The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U. S. - VFW As the nation's largest and most established war veterans service organization, we have a long and proven history of providing vital assistance and support to America's service members, veterans and their families
Veterans of Foreign Wars - Wikipedia Purpose The purpose of the VFW is to speed rehabilitation of the nation's disabled and needy veterans, assist veterans' widows and orphans and the dependents of needy or disabled veterans, and promote Americanism by means of education in patriotism and by constructive service to local communities
Veterans of Foreign Wars - Encyclopedia Britannica Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), American organization created on August 1, 1914, in the merger of three national war-veteran societies that were founded in 1899, shortly after the Spanish-American War
Veterans of Foreign Wars - Home - VFW Foundation The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Foundation is the official 501 (c) (3) charity of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, founded in 1996 on the legendary heritage of the VFW spanning three centuries
Veterans Of Foreign Wars | History Detectives | PBS Later these organizations combined to form the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the first national organization within the United States that represented returned soldiers from abroad
About Us - Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post 1503 The VFW traces its roots back to 1899 when veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) founded local organizations to secure rights and benefits for their service: Many arrived home wounded or sick
About Us - VFW - Veterans of Foreign Wars The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is a nonprofit veterans service organization comprised of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, guard and reserve forces
About Us | VFW | Veterans of Foreign Wars | Post 3436 The Veterans of Foreign Wars traces its roots back to 1899 when veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) founded local organizations to secure rights and benefits for their service: Many arrived home wounded or sick