We've had differing names beginning with American Veterans of Foreign Service to Army of the Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico to American Veterans of Foreign Service. However, we ended up with a name known to many....Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
Our mission, as laid out in our Congressional Charter, is clear:
"The purposes of the corporation are fraternal, patriotic, historical, charitable, and educational, and are:
1. to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members;
2. to assist worthy comrades;
3. to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead, and to assist their surviving spouses and orphans;
4. to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States, and fidelity to its Constitution and laws;
5. to foster true patriotism;
6. to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom; and
7. to preserve and defend the United States from all enemies."
Nothing about fish fries, bingo, or canteens. It's all about Veterans and their families!
