History
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1899 American Veterans of Foreign Service, (Columbus, Ohio) 1899 Army of the Philippines, Cuba and Puerto Rico, (Denver, Colo.) 1901 American Veterans of Foreign Service (Eastern Branch, Altoona, Pa.) 1914 The three foreign service organizations merge to form Veterans of Foreign Wars. Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW formed. Foreign Service magazine established.
1919 VFW’s first lobbyist appointed. 1919 National Service Bureau established. 1921 Americanization Committee established. 1922 Buddy Poppy program established. 1925 National Home established. 1929 Recovery of U.S. remains from Russia. 1930 VFW Loyalty Day established. Boy Scout-VFW relationship established. 1934 Sons of VFW founded. Americanism Department established.
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1936 VFW Congressional Charter. 1937 Bicycle safety program. 1946 Dept. of Athletics & Recreation established. National Security and Foreign Affairs section formed. 1947 Voice of Democracy established. 1948 First community service contest. 1959 VFW Cancer Research Center established in Minnesota. 1960 VFW Washington Memorial Building dedicated. 1962 Lite-A-Bike established. 1973 Drug Awareness program established. 1978 Women admitted to the VFW. 1979 VFW-PAC established. Shooting program with NRA established. 1984 VFW membership surpasses 2 million. 1994 VA Golden Age Games co-sponsorship begins. 1995 Youth Essay, now Patriot’s Pen, begins.
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