Both at the National and State levels, our VFW leadership and members are advocating on the issues which affect ALL veterans; and we have a great track record of winning! Among the VFW's most recent and important legislative victories was expanding college education benefits for military service members with the signing of the Forever GI Bill, and ensuring America's service members and veterans receive the care they deserve - whenever and wherever they need it - by passing the VA MISSION Act.
The things which affect veterans in Ohio are followed closely and you can find out more about specific issues as we publish updates in our News Section.
Action Corps
The VFW Action Corps is our national grassroots advocacy network comprised of more than 300,000 VFW members and patriotic supporters of veterans. This group stays up-to-date on the issues facing our veterans, our military and their families, standing ready to email, write, call and visit our nation’s lawmakers to make their voices heard. The VFW Action Corps is free and open to all patriotic Americans who care about the military and veterans’ communities. READ MORE...
Statewide News
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Veteran Groups Testify for HB 282
House Bill 282 - Was passed in the House and we are now waiting for the bill to become Before the Senate. They have not yet assigned the bill to a committee yet. When we get more info we will let you know
Since 2007, Burger King franchisees and their customers have contributed over $5 million to the VFW Unmet Needs program. Their generosity has been put to work, as the Unmet Needs program has provided more than $10 million in assistance to nearly 9,000 veterans and military families who came face-to-face with unexpected financial difficulties since its inception in 2004.
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