2011-2012 Officers
NamePositionLarry ShaverCommanderLouis VargasSr. Vice CommanderGeorge F. FoyJr. Vice CommanderDennis A.read more
View ArticleNew District Site
Comrades and Friends of the VFW, After a long point of silence the 18th District Web Site is back up and being updated. It will take a few days to get everything re-posted and all correction made so...
View ArticleVoice of Democracy
Created in 1947, the Voice of Democracy (VOD) scholarship program is an audio-essay contest for high school students in grades 9-12 that annually provides more than $3 million in scholarships. The...
View ArticleDistrict Meeting
DISTRICT MEETING REMINDER:The next district 18 meeting will be on Sunday 20 May 2012 at the Harry E. Anderson Post 9545 located at 323 Old Hickory Rd., New Lenox, IL 60451. We will have our Annual...
View ArticleVFW Post 5917 Motorcycle Show
Join VFW Post 5917 on July 29 2012 for their motorcycle show. See attached flyer and registration for more info.
View ArticleKeep Pressure on Congress to Eliminate COLA Penalty
Background: Congress has agreed but not voted on a spending bill that would fund the federal government for the remainder of FY 2014 -- the package contains a provision that will repeal the...
View ArticleVFW APPLAUDS NEW GI BILL COMPARISON TOOL
New one-stop resource helps student veterans compare schools WASHINGTON (February 4, 2014) — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is applauding today’s roll out of a new comparison tool to...
View ArticleIllinois Voice of Democracy winner selected as National Champion
Congratulations to Madison Haley, Illinois’ Voice of Democracy winner, for being selected as the National Voice of Democracy Champion. Haley was awarded the T.C. Selman Memorial Scholarship award in...
View ArticlePurple Heart Survey access instructions
Comrades: The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. has been asked to comment on an FY 2014 National Defense Authorization Act requirement that tasks the Defense Department to review the Purple Heart’s...
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