The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) is a congressionally chartered [http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/36C2301.txt (Title 36 USC Chapter 2301)] war veterans organization in the United States. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, VFW currently has 1.5 million members belonging to 7,644 posts, and is the largest American organization of combat veterans. - Source: Wikipedia