Election results - April, 2012
New officers for the Post and Auxiliaries were elected at the April meetings. Find out the results and then come to our joint installation on Sunday, June 3 at 2:00 PM. The installation is opened to the public and there will be refreshments served.
Thanks to Wells Fargo - Tuesday, May 24, 2012
The Post has partnered with Wells Fargo to act as a collection point for the shipment of care packages to our service members in Afghanistan. Nate Horton of our Post, has coordinated press coverage for the event and we are invited to attend. Join us at Wells Fargo HQ at 1100 Corporate center drive Raleigh, NC on Tuesday, May 24, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. Post Members are requested to wear your VFW hat, and for the Ladies, please wear your Auxiliary accoutrements.
Thanks to our many volunteers - Ongoing
Each month, many of our members work at the Post and in the community to support our veterans. To thank them all in each edition of the Post Newsletter, takes a lot of room - due to the number of people to thank. So we are now listing them here, with a big Thank You, so we don't miss anyone. Check out who we thanked this month.
Camp Lejeune Exposure - Ongoing
The House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees joined forces to request that the Administration provide immediate VA healthcare to Camp Lejeune veterans and their families who were exposed to contaminated water over a 30-year period. After receiving correspondence from VA Secretary Eric Shinseki that it was "premature" to provide healthcare to these veterans, House Chairman Jeff Miller (R-Fla.), Ranking Member Bob Filner (D-Calif.), Senate Chairman Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-N.C.) sent a letter to President Obama to plead their case. The VFW will continue to monitor developments. If you or someone you know was stationed at Camp Lejeune during the time of exposure (1957-1987), please contact the VFW. Learn more about the exposure of Camp Lejeune veterans.
Garner Veterans Memorial update - Ongoing
On Feb 21, the Garner Veterans Memorial Committee reached the point where they are beginning the sale of memorial bricks from members of the community. These bricks will cover the walkway around the memorial. Download the form for the purchase of a brick in honor or in memory of someone.
National Call For Photos Underway
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial fund is leading The National Call for Photos, campaign to gather images of the more than 58,000 men and women whose names are engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The images eventually will be displayed at The Wall's education center, an underground facility that will be built near the memorial. People can bring photos to their local FedEx office where they will be scanned and uploaded for free, or they can go to www.VVMFCenter.org to upload the photo. For more information about how to add a photograph to the collection, contact the Memorial Fund at 202-393-0090 or via email at vvmf@vvmf.org
Clothing drive - ongoing activity
Our members are invited to participate in an ongoing clothing drive for the homeless in downtown Raleigh. We are looking for weather appropriate clothing that is clean and of course wearable. It can be brought to the Post in a box or a plastic trash bag, so it can remain smoke-free. Don and Sandi Leu will pick it up on the last Saturday of each month and take it to a downtown Raleigh distribution center. All contributions are greatly appreciated.
Monthly cleanup days - ongoing
Each month, our members spend a day cleaning up the Post. Members from the Post, Ladies Auxiliary and Men's Auxiliary all meet on the last Saturday of each month to come clean up our Post home. Please help with this ongoing project. We all live here, and just like at home, we all need to work to keep it clean.
We're on Facebook!
The Post is now on Facebook. Check us out. This is another way to keep up with what is going on at the Post, and with our members.
Supporting our Military
View this inspiring presentation from the third graders of Tussing Elementary, Colonial Heights, Virginia. At the end of the song you can order the sheet music.
Our Post has several family members serving in the War on Terror. Also, the Post has adopted three Military units in the area. Please read the latest information from each.
Post and family members deployed
US Army 210th Unit
US Army 535th MP Unit - Deploying now
US Army 805th MP Unit
25 members deployed
See an Armed Forces Tribute
Click here or on the yellow ribbon at the top of every page, to see how you can support our service personnel and their families.
Watch this excellent video specially made to thank all Vietnam veterans.
