Public Servant Awards

Each year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars selects Emergency Medical Technicians, Law Enforcement, and Firefighter personnel to receive the VFW Public Servant Awards. Post Safety Chairmen submit a candidate for these awards to their Department Headquarters by January 1st of each year.

The State Department will then select a single candidate for each of the three awards and submit those to VFW National Headquarters by February 1st of each year.

VFW National Emergency Medical Technician Public Servant Citation

Any individual who actively gives emergency medical treatment, provides rescue service or civil disaster assistance as a member of any public or volunteer company organized to give emergency medical care, provide rescue and civil disaster assistance to our nation’s citizens.​

VFW National Law Enforcement Public Servant Citation

Any individual who serves in a municipal, county, state, or federal unit tasked with enforcement of the laws pertaining to their area of responsibility. This award does not apply to individuals employed by private companies or security services.

VFW National Firefighters Public Servant Citation

Any individual who actively fights fires as a member of any public or volunteer company organized to fight fires and give assistance to our nation’s citizens.

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Criteria for these awards – Candidates must have demonstrated:

  • Recognition by their colleagues or those they serve.
  • Consistent excellence in the performance of their duties.
  • Consistent dedication to their official responsibilities over a period of years & continuous growth in responsibilities and skills within their profession.

Documentation required for all Candidates:

  1. [Entry form] containing the candidate’s name, title, address, & telephone, and identifying the award for which the individual should be considered.
  2. One (1) page resume of the candidate’s overall background.
  3. One (1) page resume of the candidate’s background in their field.
  4. One (1) page listing of the candidate’s accomplishment and awards in their field.
  5. Photograph (preferably a head shot) of the candidate.

Deadline for submission of Candidates  at the Post level is December 1st of each year.