The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), formally the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, is a patriotic organization of U.S. war veterans who fought in wars, campaigns, and expeditions on foreign land, waters, or airspace as military service members. Established on September 29, 1899, in Columbus, Ohio, the VFW is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. It was federally chartered in 1936.
Washington Memorial Building Washington, D.C., United States
75th Anniversary 10c postage stamp (1974)
M60 Main Battle Tank on display in front of C. Robert Arvin Post No. 2408, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at Ypsilanti, Michigan (2010)
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States
A veteran is a person who has significant experience and expertise in an occupation or field.
Women veterans who served with the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service during an Anzac Day parade, 2015.
An Iranian veteran of the Iran–Iraq War attends the funeral of a comrade in Nishapur.
A Russian veteran of World War II dances at a Victory Day celebration in Gorky Park, Moscow (2009).
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff with veterans of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force during a ceremony to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, 8 May 2015