The VFW commemorates multiple events in our nation's history and celebrates our bravery to stand up for freedom, liberty, and love for our fellow humans across the globe. Below are the events recognized each year and links to additional information about them.
- Paris
Peace Accords – Agreement to Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam
(January 27, 1973)
- Sinking
of USS Maine – Catalyst for starting the Spanish-American War (February 15,
1898)
- Liberation
of Kuwait – Completion of Operation Desert Storm (February 28, 1991)
- NATO
Kosovo Campaign – Start of humanitarian insurgency into the Republic of
Yugoslavia (March 24, 1999)
- National
Vietnam War Veterans Day – Recognition of when MACV was disabled and last
American troops evacuated Vietnam, the fiftieth anniversary, and annual recognition
(March 29, 1973, 2012, 2017)
- Unified
Task Force (UNITAF) – Operation Restore Hope in Somalia ends (March 31,
1995)
- Loyalty
Day – Annual day to declare loyalty to the United States of American and recognize
American history (May 1, 1955)
- Victory
in Europe (VE) Day – End of World War II on the European continent with
Germany’s unconditional surrender (May 8, 1945)
- Memorial Day– Annual day to honor American service members that have passed away (Last
Monday of May since 1868)
- D-Day– Allied invasion of Europe (June 6, 1944)
- Flag Day –
Commemoration of adoption of the United States Flag (June 14, 1777) - US Flag Etiquette
- Independence
Day – Commemoration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence and
birth of the United States of America (July 4, 1776)
- Korean
Armistice – Established the DMZ between North and South Korea, ending the
Korean War (July 27, 1953)
- Operation
Iraqi Freedom – Liberation of Iraq from oppression and verification that
weapons of mass destruction were removed completes (August 31, 2010)
- VJ Day – Victory
over Japan when Imperial Japan surrendered, ending World War II (September 2, 1945)
- POW/MIA
Recognition Day – Annual day of remembrance for military service members
that are or were prisoners of war (POW) or missing in action (MIA) (September
3, 1990)
- Patriot
Day – Annual day of remembrance for the lives lost in the terrorist attack
from aircraft impacting the World Trade Center buildings in New York, the Pentagon
in Washington DC, and another plane intended for the US Capitol building that
was forced to crash in a Pennsylvania field by the passengers (September 11,
2001)
- Operation
Enduring Freedom – Start of the war on terrorism in response to the attack
of September 11, 2001 (October 7, 2001)
- Women
in Military Service Recognition Day – Annual day to honor women who serve(d)
in the military with a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery (October 18,
1997)
- Beirut
Bombings – An act of terrorism against a Multinational Force (MNF) in Lebanon
during their civil war (October 23, 1983)
- Veterans
Day – Annual day to honor military service member veterans since the signing
of the World
War I Armistice (November 11, 1918)
- Pearl
Harbor Day – Annual day to remember the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
that drew the United States into World War II (December 7, 1941)
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