier in combat. To come home and lose one by his own hand – why survive the war, just to go out like that?!” The tragic…
As a platoon sergeant in the U.S. Army with 20 years of service, David Sousa knew how to watch out for and help the men and women around him when they faced struggles. He didn’t expect to lose a friend and find that he needed help too. “A good friend of mine committed suicide in…
Today, U.S. Marine Corps veteran Richard Andrew Farrer inspires service members to get help when they need it and find community and a mission in life. But a few years ago, he never would’ve thought that was possible. “For a long time, I was lost. I didn’t have a path that was conducive to a…
Army veterans Steve Hotz and Dave Seitz, members of VFW Post 3103 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, are giving fellow veterans and first responders a unique way to work through mental health concerns using blacksmithing. Seitz and Hotz opened Black Horse Forge (BHF) in 2018, a project that quickly took shape with their first conversation. Their wives…
Christopher Boehm served in the U.S. Army for eight years. After returning home, he realized his video game passion could be a way to help fellow service members. Boehm is a member of VFW Post 5059 in Turlock, California, and has loved video games most of his life. “I have played video games since the…
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