ABOUT US

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12164
 Atlanta-Buckhead
Department of Georgia - District 3
 
Our post is named in honor of Atlanta's Army Airborne Ranger First Lieutenant Tyler Hall Brown who was killed in action on 14 September 2004 in Ramadi, Iraq while giving cover to his reconnaissance patrol as it marched ahead in the face of insurgent sniper fire.
 
 Please take a moment to view this video tribute to our fallen comrade

POST 12164 HISTORY

VFW Post 12164 held its opening ceremony on 3 June 2017 at the Bobby Jones Golf Course in Buckhead under the inaugural leadership of its first Post Commander, William Makepeace (United States Marine Corps veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom).

Bobby Jones Golf Course Clubhouse 
 
Our Post later relocated to the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead.
 
Atlanta History Center
 
In July 2025 we moved our meeting venue to the historic Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta.
 
Margaret Mtichell House

PAST COMMANDERS OF VFW POST 12164

Immediate Past Commander
Jason "JD" Fassett - Navy
 
Previous Commanders 
Jennifer Trotter - Army

Charter Commander
William Makepeace - Marine Corps

WHO WE ARE

The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is a nonprofit veterans service organization comprised of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, guard and reserve forces.

We trace our roots back to 1899 when veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) founded local organizations to secure rights and benefits for their service. Many arrived home wounded or sick. There was no medical care or veterans' pension for them, and they were left to care for themselves. 

In their misery, some of these veterans banded together and formed organizations that would eventually band together and become known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. After chapters were formed in Ohio, Colorado and Pennsylvania, the movement quickly gained momentum. Today, membership stands at more than 1.4 million members of the VFW and its Auxiliary.

Our voice was instrumental in establishing the Veterans Administration, development of the national cemetery system, in the fight for compensation for Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange and for veterans diagnosed with Gulf War Syndrome. In 2008, we won a long-fought victory with the passing of a GI Bill for the 21st Century, giving expanded educational benefits to America's active duty service members, and members of the guard and reserves, fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. We were the driving force behind the Veterans Access and Accountability Act of 2014, and continually fight for improved VA medical centers services for women veterans. The VFW's legislative advocacy efforts were also the driving force behind the passage of the 2019 Blue Water Navy Veteran Act, and the passage of the 2022 Honoring Our PACT Act, which the VFW considers one of the most significant pieces of veterans legislation in history.

Besides helping fund the creation of the Vietnam, Korean War, World War II and Women in Military Service memorials, in 2005 the VFW became the first veterans' organization to contribute to building the new Disabled Veterans for Life Memorial, which opened in November 2010. And in 2015, we became the first supporter of the Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial which broke ground in July of 2022 and is expected to be dedicated this year. 

We have many programs and services that work to support veterans, service members and their families, as well as communities worldwide. Please check out our latest fact sheet or spend some time browsing our site to learn why No One Does More For Veterans®.


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