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WELCOME TO GEORGE R. BOOHER MEMORIAL VFW POST 5617

Teamwork ~ Leadership ~ Commitment
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.
 

Announcements

POST MEETING, 2nd Thursday of every month. Please plan to attend if able!
 
Post Officer nominations for the 2026-2027 Service Year elected positions will be coming up in the months ahead. We are in need of a Commander, Quartermaster, and Trustee. Please thoughtfully consider serving, we also may have many other potential openings on the Officer slate. Thank you!
 

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Membership

Membership Details

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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Post News

Important Info for Post5617 Members

VA Expands Education Benefits

VA expands education benefits by a year for qualifying veterans with multiple enlistments.

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Surge in applicants strains VA jobs program.

Surge in applicants strains VA jobs program for disabled veterans

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National News

Important info from National VFW

Veterans Who Paid Trajector Medical for VA Disability Claim Assistance Should Act Now to File a Proof of Claim in Trajector's Bankruptcy

Veterans who paid Trajector Medical, LLC, formerly known as Vet Comp & Pen Medical Consulting, LLC, for assistance obtaining or increasing their De...

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Sport Clips Haircuts Invites Clients to Support Veterans' Futures During 13th Annual 'Help A Hero' Scholarship Campaign

GEORGETOWN, Texas - Veteran-founded Sport Clips Haircuts is launching its 13th annual campaign for the VFW's "Sport Clips Help A H...

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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.