Day of Service

All Posts must be registered properly through the day of service website first. VFWDayofService.org National will verify posts participation against registration and will turn them green on the dashboard. There is nothing the posts need to do except hold their registered event. questons contact Junior Vice Commander Jansen Jansen@vfwca.org

Department Delegate Dues

The Post Delegate Dues amounts can be seen on the Good Standing Delegate Report, payment can be made via the credit card authorization form below. Fill out with payment reference "delegate dues post XXXX" and email to info@vfwca.org

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2025 State Convention Rental space form

Space is limited. Due back to Department HQ by May 31,2025. Reserve now!!!

Convention Rental Space form

State Convention Book Ads form

State Convention Book Ads. Space is limited, please act now!!!

Convention Book ads form

Delegate Election Report

Email the form to info@vfwca.org, put a copy in your post inspection binder.

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2025 State Convention

State Convention Hotel Reservations must be made by May 25, 2025 to guarantee rate.

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Western Conference 2025

The Western Conference will hold its annual conference near Boise, Idaho, this year, between Nov. 7-9, 2025.

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Purple Heart/OIF-OEF Membership Campaign

Are you a Purple Heart Recipient or a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom? You may be eligible to have your first year's membership dues paid for by the VFW Department of California. Be part of the oldest combat veteran organization in the nation.

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Do you need to renew your membership?

VFW.org has made it very quick and easy to renew your membership today!

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Department of California Foundation

Click on the button to make a donation to the Department of California Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

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Veteran Outreach

Coming home doesn't mean the battle is over. With over 10 times the amount of veterans lost to suicide than to combat operations in the same time period, there has never been a more important time to TAKE A STAND and DO something to support our veterans!! If you or someone you know is suffering from PTSD, we have people that have shared a similar experience and are ready to help.

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WELCOME TO VFW, DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA

Teamwork ~ Leadership ~ Commitment
As yesterday's defenders of freedom, we want to welcome today's military service members into our ranks to become part of our elite group. Our common bond is the battlefield, whether it is service in the Persian Gulf, Korea, Kosovo, the war on terrorism or peace-keeping expeditionary campaigns. Your courage and sacrifice have made a difference in preserving and defending world peace.
 
 
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The State Convention will be held June 18 - June 22, 2025 at the Hotel Fera a DoubleTree by Hilton, located at 100 The City Dr N, Orange, CA 92868. Reservation cutoff date is May 25. Group Code: WAR
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As yesterday's defenders of freedom...

 ...we want to welcome today's military service members into our ranks to become part of our elite group.

WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Kosovo, War in Afghanistan, War in Iraq, War on Global Terror and other Peace-Keeping Expeditionary Campaigns throughout the globe.

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 to supporting those who sacrifice so much for this country, veterans, service members in the US Armed Forces, and their families and continues to be a voice for returning and currently deployed service members and their families.

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Important info from National VFW

Veterans Help Group and VFW Team Up to Launch Innovative Social Security Disability Eligibility Screener

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Veterans Help Group (VHG), a team of VA Accredited advocates, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), the natio...

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VFW Honors Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

WASHINGTON - The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to honor our nation's Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islande...

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"That the purpose of this Corporation shall be fraternal, patriotic, historical, charitable, and educational: to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members; to assist worthy comrades; to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead; and to assist their surviving spouses and orphans; to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States of America, and fidelity to its 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."