You must be related to a veteran who has served overseas in a location of foreign conflict, earning the campaign medals eligible. That veteran ca be a living or deceased spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent or grandchild.
Step- and adopted parents, children, siblings (and half-siblings), grandparents and grandchildren are considered the same as biological parents, children, siblings, grandparents and grandchildren and may join the VFW Auxiliary under their VFW-eligible veteran.
The most common document is a DD 214, which will list the veteran's dates of service and campaign medals. But you can also use other separate documents, such as documents showing service in Korea, Hostile Fire or Imminent Danger Pay on pay records, and also sometimes other documentation if you don't have one of those.
The IRS determines the degrees of separation from the veteran that qualify for membership in a veterans' service organization auxiliary. The relationship must be within two degrees of "consanguinity" in order to be eligible. That mean two generations back (i.e. parents or grandparents) or forward (i.e. children or grandchildren).
After the change in Auxiliary eligibility opened to men in 2015, the VFW determined that any veteran who is eligible for the VFW cannot join the Auxiliary. Some dual members exist from before the change, and they must maintain their continuous membership in order to stay members of both organizations.
Join us as brothers and sisters of America to preserve the rights of veterans and support each other as only those who share in the camaraderie forged by conflict can.
