VFW of North Carolina

2010 NC State VFW Golf Tournament Canceled

Posted at 11:10 AM on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 by State Blogmaster in Up Coming Events

Word has been received on August 31st that the Annual State golf tournament has been canceled due to lack of participation. For further information contact the Lealand Post POC listed below.

 

Leland Post 9408 will be sponsoring the annual VFW golf tournament this year in Leland. The tournament will be held on 18 and 19 September.  Those interested in playing in the tournament may get additional information by clicking the following links:

 For a copy of the Registration form, click: HERE

 For information and location of the golf course, click: HERE

Point of Contact at Post 9408 is: Christopher Kluck, Sr. Vice Commander, msgkluck@hotmail.com

2009-2010 VFW Commander in Chief Farewell Message

Posted at 02:10 PM on Friday, August 27, 2010 by State Blogmaster

Richard L. Eubank is new VFW National Commander

Posted at 04:37 PM on Thursday, August 26, 2010 by State Blogmaster

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 26, 2010 – America’s largest organization of combat veterans has elected a Vietnam War veteran to head the 1.5 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

Richard L. Eubank, now a resident of Eugene, Ore., was elected VFW National Commander on Aug. 26, 2010, during the VFW’s National Convention held Aug. 20-25, in Indianapolis, Ind.

During his acceptance speech Eubank, who served with the U.S. Marine Corps from 1967-1987, pledged his support to help the organization’s state and local leaders in fighting for our troops and veterans. “Just let me know how I can use the influence of this position to help you at the local level…any combat unit worth its salt will take their objective and accomplish their mission. I want warriors who are willing to go into battle with me. For those that do not wish to wage war for our veterans, please stand aside and let us pass through,” he stated.

When emphasizing the need for new members, Eubank asked the mostly Vietnam-era audience to compare their roles within the organization to rifles and bullets. “Everyone at this convention is a rifle, and so are the thousands of others back in your home states and [VFW] Departments, Districts and Posts. You are the leaders…but every rifle needs bullets, and that’s our membership – and from one grunt to the many warriors in this room-you can never have too many bullets…every program and service we provide takes rifles to do the legwork and bullets to provide the support.”

During the Vietnam War Eubank served as a field radio operator with the 1st and 3rd Marine Division. His military decorations include the Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Achievement Medal with Combat V device, Good Conduct Medal with 5 Stars, Vietnam Service Medal with 5 stars, Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Medal, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry Medal among others.

Eubank joined the VFW in 1988 at Post 10165 in Cameron Park, Calif., and is currently a Life Member of Post 4084 in Ridgecrest, Calif. He has served in elected and appointed positions at the Post, District and Department (state) including Department Commander in 1999 – 2000. He earned distinction by achieving the Triple Crown; All American Commander honors at the Post, District and Department levels. He has served on numerous national committees.

During his yearlong term, Eubank will log thousands of miles across the globe to promote the VFW, veterans' issues and quality of life initiatives for active-duty, Reserve and Guard members. By the time the commander's term ends, he will have visited every state and numerous overseas areas.

Also elected were Richard L. DeNoyer, senior vice commander-in-chief, of Middleton, Mass., and John E. Hamilton, junior vice commander-in-chief, of Jacksonville, Fla.

Watch video here: http://www.livestream.com/vfw_us/video?clipId=pla_bb956bfa-490f-48d3-a1c9-c0a564b5fab7

Department of NC Attends 111th VFW National Convention Patriotic Rally

Posted at 01:25 PM on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 by State Blogmaster in Special Photos

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All American Hats/Awards Presented to State, District, and Post Commanders

Posted at 12:36 PM on Monday, August 23, 2010 by State Blogmaster

At the 111th National Convention on Monday, the following All-American hats and awards were presented to the following Commander's:

Department of North Carolina: William Sloan

District 10 and Post 2972 Commander "Buzz" Griggs

Post 2423 Commander Jack Campbell

Post 6060 Commander Allen Alger

Congratulations to all the above.

Dept of NC General Orders 2010-2011

Posted at 03:00 PM on Thursday, August 12, 2010 by State Blogmaster in 2009-2010 General Orders

 Department General Orders are available in PDF format. Click on the link for the General Order you wish to see.

 To view General Order #1 Part 1, click: HERE

 To view General Order #1 Part 2, click: HERE

  General Order #1 is in two parts due to it's size.

 To view General Order #2, click: HERE

VFW WebMail Account Changing

Posted at 02:01 PM on Thursday, August 12, 2010 by State Blogmaster

Attention all VFW WebMail users!

VFW WebMail will be changing service providers next Wednesday evening, August 18, 2010. Our current email service provider has informed us that they are no longer going to be offering email services after next week.

As a result, VFW WebMail will be moving to a new service.

Unfortunately, we will not be able to automatically move all of your current mail and addresses/contacts.

Please print or backup any current mail in your mail folders that you wish to keep.

To export your address book, click the Address book link at the top of the home page in your mail box, then click the "Import/Export" link in the navigation bar directly below the advertisement.

Under the Export option, export your address book as a .csv file to your computer and save it. You will be able to upload this .csv file into your new webmail address book after the changeover.

We are excited about this change as your new webmail box will have some additional new features we hope you will enjoy!

Thanks!

The VFW WebMail Team

 

Thanks a Million Campaign

Posted at 11:54 AM on Monday, August 9, 2010 by State Blogmaster

Have you thanked a Veteran today? Here's your chance. We are looking for a million ways to thank our Veterans and our Troops for their service to our Country. Thank a hero, past, present, future. You can share your story, idea or inspiration here.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Thanks-a-Million/143909055638425

North Carolina "The VFW Leader" Newspaper

Posted at 10:30 AM on Monday, August 9, 2010 by State Blogmaster in VFW Leader

 

For a copy of the JUNE 2010 "The VFW Leader", click: HERE

 

Click the link to read the leader: (Must have Adobe Reader). It make a moment to load, depending on the size of the newspaper.

 

If you do not get "The VFW Leader" in the mail, let me know. Your address may have been changed. In most cases, "The VFW Leader" will not be forwarded by the post office. E-mail me at:  blogmaster@nc.vfwwebmail.com 

 

The pages of advertising have been deleted from the online edition.

 

Post Holds Soldier and Family Appreciation Day

Posted at 11:13 AM on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 by State Blogmaster

 

VFW Post 10630 and their Ladies Auxiliary from Hope Mills, NC sponsored an Annual “Slice of Summer” Soldier and Family Appreciation Day for the 96^th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, NC on July 16^th 2010 as part of the Military Assistance Program (MAP) which is under the National Military Services (NMS) Program.

Over 400 soldiers and family members present. There were also  over 40 agencies on hand with displays and resources for Soldiers and Families with a Deployment reunion, carnival activities, safety and training.

There were also 5 Department and National officers and chairman present to assist the post.

National Certified Recruiter Roland Rochester (Post 6018), Department Membership Chairman Tom Smith (Post 10630), Department Hospital Chairman William “Bill” Greene (Post 10630 Commander), Department National Military Services Chairman Jim Clark (Post 10630), and Department Surgeon Saundra Clagett (Post 6018) all pitched in at the grills, serving areas, and recruiting tables.

  

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