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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.
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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 military servicemembers 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.
The Brainerd VFW is looking for a few good men and woman veterans.  Apply now.
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Join 352 Brainerd VFW members and 383 VFW Auxiliary members in this great organization.  There are more than 1.5 million VFW members in 50 states.

There are three qualifiers for membership in the VFW, as set out in our By-Laws.  An individual 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.

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Annual VFW Membership is $35.00.   VFW Lifetime Membership fee:
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.  This post will donate $50 and the Minnesota Sixth District VFW will add another $50.  That reduces the life membership cost by $100.
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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. 
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.

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For more than 100 years, the VFW Auxiliary has strived to improve the lives and wellbeing of veterans, service members 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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309 South 6th Street
Brainerd, MN  56401
218-829-6393
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