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VFW Electronic reporting

Post can now do electronic reporting via WWW.VFWCA.ORG click login, Members Only, for help contact Paula Jansen vfwcacommunityservice@gmail.com

Auxiliary electronic reporting

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WELCOME TO VFW CA DISTRICT 12

Teamwork ~ Leadership ~ Commitment

Proudly serving the Greater Bay Area Counties of : San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey. We have 15 Posts from South San Francisco to King City and 6 Auxiliaries. 
 
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.
 
 
Don't Forget to like us on Facebook at @VFWCADist12 and like the Auxiliary Facebook page at @VFWCAD12AUX

 
 

Announcements

2023 Golf Fundraiser
 
September 15, 2023
Check in starts at 10 am - Shotgun start at Noon
Putting Contest starts at 10:15 am
DeLaveaga Golf Course
401 Upper Park Rd, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
 
For additional information call:
Ermelindo Puente - 408-836-4697
Steve Curtin - 831-247-0743
John Ceballos - 408-307-6193
Thomas Peavey - 831-801-5385

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Please call 1-833-VFW-VETS or 1-833-839-8387 to safely renew or convert to Life Membership over the phone with credit or debit card.
Also, VFW members can update mailing address and or contact information.
 
Please click the link below "RENEW ONLINE" to safely renew online with a credit or debit card.
 
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Thank you in advance for renewing and being a member of the greatest combat veteran organization in the world!
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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.

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Important Info for District 12 Members

Honoring our Posts & Auxiliaries

We have several VFW Posts & Auxiliaries that have reached or are reaching significant anniversaries. This article talks about all of our active Posts and Auxiliaries by years of service to District 12 Veterans!

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Statewide News

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WWII Vet 98-yo Birthday

VFW, OC Agencies, Celebrate U.S. WWII Navy Vet, Harold E. Carter's 98th Birthday Thursday w/Drive-By and Happy Birthday Song in South County

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Leading California Veterans Organizations Call on Governor Newsom to Reopen Veterans’ Posts

Groups say COVID-related closures are preventing posts from providing critical services to veterans such as processing claims for healthcare and disability benefits.

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National News

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VFW Remembers D-Day

WASHINGTON - Today, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) pauses to remember the more than 156,000 brave Allied troops who landed by ...

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VFW Acknowledges Pride Month

WASHINGTON - June is Pride Month, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) joins the nation in recognizing LGBTQI+ veterans and serv...

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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."