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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V.F.W.

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

Members of the local V.F.W. club were shooting pool at Whimp’s Place, as diners sat before plates of tenderloin.

From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2020

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

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

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