Monthly Commander’s Notes

Our next scheduled meeting is on September 12th, 2024. Click below for May details.

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GOLF TOURNAMENT

4RD ANNUAL "FORE THE VETS" GOLF TOURNAMENT DECEMBER 14TH 2024. FOR MORE INFO CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW.

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Meetings

We have our post meetings every 2nd Thursday of each month at the Salvation Army Building (This is just where we hold our meetings once a month, we do NOT have our own building as of yet), doors open at 6:30pm, meeting starts at 7:00pm, Located at the rear entrance, 17420 N Ave of the Arts Blvd, Surprise, AZ, 85373. If you are looking to join us for the first time please bring a copy of your DD-214 with you. Thank you and hope to see you there.

Veteran Outreach

Coming home doesn't mean the battle is over. With over 10 times the amount of veterans lost to suicide than to combat operations in the same time period, there has never been a more important time to TAKE A STAND and DO something to support our veterans!! If you or someone you know is suffering from PTSD, we have people that have shared a similar experience and are ready to help.

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Membership

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.

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WELCOME TO NICKY D. BACON VFW POST 285

Nicky D. Bacon VFW Post 285 / Surprise / El Mirage, Arizona
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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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.

Assistance & Benefits

Assistance & Benefits

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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Post News

Important Info for Post285 Members

Action Alert: Support Major Richard Star Act Amendment

Tell your Senator to support adoption of the Major Richard Star Act NDAA amendment

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VFW Magazine is Going Digital

Starting in January 2024, VFW will gradually move to transition VFW magazine to a digital-only publication by 2028.

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Statewide News

News & Info from your department

Get Maximum PACT Act Benefits: Aug. 9 Is the Deadline to Get Pay Backdated to 2022

Veterans or their survivors who want to file benefit claims for a toxic exposure-related medical condition under the PACT Act need to do so -- or declare their intent to -- by Aug. 9

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National News

Important info from National VFW

VFW Wishes America's Guardians a Happy 5th Birthday

WASHINGTON - On Dec. 20, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) joins together with our grateful nation in celebrating the fifth birthday of the newest...

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VFW Reflects on the 13th Anniversary of the End of Iraq War

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - On Dec. 15, the 13th anniversary of the conclusion of the U.S. mission in Iraq, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (V...

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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 widows 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.