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V.F.W.

American  
Or VFW

abbreviation

  1. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States: a society composed of veterans of the U.S. armed forces who have served overseas during wartime.


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On a chilly morning in Washington last April, Susan Zeier, a graying grandmother from Ohio, put on a dead man’s uniform and positioned herself on the sidewalk outside the V.F.W. office.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2022

The United States has been at war for seventeen years, but, at the V.F.W., the events of the previous century still loom largest; the men’s room is adorned with stickers about Hanoi Jane.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 4, 2018

Sherrill, who is a mother of four, is not a perfect fit for the V.F.W. crowd in this part of New Jersey.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 4, 2018

The Republic had ordered the judge in Kerrville to appear at the V.F.W. hall for a “court hearing” involving his role in the pending foreclosure of a member’s home.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2015

Above the guns, emblazoned in fiery orange letters, were the words: "MARTIAN V.F.W."

From Martian V.F.W. by Vandenburg, G. L.

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