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Wisconsin VFW Feeds 3,400 Troops at Fort McCoy

Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 08:42 PM

by Virginia A/Q



To read more about the event, visit the Department of Wisconsin.

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Freedom Walks this Sunday

Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 11:16 AM

by Virginia A/Q



For more information about the Freedom Walk, click here.

Freedom Walks are occurring this year in all 50 states and 21 overseas locations. Click here to find a walk near you.

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Commander-In-Chief Homecoming

Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 10:46 AM

by Virginia A/Q

homecoming book coverNew VFW Commander in Chief Glen Gardner's homecoming celebration kicks off this evening in San Antonio, Texas.

Texas, as you hopefully all know is famous for many things, particularly in the San Antonio area. (Certainly, “Remember the Alamo” should be well etched from our history classes in our youth.)
Event activities for the weekend include: "The Homecoming will kick off Thursday night with a Mexican Fiesta buffet...Friday night is a good, old Texas BBQ with live Country Western music (practice beforehand your line dancing)...On Saturday night, we have a formal banquet planned and dress for this event is tux with tails or formal evening gown. OK; maybe not that formal, but please respect the occasion and dress appropriately."

...we have contracted with a local tour company to provide interesting tours in and around the Alamo city for your sightseeing pleasure. For example, there is one where you can eat at the world famous Menger Hotel and drink a beer at the same bar Teddy Roosevelt recruited his Rough Riders.
The information above is included in the 2008 Commander in Chief Homecoming Book made available by the Department of Texas or by clicking the image above.

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September Survey

Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 11:17 AM

by Virginia A/Q

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Veterans Appreciation Day at Nationals Park

Sunday, August 31, 2008 at 04:14 PM

by Virginia A/Q

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VFW Post 1115 Hosts Annual Labor Day Gun Show & Flea Market

Friday, August 29, 2008 at 06:32 PM

by Virginia A/Q



Come to Hillsville, Virginia, just about any other weekend of the year and you will find a nice but sleepy town of just a few thousand folks.

But come to Hillsville on Labor Day weekend -- the first weekend in September -- and you will find that sleepy little town has become a bustling metropolis of flea market and gun show sellers and buyers half a million strong.

VFW Post 1115 has been sponsoring the Labor Day Gun Show & Flea Market since the late 1960s and it has become one of the biggest events of its type in the state ---perhaps in the nation. Pierce Webb, a Laurel Fork native, had retired to Florida and he developed a hobby for collecting and trading guns. Early in 1967, he visited his friend, Glenn Jackson, also a native of Laurel Fork.

This was shortly after the original Post Home collapsed under snow and ice.

Webb told Jackson that gun shows are popular down south and he wanted to see one started right here in Carroll County. Gene Pack, the Hillsville Police Chief, liked the idea and discussed it often, as did Dennis Quesenberry,a serious collector of fine guns. Jackson, a member of the VFW, knew that the Post was hard-pressed for funds to meet monthly obligations, much less pay for a new Post Home, still under construction. He thought that maybe a gun show, being new to the area, might bring in some extra money. Chief Pack offered his assistance for security and traffic control, so they approached the Post membership with the idea and it was approved. Jackson --- who still is active with the Gun Show & Flea Market each year --- agreed to do the planning and promotion for the first show in 1968 although he had never attended anything like this before.

Jackson advised the kitchen committee to prepare for at least 2,000 visitors that he expected to attend. They were overwhelmed when twice that many showed up. Members had to scrounge around the county and adjoining towns to find enough food and drink to satisfy the hungry crowd.

After the second year, the show outgrew the space inside the VFW hall and the outdoor flea market was added to accommodate the overflow. The rest is history. During the last decade, the outdoor flea market space was increased nearly 50 percent with the addition of the upper lot at the top of the hill way behind the VFW hall.

The VFW Labor Day show, now the largest single event in Carroll and surrounding counties, did not just happen. A lot of people worked long hours in bringing it to the current point. And they continue working long hours before, during and after the event. But the Men of Post 1115 and the Ladies of the Auxiliary enjoy this culmination of coming together with hard work. Money realized from the show keep the Post in operation for the entire year, and a lot of the money that is taken in is returned to the Community in the form of donations to many civic groups and individuals in need.

For directions and more information go here.

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Download the VFW VA Toolbar

Friday, August 29, 2008 at 05:54 PM

by Virginia A/Q

Do you have yours yet?

http://vfwwebcom.org/toolbars

It's easy to install-easy to remove-and has no spyware!

Includes a cookie cleaner, a history cleaner, and a cache cleaner
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Each time you search anywhere on the web from your toolbar you generate fractions of a penny for the Organization..
Get instant access to useful links
Chat with other users who have your Department's toolbar installed
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Get up-to-date local and global weather forecasts...and much, much more


You can go here:

http://vfwwebcom.org/toolbars/

to select your State and download your toolbar and start supporting your Department today.

You do not have to be a member!

You can go here:

http://vfwwebcom.org/forum/index.php

to request assistance if you need help or if you have already started using it and would like to share your experience or make suggestions on how the toolbar can better serve you the user or the organization.

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