KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Dan West was appointed the national adjutant general of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. on July 21, 2022, at the 123rd VFW National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri.
Dan served in the United States Marine Corps from 1983 to 1994, serving in Operation Desert Storm.
He joined the VFW in 1996 at Post 3413 in San Marcos, Texas, where he maintains his Gold Legacy Life membership. He served in elected and appointed positions at the Post, District and Department Levels, culminating with his election as Department commander in 2015, in which he achieved Triple Crown All-American status.
Dan worked at the Department of Texas VFW for 15 years culminating the last three years as the state adjutant/quartermaster. On the national level, he has served as vice chair on the National Military Services and Iraq/Afghanistan Committees, as well as a member of the National Security and Foreign Affairs Committee, Veterans and Military Support Committee, served as Special Aide-de-Camp, and is a national certified recruiter. Dan recently served on the Council of Administration from 2018 to 2022.
He is a member of the Disabled American Veterans, and the Marine Corps League.
Dan and his wife Beth, reside in Texas.