 The VFW Post 9851 of Hendersonville, Tennessee and its Auxiliaries WELCOMES you to our Award Winning Website which is designed to serving our veterans, supporting our military and general public. Created by a veteran for veterans, it is a virtual canvass and creative way to interface, is constructive, and entertaining. This website was created to display our mission of "Serving the Living by Honoring the Dead". Please tour the website and become familiar with our accomplishments and involvement with our veterans, active military personnel and general public. Your tour and constructive comments are protected under our privacy act as established by the Veterans of Foreign Wars national policy.
PLEASE... tour our web pages and become familiar with 24/7 information about the Veterans of Foreign Wars and our sense of duty, honor, integrity, and commitment which compels us to do exceptional deeds on a daily basis. The Veterans of Foreign Wars will steadfastly continue its proud and rich tradition of service to our nation's veterans, their families and those charged with defending America's values and our way of life.
About The VFW
The VFW, with its Auxiliaries, includes 2.6 million members in approximately 9,000 Posts worldwide.
Our accomplishments 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.
In 2001, VFW unveiled its tribute to service and country with its dedication of Centennial Plaza.
Annually, VFW members and its Ladies Auxiliary contribute more than 13 million hours of volunteerism in the community, including participation in Make A Difference Day and National Volunteer Week.
From providing $2.5 million in college scholarships to high school students every year to encouraging elevation of the Veterans Administration to the president's cabinet, the VFW is there--honoring the dead by serving the living.
VFW Mission Objectives
The objects of the Veterans of Foreign Wars are fraternal, patriotic, historical and educational; to preserve and strengthen comradeship among it's members; to assist worthy comrades; To perpetuate the memory and history of our dead, and to assist their widows and orphans; to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States of America, and fidelity to it's constitution and laws; to foster true patriotism; to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom; and to preserve and defend the United States from all her enemies, whomsoever.
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