FAQS

FAQ's

Subscription dues are just like a magazine subscription. It gives you 365 days of membership in the VFW. With this being the first year that they are coming into effect it will be a process that we are not use to. The basic breakdown of what is going to happen is:

If you are an annual member and you pay your dues before Jan your expiration will be Jan 2015. If you pay after that date whatever day your dues are processed at National will be the new expiration date. Example would be that you send in your dues to National on 1 Feb 2015 and National processed them on the 15 Feb. Your new expiration date would be 28 Feb 2016.

Annual membership Dues are $45 and need to be renewed by end of the Month of the anniversary of the date you joined the VFW.

 
Life Membership Dues are available, with a 11 month, interest free, payment plan.  Please see a Post Officer or Canteen Manager for more information.

The 2017-18 theme is: 
American History: Our Hope for the Future

The national first-place winner receives a $30,000 scholarship paid directly to the recipient’s American university, college or vocational/technical school. A complete list of other national scholarships range from $1,000-$16,000, and the first-place winner from each VFW Department (state) wins a minimum scholarship of $1,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. Want to apply? 

Read the rules and eligibility requirements and download the entry form and brochure before you submit your entry at your local VFW Post. 

The 2017-18 theme is: 
America's Gift to My Generation

The essay contest encourages young minds to examine America’s history, along with their own experiences in modern American society, by drafting a 300- to 400-word essay, expressing their views based on a patriotic theme chosen by the VFW Commander-in-Chief. Want to apply? 

Read the rules and eligibility requirements and download the entry form and brochure before submitting your entry to your local VFW Post. 

Our post has a Service Officer that can direct you in the right direction, call (907) 451-8810. If you need to file or follow up on claim please contact the Department Service Officer.
 
 
The Department of Alaska has two Service Officers, feel free to contact them.
 
 
Gerry L. Glover
VFW Department Service Officer
Address:
VA Regional Office
1201 N. Muldoon Road, Ste. 2A220
Anchorage, AK 99504
Ph:
907-257-4801
Fax:
907 257-4831
Email:
Gerry.glover@va.gov
 
 
Lisa Robinson
VFW Department Service Officer
Address:
VA Regional Office
1201 N. Muldoon Road, Ste. 2A220
Anchorage, AK 99504
Ph:
907-257-4801
Fax:
907 257-4831
Email:
lisa.a.robinson@va.gov