The objectives of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States are:

• Preserving and expanding veterans rights and benefits.

• Advocating a strong national defense.

• Promoting patriotism.

• Offering community service.

These objectives are accomplished by:

• Lobbying Congress on behalf of veterans through VFW’s National Legislative Service and monitoring care and seeking assistance through VFW’s National Veterans Service.

• Monitoring overseas troop deployments and the Pentagon’s budget through VFW’s National Security and Foreign Affairs section.

• Educating schoolchildren with the help of VFW members through VFW’s Citizenship Education and Community Service and Youth Development, Scholarship and Recognition departments.

• Serving communities at the local level, such as VFW Post members cleaning roadsides in the Adopt-a-Highway program, as well as national projects like disaster relief.