David "Dave” Kuta was installed as the Junior Vice Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Department of California in June of 2023 at Orange, California.

Dave is a U. S. Army Senior Non-Commissioned Officer who retired with over 28 years of service as a Sergeant First Class, serving from 1982 to 2010. He earned his eligibility for the VFW while assigned to C Co. 122^nd Signal Battalion in the Republic of Korea.

He joined the VFW in 2007 at VFW Post 1275 in Lima, Ohio. Dave is currently a Life member of VFW Chung Mei Post 8358 in Sacramento, California. He has served in elected and appointed positions at the Post, District, and Department levels. He has served as National Commander in Chief Aide De Camp on the National level.

After his retirement from the U.S. Army, he went to work for the State of California at the Dept. of Public Health and the Dept. of Social Services. Dave is currently an Information Technology Supervisor for the Department of Social Services in Sacramento, California.

He is also a member of the Military Order of the Cooties, Life member of the VFW National Home, and a member of the American Legion.

Dave is married to Serene and they reside in Sacramento, California.