WHEREAS, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) was founded in 1899 by a small group of veterans who returned from campaigns in Cuba and the Philippines, banded together to create a veterans’ organization that would advocate on behalf of all veterans; and

WHEREAS, the VFW is a nonprofit veterans’ service organization comprised of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, Guard and Reserve forces; and

WHEREAS, the VFW's mission is to foster camaraderie among United States veterans of overseas conflicts, and to serve our veterans, the military, and our communities, and to advocate on behalf of all veterans; and

WHEREAS, since its inception the VFW has been instrumental in the establishment of the Veterans Administration, the national cemetery system, and the creation of every national veterans' memorial; and

WHEREAS, the VFW has played a vital role in virtually every significant piece of veterans’ legislation passed in the 20th and 21st centuries to include the Honoring Our PACT Act, the most significant expansion of veterans benefits in history;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOE LOMBARDO, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, do hereby proclaim September 29, 2024, as

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES 125TH ANNIVERSARY