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Our Mission: To foster camaraderie among United States veterans of overseas conflicts. To serve our veterans, the military and our communities. To advocate on behalf of all veterans.

Our Vision: Ensure that veterans are respected for their service, always receive their earned entitlements, and are recognized for the sacrifices they and their loved ones have made on behalf of this great country.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is a nonprofit veterans service organization comprised of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, guard and reserve forces.

We trace our roots back to 1899 when veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) founded local organizations to secure rights and benefits for their service. Many arrived home wounded or sick. There was no medical care or veterans' pension for them, and they were left to care for themselves.

In their misery, some of these veterans banded together and formed organizations that would eventually band together and become known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. After chapters were formed in Ohio, Colorado and Pennsylvania, the movement quickly gained momentum. Today, membership stands at more than 1.5 million members of the VFW and its Auxiliary.

Our voice was instrumental in establishing the Veterans Administration, development of the national cemetery system, in the fight for compensation for Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange and for veterans diagnosed with Gulf War Syndrome. In 2008, we won a long-fought victory with the passing of a GI Bill for the 21st Century, giving expanded educational benefits to America's active duty service members, and members of the guard and reserves, fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. We were the driving force behind the Veterans Access and Accountability Act of 2014, and continually fight for improved VA medical centers services for women veterans.

Besides helping fund the creation of the Vietnam, Korean War, World War II and Women in Military Service memorials, in 2005 the VFW became the first veterans' organization to contribute to building the new Disabled Veterans for Life Memorial, which opened in November 2010. And in 2015, we became the first supporter of the National Desert Storm War Memorial which is planned for construction at our nation's capital.

We have many programs and services that work to support veterans, service members and their families, as well as communities worldwide.

If you want to find out more about the VFW, go the their website to find out why No One Does More For Veterans.

The grounds of VFW Post 7383 have been deemed by the National Wildlife Federation a Certified Wildlife Habitat. We are only the second VFW post in the U.S. to be so certified, and are the only certified Post in North Carolina.

Please Note: Smoking is not permitted in any of the buildings of Post 7383. The prohibition includes electronic cigarettes.

Canteen hours are Monday to Thursday: 4:00 - 9:00 PM; Friday: 4:00 - 10:00 PM; Saturday: 3:00 - 10:00 PM; Sunday: 3:00 - 8:00 PM.

If you are sick, or think you are "coming down with something", we ask that you consider the health of your fellow Post and Auxiliary members, and don't come to the Post until you are healthy again.

Last Call will be 30 minutes before closing. PLEASE NOTE: The bartender has the discretion to close early if there is insufficient business to justify remaining open. And one or two people sipping on their beers for an hour is not sufficient business. So if the bartender asks you to please pay your tab, drink up, and leave - DO NOT HASSLE THEM.

NOTE: THE CANTEEN WILL ONLY BE OPEN DURING THE HOURS OF 3-8 PM ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND CLOSED ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

IT WILL ALSO ONLY BE OPEN 3-8 PM ON NEW YEARS EVE.

ALL EVENT NOTICES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THE EVENTS SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE - PLEASE CLICK ON THE EVENTS LINK ABOVE