Colfax Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Jess E. Taylor Post 2003 was formed in 1945 by local veterans returning from WWII.
Officers:
Post Commander: David Green
Chaplain:
Service Officer: David Green
To contact the Colfax VFW, click here to send an email; or phone (530) 346-8748 and leave a message; or send a letter to PO Box 1213, Colfax, CA 95713.
Meetings: 7:00PM on the first Tuesday of the month at the Veterans Memorial Hall, 22 sunset Circle, Colfax, California; meetings are open to members, qualified prospective members, and invited guests.
Join the Colfax VFW for an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast on the second Sunday of the month from 8:00AM to 11:00AM at the Veterans Memorial Hall, 22 Sunset Circle, Colfax, CA. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children, add eggs for $1. Proceeds go to support local veterans, current service members and their families. Additionally in conjunction with the VFW Ladies Auxiliary we provide awards to first responders and teachers as well as scholarships to local school children.
Events sponsored by the Colfax VFW include:
~ Distribution of Remembrance Poppies for Memorial Day and Veterans Day
~ Participation in placement of flags on veterans' graves for Memorial Day and Veterans Day
~ Memorial Day services at local cemeteries
~ Annual POW-MIA ceremony
~ Placement of commemorative headstones on local veteran's graves
~ Scholarships for patriotism, citizenship, and community service
~ Quarterly community dinners
~ Monthly Sunday pancake breakfast Memorial Day 2017 Video at youtu.be/jFzPEtiDLcM
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) is a congressionally chartered (Title 36 USC Chapter 2301) war veterans organization in the United States. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, VFW currently has 1.5 million members belonging to 7,644 posts, and is the largest American organization of combat veterans.
OUR MISSION:To foster camaraderie among United States veterans of overseas conflicts. To serve our veterans, the military, and our communities. To advocate on behalf of all veterans.
OUR VISION: Ensure that veterans are respected for their service, always receive their earned entitlements, and are recognized for the sacrifices they and their loved ones have made on behalf of this great country.
Membership is open to those serving honorably in the U.S. armed forces in a foreign war or overseas operation recognized by a campaign medal, in Korea after June 30, 1949, and recipients of hostile-fire or imminent danger pay. Veterans of World War II, the Korean, Vietnam, Persian Gulf and Iraq wars, Grenada, Panama, Lebanon, Afghanistan and other expeditionary campaigns, as well as occupation duty, also qualify.
OUR MISSION:To foster camaraderie among United States veterans of overseas conflicts. To serve our veterans, the military, and our communities. To advocate on behalf of all veterans.
OUR VISION: Ensure that veterans are respected for their service, always receive their earned entitlements, and are recognized for the sacrifices they and their loved ones have made on behalf of this great country.
Membership is open to those serving honorably in the U.S. armed forces in a foreign war or overseas operation recognized by a campaign medal, in Korea after June 30, 1949, and recipients of hostile-fire or imminent danger pay. Veterans of World War II, the Korean, Vietnam, Persian Gulf and Iraq wars, Grenada, Panama, Lebanon, Afghanistan and other expeditionary campaigns, as well as occupation duty, also qualify.
