VFW History   

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is an organization with a long history of accomplishment and service. It was formed over 100 years ago by Veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) who returned home to discover that they had no medical care or pensions. These men founded local organizations to secure rights and benefits for their service and those organizations evolved into the VFW.   It is now one of the most prestigious veterans organizations in the world with a membership of 1.8 million members and approximately 9,000 Posts worldwide. The Veterans of Foreign Wars is a powerful voice for veterans' advocacy active in memorial fund-raising efforts, supporting special events for disabled veterans, recognizing volunteer service and being involved in efforts to help victims of natural disasters and less-fortunate children. The VFW mission is to "honor the dead by helping the living" through service to veterans, community service, and commitment to national security and a strong national defense.

The accomplishments of the VFW are many, including lobbying for a GI bill for the 20th century; donating more than $1 million each to the Vietnam, Korean, Women in the Service and World War II Memorials; fighting for compensation to veterans diagnosed with Gulf War Syndrome; and improving VA medical centers services for women veterans. From providing $2.5 million in college scholarships to high school students every year, encouraging the elevation of the Veterans Administration to the President's Cabinet, and contributing more than 13 million hours of volunteerism each year in the community, the VFW is there-- honoring the dead by helping the living.

For more detailed information about the history, mission, accomplishments, and services provided by the VFW please visit the following website: http://vfw.org/

A section of that website that outlines the history and accomplishments of the VFW in great detail through an interactive timeline can be found at the following URL: http://www.vfw.org/index.cfm?fa=news.leveld&did=860

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