Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)

Veterans · Illinois · Free

VFW Department of Illinois represents 400+ posts statewide with accredited service officers helping women veterans file VA claims and access state benefits. Posts run community events, scholarship programs (Voice of Democracy and Patriot's Pen), and the VFW National Home for Children in Eaton Rapids, MI for veteran families. Service-officer help is free; many posts welcome women combat veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Address: Nationwide

Hours: Online

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