08/26/2026
Representing VFW Post 4765, post membership understands her commitment to supporting Veterans in our community and her capabilities to represent and support our National VFW Organization!
TERESA DRYER
Candidate for VFW National Surgeon General
2027–2028
Department of Alabama
EXPERIENCED • PROVEN • COMMITTED TO VETERANS
Teresa Dryer brings together decades of military medical experience, professional nursing and medical research experience, proven VFW leadership, and a genuine commitment to serving veterans.
From her career in the United States Army to her leadership throughout the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Teresa has dedicated her life to service, health, veterans, and community.
MILITARY SERVICE
United States Army
● Enlisted — April 1979
● MOS 71L — Administrative Specialist
● MOS 76J — Medical Supply Specialist
● MOS 91B — Medic
● MOS 91C — Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
● Retired — January 2004
Her military career provided Teresa with extensive experience in administration, logistics, medicine, nursing, and caring for service members.
PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY SERVICE
Following her military career, Teresa continued serving others through healthcare, veterans advocacy, and community involvement.
● Professional experience in Nursing and Medical Research in men’s reproductive & mental health
â—Ź Assistant Director of Local Veterans Court
● Quilts of Valor — North Alabama District Coordinator
â—Ź Personally helped recognize and honor 256 veterans nationwide with Quilts of Valor
Her work demonstrates a continuing commitment to veterans’ physical health, mental health, dignity, recognition, and overall well-being.
VFW MEMBERSHIP
● Joined the Veterans of Foreign Wars — July 2021
● Became a Legacy Life Member — July 2021
● Became a Gold Legacy Life Member — April 2022
In only a few years of VFW membership, Teresa has established a record of service and leadership at the Post, District, Department, and National levels.
POST LEADERSHIP
5 Consecutive Years
All-American & All-State Post Quartermaster
Teresa has helped provide the financial accountability, administrative leadership, and organizational support necessary for sustained success at the Post level.
DISTRICT LEADERSHIP
4 Consecutive Years
All-American & All-State District Quartermaster
Her record demonstrates not simply participation, but sustained performance and consistency across multiple levels of the organization.
DEPARTMENT OF ALABAMA LEADERSHIP
● Department of Alabama Programs Director — 3 Years
● Department of Alabama Surgeon — 2025 to Present
● Department All-American Club Quartermaster — 2 Years
● Special Aide-de-Camp — 2024–2025
As Programs Director, Teresa worked directly with VFW programs and helped support the Department’s mission throughout Alabama.
As Department Surgeon, she continues to combine her military medical background, professional healthcare experience, and VFW service to advocate for the health and welfare of veterans. And also provides blood drive during state meetings.
SUPPORTING OUR DEPARTMENT COMMANDERS
For the past three Department Commanders, Teresa has organized and operated the silent auctions benefiting each Department Commander’s Special Project.
Her willingness to work behind the scenes, organize fundraising efforts, and support the mission of successive Department leaders demonstrates that her commitment has never been about receiving recognition.
It has been about getting the job done for veterans.
A LIFETIME OF SERVICE
Teresa Dryer’s résumé represents more than positions and titles.
It represents a lifetime devoted to:
Military Service • Medicine • Nursing • Mental Health • Veterans Advocacy • VFW Programs • Leadership • Community Service
She understands veterans because she served alongside them.
She understands healthcare because she worked in it.
She understands VFW programs because she led them.
She understands organizational responsibility because she has served as a successful Post, District, Quartermaster.
And she understands service because she continues to give her time and talents wherever veterans need her.
THE EXPERIENCE TO SERVE.
THE HEART TO CARE.
THE LEADERSHIP TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
TERESA DRYER
Candidate for
VFW NATIONAL SURGEON GENERAL
2027–2028
Proudly Endorsed by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Alabama.
