Wixom, Michigan 48393
Commander
Sr Vice Commander
Jr Vice Commander
Adjutant
Quartermaster
Chaplain
Lawrence A. Sims
Founded: October 21, 1931
Owner: Veterans and their Family
Areas of expertise: Promoting and assisting Veterans of Foreign Wars
Annie Geiger
Pat Carr
Alena Mackarevitz
Margaret Ledford
Kay Ash
Judy Scholatta
President
Sr Vice President
Jr Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Chaplain
VFW OFFICERS
The VFW traces its roots back to 1899 when veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) founded local organizations to secure rights and benefits for their service: Many arrived home wounded or sick. There was no medical care or veterans' pension for them and they were left to care for themselves.
In their misery, some of these veterans banded together and formed organizations with what would become known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. After chapters were formed in Ohio, Colorado and Pennsylvania, the movement quickly gained momentum. By 1915, membership grew to 5,000; by 1936, membership was almost 200,000.
Since then, the VFW's voice had been instrumental in establishing the Veterans Administration, creating a GI bill for the 20th century, the development of the national cemetery system and the fight for compensation for Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange and for veterans diagnosed with Gulf War Syndrome. In 2008, VFW won a long-fought victory with the passing of a GI Bill for the 21st Century, giving expanded educational benefits to America's active-duty service members, and members of the Guard and Reserves, fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
AUXILIARY OFFICERS.
John Bond
Robert Chuhran
Ellsworth Smith
Su-jen Mauldin
Pamala Young
Mike Magner