PREAMBLE

PREAMBLE

We, fathers, mothers, husbands, wives, widowers, widows, brothers,
sisters, sons, daughters, grandfathers, grandmothers, grandsons and
granddaughters, who are not less than sixteen (16) years of age, of deceased or
honorably discharged Officers or enlisted persons, who have served in the armed
forces of the United States of America, whose service entitles them to
membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the United States as
specified by the laws governing eligibility in the VFW, and who are in possession
of or entitled to an honorable discharge under authority of a Charter duly granted
by the National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States,
do unite to establish a permanent organization. (BYLAWS Veterans of Foreign Wars of
the United States Auxiliary as Amended August 1, 2021)