Member Only Section

If you are a VFW District 17 member you can log into the Members Only section and find our by-laws, Directory, Membership Plan, All-State Program, National All-American Program, and 2026 Podium Digital Edition to download in pdf format. ID # is your VFW number and Password is your last name.

District 17 School Of Instruction

School of Instruction for QM/Trustee/Adjutant
Date: Monday September 14th 6 pm - 8:30 pm
Zoom Training

Post Liability Insurance

Post Liability Insurance
Due By Date: September 30th
Submitted to Department info@vfwca.org

Sacramento Stand Down

Fall 2026 Sacramento Stand
Date: 24-26 September 2026
Down 24-26 September 2026

Sacramento Standown Website

District 17 Quarterly Meeting

District 17 Quarterly Meeting
Date: October 3rd at 9am
Location: Post 2680 130 Placerville Dr, Placerville, CA 95667

Post Inspection

Post Inspection
Date: October 3rd
Location: Post 2680 After the District 17 Quarterly Meeting

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WELCOME TO VFW DISTRICT 17, DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA

Teamwork ~ Leadership ~ Commitment
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.
 
On behalf of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of California District 17 I want to personally welcome you to our district. It is our goal to assist you and help make you a better person. We can only succeed if we stand together.
 
We are looking forward to a great 2025-26.
   
 
Matthew T. Gillen, Commander
VFW District 17 Department of California
 
 
Don't Forget to like us on our Facebook page, linked at the bottom of our page.
 


District 17 Meeting

District 17 Quarterly Meeting
 
Date: October 3rd  9 am - 12 pm
 
 Location: Post 2680
130 Placerville Dr.
Placerville, CA 95667
 
Post Inspection after District 17 Meeting

District 17 School of Instruction

Topic: District 17 SOI - QM/Trustee/Adjutant Training
 
Sep 14, 2026 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
 
       6:00 - 7:00 pm - QM/Trustee Training
    7:15 - 8:15 pm - Adjutant Training

 
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Post Liability Insurance Due

 
Post Liability Insurance
 
Due By Date: September 30th
 
Submitted to Department 
info@vfwca.org

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Membership

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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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District News

Important Info for District 17 Members

District 17 Meeting October 3rd , 2026

District 17 Meeting at Post 2680 in Placerville at 9 am. Post Inspection from 12 pm - 4 pm.

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Post Liability Insurance Due

Post Liability Insurance are due to VFWCA by 9/30/2026.

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Statewide News

News & Info from your department

California VFW Calls on Congress to Keep Its Promise to America’s Veterans

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of California today urged Congress to revise H.R. 9237, the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act, to protect earned disability benefits for future disabled veterans while preserving the legislation’s many positive reforms.

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VFW Department of California Elects Paula Jansen as State Commander During 106th Annual State Convention

Veterans from across California gathered in Sacramento for leadership elections, training, recognition, and more

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National News

Important info from National VFW

The VFW Remembers Our POWs and MIAs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - On this National POW/MIA Recognition Day, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) solemnly renews its sacred commitm...

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Happy 79th Birthday, United States Air Force

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - On Sept. 18, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) joins a grateful nation in celebrating the 79th birthday of the...

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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 surviving spouses 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."