In February, members of VFW Post 4575 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, were invited onto the court during a Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) home basketball game for an ovation to their service and their continued support of veterans. “Post 4575 and MTSU have a deep and long-standing relationship,” Post 4575 Quartermaster Jerry Stewart said. “This partnership…

For their 2025 VFW National Day of Service project this year, members of Post 7756 held a ceremony to teach local Boy Scouts in Gillette, Wyoming, the art of retiring “Old Glory.” On May 3, 12 VFW and Auxiliary members hosted a local Cub Scouts troop and conducted the retirement of more than 400 U.S.…

VFW Post 9134 members welcomed hundreds to their 7th Annual Rita Hand Back to School Bash in August at Rockwell Park in Rockwell, North Carolina. Like in previous years, the event included games, a bounce house, a bubble machine, and vendors to accommodate its hundreds of participants, which included Rockwell Mayor Chuck Bowman and cadet…

One day, while waiting in the lobby of a Sport Clips for her son’s haircut to be finished, Army veteran Jessica Glass noticed a sign that advertised a scholarship exclusive to veterans. Intrigued to further her education in health science and leadership so that she could better assist military personnel, she applied. “It was much…

Dominic Mele, 49, lives with his wife, Kristi, in Painesville, Ohio. He has two children, Jacqueline and Jerad, and is a member of VFW Post 2595. Mele served in the Army for six and a half years, a time that included deployments to Iraq and Kuwait. He spent another six and a half years in…

Bonnie J. Gibbs lives in Detroit, Michigan, with her husband, Maurice, and their two children, Brittany and Willie. After starting work as a secretary for the Vietnam Veterans of America in 1997, she transitioned to being a full-time VFW Accredited Service Officer with the VFW. Gibbs spends her days assisting veterans and their spouses as…