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Are you eligible?
Maybe you just returned from flying missions over as part of Operation Southern and Northern Watch. Perhaps you did a stint in Bosnia or completed a tour in Korea. Maybe you saw service during missions in Somalia, Haiti or Rwanda in 1994. In any case, your Korea duty or overseas campaign medal makes you eligible for the VFW.

Who can join?
Veterans who served overseas in Foreign Wars, Expeditionary Campaigns, Occupation Duty or served in Korea anytime.

If you have earned one of these, then you can join
Qualifying Campaigns, Ribbons or Medals Expeditionary
Spanish Campaign
Army of Cuban Occupation
Army of Puerto Rican Occupation
Philippine Campaign
China Campaign
Army of Cuban Pacification
Cuban Pacification
Mexican Service
First Nicaraguan Campaign
Haitian Campaign
Dominican Campaign
World War I Victory
Army of Occupation of Germany
Second Nicaraguan Campaign
Yangtze Service
China Service
American Defense Service
American Campaign
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Army of Occupation
Navy Occupation Korean Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Service on the Korean Penninsula (30 Consecutive Days)
Kosovo Eligiblity
Combat Action Ribbon
Combat Infantry Badge
Combat Medical Badge

We know what it's like to be far from home serving your country. WE'VE BEEN IN YOUR BOOTS. To make sure you receive the recognition and support you deserve, we fight in Washington to protect your rights and work hard on the local level to make your tours easier. Some of VFW's more recent assistance includes:

AFEM for troops in Bosnia.

Hardship pay for Joint Task Force Full Accounting personnel.

100,000 care packages worth more than $1 million to troops overseas during the Gulf War.

Pre-paid telephone cards to active duty troops and hospitalized veterans via VFW's Operation Uplink.

Why join? GOOD QUESTION.

• Do you respect the flag?
• Do you consider yourself patriotic?
• Are you proud of your service?
• Do you care about the quality of life in your community?
• Do you enjoy the company of other veterans?
• Do you think it's imperative to find the cause of Gulf War Syndrome?
• Do you think a strong national defense is needed?

If these issues are important to you, THEN THE VFW IS YOUR ORGANIZATION. For the rank and file membership, these are the core reasons for becoming a VFW member. If you want to protect you and your buddies' hard earned benefits, then you have to get involved. How will veterans benefits be protected in the future if there are no veterans groups around to do it? It was VFW and other veterans advocates who made today's benefits a reality.

Join today and become a member of the elite - the VFW.
Join the many Veterans, Active-duty, National Guard and Reserve troops who have already become VFW members.

Join the elite. Join today.
YOU CAN MAKE the difference today by completing our application. We invite you to join the elite and continue the tradition of excellence that has come to symbolize the VFW.

Complete our Online Application

To receive information by mail send name and address information to District Membership Chairman

WE'D DO ANYTHING FOR THIS COUNTRY

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