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
 
 
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District 17 Meeting

District 17 Quarterly Meeting
 
Date: August 22nd  9 am - 12 pm
 
 Location: Post 4647

District 17 School of Instruction after District 17 Meeting
Zoom Training

Membership Plans

Post Membership Plan 

Please submit your 2026-2027 Membership Plan to VFWCA

News & Events

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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.

District News

Important Info for District 17 Members

Membership Plan

Please get your Post Membership Plan to VFWCA by 8/31/20206

Post QM Bonds

Post QM Bonds are due to VFWCA by 8/31/2026.

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.

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

National News

Important info from National VFW

VFW Claims Clinic, Health Fair Deliver Critical Services at 127th National Convention

WASHINGTON - Hundreds of veterans and their families received direct access to earned benefits and health care resources during th...

VFW Celebrates the Coast Guard's 236th Birthday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) proudly joins a grateful nation in celebrating the 236th birthday of the Uni...

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OUR MISSION

"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."