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WELCOME TO DEPARTMENT OF ALABAMA VFW

Department Commander Eric Dudash
"One Team, One Fight!"

Announcements

General Order #8 (February) Posted to Members Only
 
Commander's Homecoming Hotel Bookings and other Special Announcements in the News menu
 
Read National Correspondence regarding VFW and Auxiliary Relationships in Members Only
 
 
Department Conference Registrations

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Department Youth Scholarship / Teacher Award Winners
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The Department of Alabama Membership Recruiting Requirement 10,644 Members (102%)

The current membership is 9,782 or 93.74 % (882 needed for 102%)
 
Renew your membership today!!

75 Members shall be welcomed by each of the seven Districts

Each Post Commander shall recruit two new members.

Each member shall recruit one new member.


Commander's Corner

Commander Eric Dudash

Comrades/Auxiliary Members,
 
As most of you are aware, we spent the last three days in Montgomery ensuring our voice was heard in regard to Senate Bill 67 (SB67) and House Bill 154 (HB154). I am pleased to report that our efforts were a success. The Senate, after accepting various amendments from the Senate Floor, carried over their bill, stating they needed more time to talk to the Veterans of the state and get the bill right. Additionally, the House brought the bill up at committee today and allowed a public hearing where both the Legislative Chair Schmidbauer and myself provided testimony, along with the American Legion, DAV and several other VSO’s and Veterans. After our testimony, the House Chair, also carried over their bill, stating he wanted to talk with the Veterans of the state and get the bill right. We made great progress and the communications with our legislators will continue. We will be back in Montgomery next week and should have an update on both SB67 and HB154 to you by Wednesday of next week.
 
Eric Dudash
Commander
Department of Alabama
   Veterans of Foreign Wars

Statewide News

News & Info from your department

Department Commander's Homecoming

1300 April 13, 2025, at 1804 Williams Avenue, Fort Payne, Alabama 35968

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Southern Conference November 2025

Margaritaville Lake Conroe Resort - 7-9 November 2025

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National News

Important info from National VFW

'Brothers After War' to Debut Nationwide February 28

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - From Executive Producer Gary Sinise and Director Jake Rademacher, "Brothers After War" combines footage from Ra...

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VFW Reminds Members to Stay Focused Amid Confusion in the Capital

WASHINGTON - Over the past few weeks, I, like many of you, have been inundated daily with news from our nation's capital about the...

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IN-COUNTRY

A satirical reflection by Author/Artist Phil Fehrenbacher

Phil enlisted in the Army in 1965 where you served for years in Vietnam.  He became a graphic designer and has worked for the state of Oregon for 26 years.  He retired in 2003 and started the Cartoon "In-Country".  The cartoons reflect his experiences during his tour of duty in South Vietnam.


There is a new cartoon everyday.