WELCOME TO HASPEL STAAB POST 551

God Bless the Good Guys
 Welcome to
Haspel-Staab VFW Post 551
est. November 8, 1920

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Come join us at 61-55 69th Street Middle Village, N.Y. 11379.

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Our programs support our service members while they are on the front line, as they are being discharged and long after they return. Your tax-deductible donation will be immediately directed to the VFW programs where your support is most urgently needed.

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Join us as brothers and sisters of America to preserve the rights of veterans and support each other as only those who share in the camaraderie forged by conflict can. 

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As yesterday's defenders of freedom...

 ...we want to welcome today's military service members into our ranks to become part of our elite group.

WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Kosovo, War in Afghanistan, War in Iraq, War on Global Terror and other Peace-Keeping Expeditionary Campaigns throughout the globe.

Assistance & Benefits

Assistance & Benefits

The Veterans of Foreign Wars is dedicated

 to supporting those who sacrifice so much for this country, veterans, service members in the US Armed Forces, and their families and continues to be a voice for returning and currently deployed service members and their families.

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Attention NYC Veterans

NYC Department of Veterans Affairs at Councilmember Holden's office

PACT Act

The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, or PACT Act, is a new law that expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances. The PACT Act was signed by President Biden on August 8, 2022. It adds the following new presumptions:

Statewide News

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2023 Department Spring Conference

The 2023 Department Spring Conference will take place March 31- April 2, 2023 at the Albany Marriott at 189 Wolf Road. The dinner on Saturday night will honor our Service Officers and the Department's Voice of Democracy and Patriot's Pen winners.

Ambassador for Peace Medal - Republic of Korea

If you are a Korean War Veteran you may be eligible for the Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal. The Ambassador for Peace Medal began as a presentation to veterans who returned to South Korea through the revisit program. This honor has been expanded to veterans who cannot travel to Korea.

National News

Important info from National VFW

VFW Delegation Returns to Southeast Asia

BANGKOK - Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Commander-in-Chief Tim Borland and a VFW delegation arrived in Thailand for the first leg...

VFW Proudly Sponsors Bataan Memorial Death March

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Marking its 13th consecutive year of support, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce it is the...

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OUR MISSION

"That the purpose of this Corporation shall be fraternal, patriotic, historical, charitable, and educational: to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members; to assist worthy comrades; to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead; and to assist their widows and orphans; to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States of America, and fidelity to its Constitution and laws; to foster true patriotism; to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom, and to preserve and defend the United States from all her enemies."