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Apply for Membership

   If your spirit of service still prevails and/or you are missing something after the military, you should apply for membership.  Active military are eligible too.
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Change your hat when you join the VFW
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Quoted from the Department of Minnesota VFW:  As yesterday's defenders of freedom, we want to welcome today's men and women military servicemembers into our ranks to become part of our elite group. Our common bond is the battlefield, whether it was service in Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Kosovo, Afghanistan, the war on terrorism or peace-keeping expeditionary campaigns. Your courage and sacrifice have made a difference in preserving and defending world peace.
Nationally, there are 1.5 million members in 5883 posts, at last count.  Every eligible veteran, in the area, should be a member of this VFW.  It is a friendly place.
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There are three qualifiers for membership in the VFW, as set out in national our by-laws.  A man or woman veteran must meet all three in order to become a member. They are as follows:
  1. Citizenship – must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. National.
  2. Honorable Service – must have served in the Armed Forces of the United States and either received a discharge of Honorable or General (Under Honorable Conditions) or be currently serving.
  3. Service in a war, campaign, or expedition on foreign soil or in hostile waters*. This can be proven by any of the following:
  • An authorized campaign medal (see other side for a list of qualifying medals and badges)
  • Receipt of Hostile Fire Pay or Imminent Danger Pay (verified by a military pay statement)
  • Service in Korea for 30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days
*This information is usually available through a veteran’s DD-214. If other information is needed or if a veteran’s DD-214 is not complete, they can contact the National Personnel Records Center online or at 314-801-0800 to request more information.


​Is this you?  "I may not have a PHD, but I do have a DD214 that says Honorable."
The Brainerd VFW is looking for a few good men and woman veterans.  Apply now.

Join 352 Brainerd VFW members and 383 VFW Auxiliary members in this great organization.  There are more than 1.5 million VFW and auxiliary members in the 50 states.​
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A veteran is someone who puts God and country ahead of himself or herself.

Annual VFW Membership is $35.00.   A VFW Lifetime Membership is preferred. 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zzvurPw7K8

​This post is helping reduce your lifetime cost by discounting the price. 

Age
Cost
Discounted
Through 30
$425.00
$325.00
31 - 40
$410.00
$310.00
41 - 50
$375.00
$275.00
51 - 60
$335.00
$235.00
61 - 70
$290.00
$190.00
71 - 80
$225.00
$125.00
81 and over
$170.00
$70.00
Life membership is based on the applicant's age as of December 31st of the current year.
​Download and fill out the application form, but bring it in to Pat Wing for processing. ​
vfw_membership_application_fill-in.pdf
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Brainerd VFW Quartermaster Pat Wing
Selflessness means heroes take the oath, put on a uniform and wear dog tags when they don't have to.

Our bond is service to our country in war. 

We speak your military language.
We are 
comrades in arms.
​Socialize with us.
 
The Brainerd VFW has your back. 


We welcome applications for new members.
Contact me to get a membership application. 
Email: dalewing@brainerd.net
Phone: Pat Wing at 218-839-9636
​VFW....No one does more for veterans.  If you are eligible, you belong in the VFW.
In the end, it's not the price you paid to become a member, but the price you paid to be eligible for membership!
A veteran -- whether active duty, discharged, retired, or in reserve is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check payable to the United States of America, for an amount of up to, and including, his or her life.  That is honor, courage, and sacrifice.  There are far too many people, in this country today, who no longer understand that fact.  Quoted From: Warsaw, North Carolina, Veteran's Museum.

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For more than 100 years, the VFW Auxiliary has strived to improve the lives and wellbeing of men and woman veterans and their families.  The Auxiliary’s nearly half a million members nationwide work alongside the VFW for the betterment of the communities in which they live.

The wheel below shows the opportunities that VFW family members have to join the Brainerd VFW Auxiliary.
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Brainerd VFW Auxiliary membership is $20/year. 
Ask Helen Doucette at 218-831-2112 or Dawn Garin at a meeting for a membership application.

Eligibility information at:  https://vfwauxiliary.org/join-us/eligibility-information/
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Brainerd VFW
​309 South 6th Street

Brainerd, MN  56401
​218-829-6393
Mon-Sat: Noon to 10 pm
Sunday: Noon to 5 pm
& during Vikings Football  
3rd Sun. breakfast 8 to noon
1st Place MN VFW Website 2020, 2021 & 2022
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