JOINING THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS AUXILIARY

Joining the VFW Auxiliary provides you with an avenue to both honor your family member’s military service and support others who have also served our nation in a war on foreign soil.     

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Members of the VFW Auxiliary must be citizens of the United States or a United States National and must be a minimum of 16 years old.

Applicants must be the

  • Husband or Wife

  • Widower or Widow

  • Father or Mother

  • Grandfathers or Grandmothers

  • Sons or Daughters

  • Grandsons or Granddaughters

  • Brothers or Sisters

of a veteran who has received a campaign medal for overseas service, who has served 30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days in Korea, or who has ever received hostile fire or imminent danger pay. 

[Step and adopted parents, children, siblings (and half-siblings), grandparents and grandchildren are considered the same as biological parents, children, siblings, grandparents and grandchildren, and may join the VFW Auxiliary under their eligible veteran.]

 If you have any questions at all -- or need help with the following -- please contact our Auxiliary President at:  Rev.Lin.McGee@gmail.com

Substantiation of the veteran’s service is required and must be provided by the Applicant.  A copy of a veteran’s DD-214, DD-215, or DD-1300 should be attached to your application for membership.

A copy of a DD-214 or DD-215 can usually be found on record at the Town Hall where the veteran lived if he/she was a property or motor vehicle owner.

Copies and information on a veteran’s records can also be obtained by contacting:

 

Recently separated veterans may be able to find their records through the Joint Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense eBenefits Portal, the National Personnel Records Center [1-314-801-0800], or through assistance from their local Veteran Service Organizations.

Once you have proof/documentation for the service of your veteran, the next step is to fill out and submit a membership application.

 

For the VFW Post 296 Auxiliary you can pick up an application for membership at the Post (114 Colebrook River Road   Winsted, CT), contact the Auxiliary President Rev. Lin McGee (860-379-1298), or download an application online at:    https://vfwauxiliary.org/wp-content/uploads/VFW_Auxiliary_Membership-Brochure_Application_8_5x11__8_26_2020_Fillable.pdf     

 

Submit your application and eligibility documentation to our Auxiliary by mail through the Post: Auxiliary 296   c/o VFW Post 296    PO Box 53    Winsted, CT  06098, or by bringing your documents to an Auxiliary meeting at the Post (the third Wednesday of the month, 7:00 pm), or by contacting the Auxiliary President (860-379-1298 or email: Rev.Lin.McGee@gmail.com ).

 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN JOINING THE VFW AUXILIARY!!!

OUR AUXILIARY WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU AS A MEMBER!!!!

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