The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, or simply VFW, is an organization whose members are current or former members of the US Armed Forces. The group holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code.

To be eligible for membership, an individual must have earned a United States Government issued overseas expeditionary or Campaign medal, or have one of the following:

In addition they must either currently be on Active duty or in a Reserve Component of the Armed Forces of the United States, or have been honorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces. A DD214" or World War II" era discharge paper with campaign medals, and or badges printed on back is used to verify membership eligibility. A member must also be a United States citizen.

The VFW became a government-chartered non-profit organization by an act of the United States Congress in 1936; as such, it receives no funding from United States tax receipts and is supported by charitable donations. The first VFW was founded in Columbus Ohio in 1899. The current VFW was first formed in 1914 from the merger of two prior veterans’ organizations which both arose in 1899: the American Veterans of Foreign Service and the National Society of the Army of the Philippines. The former was formed for veterans of the Spanish-American War, while the latter was formed for veterans of the Philippines War.

A historic marker commemorating the founding of the VFW is in Pittsburgh.