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WELCOME TO VFW ILLINOIS 5TH DISTRICT

NO ONE DOES MORE FOR VETERANS

Welcome to VFW Department of Illinois 
5th District
Whether you are in Northern Lake County, McHenry County, Kane County, or DeKalb County, there is a VFW Illinois 5th District Post close to you. 
 
We take pride in saying:
 
NO ONE DOES MORE FOR VETERANS 
 
Do you need help filing a claim for VA Benefits?  Contact a VFW Service Officer for help. 
Burger King restaurants help us raise funds for UNMET NEEDS for active duty and recent veterans. 
Sport Clips awards financial grants to veterans needing financial assistance to finish their education. 
 
If you served in a combat zone, earned a campaign ribbon, received imminent danger pay, wouldn't you want to be a part of largest Veterans Service Organization for combat veterans? 
 
Check out Veterans of Foreign Wars 

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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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Statewide News

News & Info from your department

Meeting Ft. Sheridan National Cemetery Monday

Support the expansion of Ft. Sheridan National Cemetery be heard!

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103rd State Convention Memorial Service book

103rd State Convention Memorial Service book

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National News

Important info from National VFW

VFW National Commander Visits Troops in Poland

WASHINGTON - Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) National Commander Tim Borland traveled to Camp Kosciuszko, Poznan, Poland, to visit w...

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VFW Commemorates National Black History Month

WASHINGTON - The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to celebrate our nation's African American service members, veterans and ...

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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 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.