Campus Based Organizations
Student Veteran Services has a growing number of ways our Student Veterans, both Boone, Hickory, and Online Campuses, can be involved with the Appalachian State military community.
- Annual Heroes Week events
- SALUTE Veteran Honor Society
- Student Veterans Association (SVA)
- VA Federal Work Study with Student Veteran Services
Other Clubs and Organizations:
Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)
The High Country Chapter of the MOAA was formed in 2004 and serves Avery, Mitchell, and Watauga counties.
The Military Officers Association of America is a non-profit veterans' association dedicated to maintaining a strong national defense and to preserving the earned entitlements of members of the uniformed services and their families and survivors. Membership is open to those who hold or have ever held a warrant or commission in any component of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, or NOAA and their surviving spouses.
Contact: hccmoaa@gmail.com
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7031 (VFW)
OUR MISSION:To foster camaraderie among United States veterans of overseas conflicts. To serve our veterans, the military, and our communities. To advocate on behalf of all veterans.
OUR VISION: Ensure that veterans are respected for their service, always receive their earned entitlements, and are recognized for the sacrifices they and their loved ones have made on behalf of this great country.
Contact: vfw.post.7031@gmail.com
American Legion Post #130
The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans organization. A community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million members -- men and women -- in nearly 15,000 American Legion Posts worldwide. These Posts are organized into 55 Departments -- one each for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, and the Philippines.
Regular Meetings are the 1st Friday of each month @ 7:00 pm. We also have a Breakfast the 3rd Saturday of each month 7:00 am-10:00am.
Contact: finleyhodges@yahoo.com or 828-264-2864