Mission
VFW works on behalf of American veterans by lobbying Congress for better veterans' health care and benefits. The VFW also maintains a nationwide organization of employees and volunteers to assist veterans with their VA disability claims.
VFW also donates much money and lots of hours for work for the city. One of their most popular programs provides free phone calls to overseas active military members.
The current Commander of the VFW is John E. Hamilton.
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