Join Catholic War Veterans..For God and Country

When our founder Fr. Edward J. Higgins of Astoria, NY decided to form the first
Post of the CWV and to seek the blessing of Pope Pius XI, his first order for the
organization was to actively support the good and welfare of our nation.
Secondly, as a WWI veteran he wanted to ensure that the primary focus of our
efforts was to put into action the famous words of President Abraham Lincoln,

"To care for those who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his
orphan."

Today, the CWV keeps faith with this mandate of our founder by providing the
services of our national and local area V.A. Service Officers free of charge to
those members and other veterans who request professional assistance in
preparing and defending their claims for federal veterans benefits.

We work to protect veteran's entitlements through diligent
efforts on Capitol Hill and with your local State legislators,
We provide expert testimony before both Houses of Congress on
behalf of Veterans,
We assist in the processing of Department of Veterans Affairs
Claims & when needed, in the appeals process,
We visit and comfort veterans hospitalized in the VA's nationwide
system of health care,
We provide services to State Veterans' Homes,
We are involved in many programs including:
Americanism programs,
Catholic Action Programs
Youth Programs,
Scholarship Programs &
Members' Insurance Programs.