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8/5/2025 - To qualify for membership in the VFW you MUST meet the following TWO requirements: 1: Honorable Service – must have served in the Armed Forces of the United States and either received a discharge of Honorable or General (Under Honorable Conditions) or be currently serving. 2: Service in a war, campaign, or expedition on foreign soil or in hostile waters*. This can be proven by any of the following: - An authorized campaign medal (see a full list of qualifying medals a...

7/17/2009 - Reprinted with permission. Checkpoint July/August 2009 — When Staff Sgt. Laura Eng returns from Iraq, she plans to join her father and grandfather—as a VFW member. In an e-mail to her family, Laura wrote: “Tell Grandpa he has to stay strong and healthy so when I come home, he can take me to join the VFW.” Laura’s grandfather, Gordon J. Jones, served in the Japanese occupation after WWII and the Korean War. A VFW life member, he is a past national aide-de-camp, District ...

3/20/2008 - An approved family plan was not working out for an active-duty soldier deployed in Iraq and father of two very young children. Feeling helpless all the way in Iraq, he sought answers. He contacted his family to help, but because of conditions out of their control, no one was able to take care of the children. A friend of the family had heard about the services offered by the National Home and referred him. After making a few calls, his prayers were answered and within da...

5/19/2008 - KERNERSVILLE, N.C. — NASCAR driver Cale Gale grew up knowing the importance of honoring our country’s “true heroes” -- the men and women of the armed forces who protect our nation. His paternal grandfather, Claude Gale, Sr. served as an Army corporal during World War II and has been a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) [VFW Post 49, Mobile, Ala.]for more than 50 years. His father, Claude Gale, Jr. (Bubba) instilled in Cale a strong respect for the military an...

7/6/2011 - At 20 years old, Tasha DeBlois to some would appear to be just starting her adult life. That is until they get to know the United States military veteran, a National Guard Military Police officer, pow wow vendor and participant, college student and recently named commander of her local Veterans of Foreign Wars Branch. “I don’t look like what a lot of people expect a veteran to look like,” she said from her home in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The Blackfoot citizen, who’s In...

1/12/2017 - Since 2007, the VFW has partnered with Burger King and Sport Clips to further serve veterans. Through programs such as Unmet Needs, Free Call Days and, most recently, the Help A Hero Scholarship, thousands of veterans and families have been supported. Here’s a look at how both of these companies work in conjunction with the VFW. $4 Million for Unmet Needs Burger King franchise owner Mike DeRosa clearly remembers the day in 2007 when he decided he wanted to reach out to t...

3/30/2017 - Since the birth of our nation, many veterans have gone on to greatness in a variety of fields. From U.S. presidents to well-known authors, athletes and actors, WWI is no exception. Here is a look at some of those famous vets from the “Great War.” Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) b. Lamar, Mo. 33rd President Ranked No. 7 (a “near great”) among U.S. presidents, Harry Truman (1945-1953) brought the war in the Pacific to a swift end in 1945. He also launched the Truman Doctri...