Are you an active-duty, a veteran or a civilian?
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Are you a VFW member?*
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Your Story - Tell us about how the Return the Favor campaign or a VFW Foundation program has impacted your life. What were you struggling with and how did the VFW come through for you to help you overcome it? We’d also love to more about you…your unique military experience, a defining moment in service, most memorable event when deployed overseas – good or bad.

Your Story*

Photos - Please attach some photographs of yourself. Ideally we would like an individual photo of you in uniform as well as photos of you, in service, enjoying an activity and/or with your family/friends.
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Contact Information - This is for internal use only. We require your telephone number in case a VFW representative needs to contact you regarding your story.

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