2025 State Convention

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

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Delegate Election Report

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

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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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Department of California Foundation

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WELCOME TO VFW, DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA

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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. 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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The Veterans of Foreign Wars is dedicated

 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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National News

Important info from National VFW

VFW Honors America's Service Members This Armed Forces Day

WASHINGTON - May 17 is Armed Forces Day, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) joins a thankful nation in proudly honoring our na...

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Ace Hardware Honors Memorial Day with Nationwide Tribute to Veterans

OAK BROOK, IL, -- In honor of Memorial Day,

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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."