GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Please plan to attend the General Meeting at 1900hrs on the 2nd Thursday of every month. CONGRATULATIONS!!! to our newly elected Officers for the 2025-2026 service year!

A HOME FOR YOU

We invite all eligible veterans in the White Settlement, TX area to join our VFW Post, a place where camaraderie and mutual support thrive. Here, you will find a welcoming environment with Comrades who are dedicated to supporting Veterans, our Military, their Families, and our Community. Come connect with fellow veterans who understand the unique challenges and triumphs of military life. Whether you're looking for advocacy on veteran issues, social events, or a way to serve our community, the VFW is here for you. Join us and be part of a family that celebrates your contributions and stands by your side.

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WELCOME TO GEORGE R. BOOHER MEMORIAL VFW POST 5617

No One Does More For Veterans
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 2025-2026 Service Year elected positions will be coming up soon. Please thoughtfully consider serving, we have many potential openings on the Officer slate. Thank you!
 

News & Events

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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

VFW Awards More Than $740,000 in Help A Hero Scholarships

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce 156 student veterans were selected to receive

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VFW Elects Carol Whitmore as New National Commander

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Carol Whitmore of Des Moines, Iowa, was elected today as the new national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wa...

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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.