/ http://www.slideshare.net/images/logo.gif / 際際滷Share feed for 際際滷shows by User: VFWPOST2866 https://public.slidesharecdn.com/v2/images/profile-picture.png VFW Post 2866 Saint Charles, Missouri Veterans Helping Veterans We Support Our Troops! About VFW The VFW traces its 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 with what would become known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. After chapters were formed in Ohio, Col