Across America, the initials VFW are a familiar sight and symbolize a commitment to the nation both at home and abroad.
POST OFFICERSCommander
Fritz Wardlow Sr Vice Commander Joel Flores Jr Vice Commander Craig "Frenchy" LaBrecque Quartermaster/Adjutant Shawn Bultema Chaplain Terry White Veteran Service Officer Don Wise Trustees Shawn Bultema Jay Resimont Sam Rivera Judge Advocate Tony Edwards Surgeon Dave Anderson House Committee Chairman David Dame |
POST AUXILIARY OFFICERSPresident
Paula Nunnery Sr Vice President Candy Trissel Jr Vice President Todd Cecil Treasurer Sarah Lovel Secretary Linda "Ma" Parker Chaplain Lisa Guard Patricia Snow |
ABOUT THE VFW
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is a nonprofit veterans service organization comprised of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, guard and reserve forces.
We trace our roots back to 1899 when veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) founded local organizations to secure rights and benefits for their service. Many arrived home wounded or sick. There was no medical care or veterans' pension for them, and they were left to care for themselves. In their misery, some of these veterans banded together and formed organizations that would eventually band together and become known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
After chapters were formed in Ohio, Colorado and Pennsylvania, the movement quickly gained momentum. Today, membership stands at more than 1.5 million members of the VFW and its Auxiliary.
Our voice was instrumental in establishing the Veterans Administration, development of the national cemetery system, in the fight for compensation for Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange and for veterans diagnosed with Gulf War Syndrome.
In 2008, we won a long-fought victory with the passing of a GI Bill for the 21st Century, giving expanded educational benefits to America's active duty service members, and members of the guard and reserves, fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
We were the driving force behind the Veterans Access and Accountability Act of 2014, and continually fight for improved VA medical centers services for women veterans.
Besides helping fund the creation of the Vietnam, Korean War, World War II and Women in Military Service memorials, in 2005 the VFW became the first veterans' organization to contribute to building the new Disabled Veterans for Life Memorial, which opened in November 2010.
And in 2015, we became the first supporter of the National Desert Storm War Memorial which is planned for construction at our nation's capital.
We have many programs and services that work to support veterans, service members and their families, as well as communities worldwide.
Please check out our latest fact sheet or spend some time browsing our site to learn why No One Does More For Veterans.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is a nonprofit veterans service organization comprised of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, guard and reserve forces.
We trace our roots back to 1899 when veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) founded local organizations to secure rights and benefits for their service. Many arrived home wounded or sick. There was no medical care or veterans' pension for them, and they were left to care for themselves. In their misery, some of these veterans banded together and formed organizations that would eventually band together and become known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
After chapters were formed in Ohio, Colorado and Pennsylvania, the movement quickly gained momentum. Today, membership stands at more than 1.5 million members of the VFW and its Auxiliary.
Our voice was instrumental in establishing the Veterans Administration, development of the national cemetery system, in the fight for compensation for Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange and for veterans diagnosed with Gulf War Syndrome.
In 2008, we won a long-fought victory with the passing of a GI Bill for the 21st Century, giving expanded educational benefits to America's active duty service members, and members of the guard and reserves, fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
We were the driving force behind the Veterans Access and Accountability Act of 2014, and continually fight for improved VA medical centers services for women veterans.
Besides helping fund the creation of the Vietnam, Korean War, World War II and Women in Military Service memorials, in 2005 the VFW became the first veterans' organization to contribute to building the new Disabled Veterans for Life Memorial, which opened in November 2010.
And in 2015, we became the first supporter of the National Desert Storm War Memorial which is planned for construction at our nation's capital.
We have many programs and services that work to support veterans, service members and their families, as well as communities worldwide.
Please check out our latest fact sheet or spend some time browsing our site to learn why No One Does More For Veterans.
ABOUT CHULUOTA
Chuluota is pronounced "Choo-lee-oh-tah", meaning "Isle of Pines", "Pine Island", or "Land of Lakes and Pines" or "beautiful place", depending upon whom you ask. The pronunciation is a derivative of the Creek Indian word "Chuluoto".
Chuluota was first settled after the Civil War. Some of the area's first European descended settlers had relocated to the area from North Carolina, having traveled by ox cart and foot as they sought refuge from the Civil War. These settlers undoubtedly encountered Seminole Tribes upon arrival and found an area teaming with fish, deer, and wild hogs while they worked to establish the area's orange groves and cattle ranches. The selttlers had constructed a sawmill and established a turpentine industry, which was produced from the pine forests of pines , and transported via the Florida railroad.
Robert A. Mills, one of the first area developers, is credited with choosing the lyrical Indian name of Chuluota, which may have been the name for the original Seminole village. In 1892, ca., Henry Flagler, continued the Chuluota name, when he opened the Chuluota Land Company for selling the land acquired by his Florida East Coast Railroad. Chuluota was originally laid out by Flagler and his Chuluota Land Company, as he competed against Orlando to be central Florida's primary trading company. After Mr. Flagler's death, the area's land plats were mostly unused until the 1950s, when the post-war housing boom began. The area's mid 20th century houses were generally small, as preferred by the middle class Americans who sought affordable living.
Chuluota is pronounced "Choo-lee-oh-tah", meaning "Isle of Pines", "Pine Island", or "Land of Lakes and Pines" or "beautiful place", depending upon whom you ask. The pronunciation is a derivative of the Creek Indian word "Chuluoto".
Chuluota was first settled after the Civil War. Some of the area's first European descended settlers had relocated to the area from North Carolina, having traveled by ox cart and foot as they sought refuge from the Civil War. These settlers undoubtedly encountered Seminole Tribes upon arrival and found an area teaming with fish, deer, and wild hogs while they worked to establish the area's orange groves and cattle ranches. The selttlers had constructed a sawmill and established a turpentine industry, which was produced from the pine forests of pines , and transported via the Florida railroad.
Robert A. Mills, one of the first area developers, is credited with choosing the lyrical Indian name of Chuluota, which may have been the name for the original Seminole village. In 1892, ca., Henry Flagler, continued the Chuluota name, when he opened the Chuluota Land Company for selling the land acquired by his Florida East Coast Railroad. Chuluota was originally laid out by Flagler and his Chuluota Land Company, as he competed against Orlando to be central Florida's primary trading company. After Mr. Flagler's death, the area's land plats were mostly unused until the 1950s, when the post-war housing boom began. The area's mid 20th century houses were generally small, as preferred by the middle class Americans who sought affordable living.
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