Military personnel records can be used for proving military service, or as a valuable tool in genealogical research. Most veterans and their next-of-kin can obtain free copies of their DD Form 214 (Report of Separation) and other military and medical records several ways.

 Support America’s Veterans With Your 2013 Year-End Gift

 Your contribution to the VFW 2013 Year-End Campaign shows you care about our country’s defenders. With your generosity, struggling veterans can:

• Fight for their hard-earned VA benefits.

• Get justice on Capitol Hill.

• Make it through tough times with emergency financial assistance.

• Connect with educational opportunities.

Your tax-deductible donation is the reason we can keep our promise to always be there for the selfless men and women who answer our nation’s call. Thank you for honoring the sacrifice of America’s veterans, service members and military families.

VFW Releases 2014 Legislative Priority Goals

The new priority goals include advocating for advance funding for all Department of Veterans Affairs programs; protecting quality of life programs for military veterans, service members, retirees and their families; improving transition assistance programs for separating service members and veterans; and continued oversight and improvements to the VA disability claims system.  

VFW Legislative Alert: Help Us Continue to Fight to Remove COLA Penalty

Congress passed a budget deal that includes a provision that penalizes working age military retirees younger than 62 by cutting a full one percent from future cost of living adjustments (COLA). VFW calculates that a Gunnery Sergeant or Sergeant First Class (E-7) with 20 years of service would lose more than $80,000 in income by age 62. This also unfairly punishes those who have been medically retired as a result of their wounds defending our nation. This is totally unacceptable and will have a devastating impact on retirement benefits for retirees and survivors and jeopardizes the future value of military career benefits, while also adversely affecting recruitment, retention and our national security.