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VFW National Headquarters
406 West 34th Street
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-756-3390

The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States traces its roots back to 1899. That year, Veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) founded local organizations to secure rights and benefits for their service. In Columbus, Ohio, they founded the American Veterans of Foreign Service. In Denver Colo., they organized the Colorado Society, Army of the Philippines.

In 1901, Philippine Veterans in Altoona and Pittsburgh, Penn., started the Philippine War Veterans. The following year, Philadelphia, Penn., became the home of the American Veterans of the Philippine and China Wars. In 1905, these three groups merged with the American Veterans of Foreign Service.

In 1913, the American Veterans of Foreign Service was amalgamated with the Colorado Society, Army of the Philippines and became the Army of the Philippine-Cuba and Puerto Rico, then changed their name to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

VFW Department of New York: 1044 Broadway; Albany, NY 12204; 518-463-7427

The following are the names and locations of the DEPARTMENT SERVICE OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS of the United States of America.

Donna Howk, Claims Consultant - No Service Officer at this time, VFW, Department of NY: Samuel Stratton Veterans Affairs Hospital; Room C308-5; 113 Holland Avenue; Albany, NY 12208; (518) 626-5688; We also have service officers in the New York Regional Office, New York City, Syracuse, and Buffalo. Our mission in all four locations is to help the veterans.

Connie Williams, Claims Consultant - No Service Officer at this time, VFW, Department of NY: Suite 626; 130 Elmwood Avenue; Buffalo, NY 14202; (716) 857-3348

Edie Lombardi is the Service Officer VFW, Department of NY,: Department of Veterans Affairs; 245 West Houston Street (RM.-207); New York, N.Y. 10014; (212) 807-3024

James H. Vinsonhaler, Service Officer VFW Department of NY: 344 West Genesee Street (Suite 203); Syracuse, New York 13202; (315) 423-5539

Albany County

No listings at this time

Columbia County

Copake VFW Post 7955: P.O. Box 456; Copake, NY; Post Commander - Jack Rafferty; Post Quartermaster/Membership Chairman
Arnold T. Anderson Sr. (518) 329-7554

Ghent Post 5933: Ghent, NY; 518-392-5777

Chandler Young Post 8162: Nassau, NY 12123; 518-766-3577

Hudson Post 1314: 336 Warren; Hudson, NY; 518-828-1314

Post 9593: Stuyvesant Falls, NY; 518-799-6265

Delaware County

No Listings yet

Dutchess County

Red Hook Post: 30 Elizabeth Road; Red Hook, NY 12571; 845-758-6212

Beacon Post 666: 413 Main Street; Beacon, NY 12508; 845-831-2585

Post 5913: 845-297-9813

Post 170: 1 Violet Avenue; Poughkeepsie, NY 12601; 845-452-5407

Post 170 Poughkeepsie, NY Post Commander: Michael Burke

Post 666 Beacon, NY Post Commander: Joseph Leger

Post 1286 Fishkill, NY Post Commander: Charles Anderson

Post 5444 Amenia,, NY Post Commander: Nicholas Woodard

Post 5519 Pine Plains Post Commander:Fred Meriam

Post 5913 Wappinger, NY Post Commander: Frederick Lloyd

Post 7765 Red Hook, NY Post Commander: William Moore

Post 9008 Millbrook, NY Post Commander: Lonn E. Moore

Post 9255 Rhinbeck, NY Post Commander: Gary Roome

Greene County

Sullivan-Tator Post 770: 539 Main Street; Catskill, NY 12414

Tri-Town Post 7229: Oak Hill

Orange County

No listings at this time

Putman County

Brewster VFW Post 672: Peaceable Hill Road; Brewster, NY 10509; (845) 279-6969

Joyce-Schirick Post 1386: 708 East Chester Street; P.O. Box 1711; Kingston, NY 12402-1711; 845-338-2676

New Paltz Post 8645: 101 Rt. 208, New Paltz, NY; 845-255-8497

Westchester County

Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 8213: PO Box 85; Somers, NY 10589; (914) 277-2845,

Oneida County

Harland J. Hennessey VFW Post 5538: 108 Park Avenue; 315-942-4644; Boonville, NY 13309; Welcome to The Harland J. Hennessey Veterans of Foreign Wars Post located in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains