Serving Lafayette, Orinda, Moraga
and Walnut Creek California

 
Welcome to VFW Post 8063
Lafayette California

The Veterans of Foreign Wars [VFW] is a Veterans Service Organization whose membership is limited to those veterans who served our country at time of war within the area of conflict. Membership is not limited to a branch of service, rank, nor Military Occupational Specialty. Post 8063 has members from all the branches. It is your service and the risks faced that makes you eligible to join.

Intent:
The VFW exists to serve all veterans, not just our members, and to serve the communities in which we live.

History:
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8063 was formed as a Lafayette Post in 1980-81 by a group of Vietnam veterans and others from WW II and the Korean War. These veterans thought a post in Lafayette was needed. National VFW recognized our post and issued a charter in 1981. We joined American Legion Post 517, Lafayette in using the old Veterans Building at the corner of Mt. Diablo Boulevard and First Street in the city of Lafayette. After a few years of operation the membership recognized that most lived in cities other than Lafayette so the Post decided to petition to have the Post re-chartered under the more inclusive name of LaMOrinda to recognize the three main cities where our members lived: Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda. National VFW issued a new charter with the new name and the same number. Through the years and the efforts of many commanders and members, our membership grew to about one hundred and twenty five with members living as far away as New York, Hong Kong, Montana and Virginia. In the late nineteen nineties the post from the city of Walnut Creek was wrapped into Post 8063 increasing our membership and the area that we represent. Membership continues to grow with new members moving into the area and others returning from their service to our country. Unfortunately, like other veteran's organizations, our members are not getting any younger and we are losing some as the years go by. The city of Lafayette, California is about 25 miles east of San Francisco.

Through the years Post 8063 has done many things to be of service. We helped local veterans by giving them the support they needed. Both the local Veterans Clinic in Martinez and the one in Palo Alto received aid and equipment requested. Our Post has built decks at local schools so kindergarteners could do their art out of the mud, and gazebos to allow seniors and others a dry place to wait for public transportation rides. We are proud of our Color Guard service at the annual city of Orinda Independence Day parade. Equally important, our community has provided superb support at our Buddy Poppy program. Post 8063 provides Eagle Scout projects to our local Boy Scout programs.

Our post continues to strive to meet the social and special needs of its members and to help all veterans and our community.

We look forward to visits from new and members from other VFW Posts.