The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 399 is a non-profit organization devoted to honoring veterans and providing opportunities for gatherings and community service. The VFW Post 399 is active throughout the year with benefit events and commemorations. The VFW has an on-site vendor, Saugatuck Grill, that serves lunch seven days a week from 11:30am to 2:30pm and dinner on Thursdays and Fridays from 5:30pm to 9pm.
The Alvaro E. Vieira VFW Post 5390 is a gathering place for local veterans to meet, discuss issues and receive emotional support from others who have served this country. This location is on Anthony Road, just north of Massachusetts Boulevard.
The mailing addiress is PO Box 282, Portsmouth, RI 02871-0282.
This local branch of the national Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States organization, VFW Post 529, is named for George Dilboy, a onetime Somerville resident of Greek descent who received the Medal of Honor for his efforts in World War I.
The George Dilboy Post is located on Summer Street just outside of Davis Square in the Winter Hill Bank building, with its entrance on Summer Street adjacent to the parking lot. This local branch holds monthly meetings, hosts fundraisers, does community service projects, participates in national scholarship contests and reaches out to local veterans. The George Dilboy Post also rents out its hall for functions and events.