VFW Salutes our Nation's Women Troops

We thank you for your service

Women comprise more than 16% of today's military and about 10% of the nation's 17 million veterans.

The VFW values their service as it does all veterans, and welcomes women into our membership ranks.

We thank you for your service.

An airman performs maintenance on an F-16C Fighting Falcon at King Faisal Air Base, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 1, 2020
An airman performs maintenance on an F-16C Fighting Falcon at King Faisal Air Base, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 1, 2020.

Navy Seaman Ella Koudaya rings two bells during last year’s Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony on the main deck of the USS Blue Ridge (LLC-19) in Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 11, 2020
Navy Seaman Ella Koudaya rings two bells during last year’s Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony on the main deck of the USS Blue Ridge (LLC-19) in Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 11, 2020.

 

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Pinon exercises aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG-97) in the South China Sea last September
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Pinon exercises aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG-97) in the South China Sea last September.

Gina, a military working dog, opens wide while Army Spc. Caitlin Rippin inspects her teeth during a visit last September at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
Gina, a military working dog, opens wide while Army Spc. Caitlin Rippin inspects her teeth during a visit last September at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.

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