Our post hosted its first Bingo night in many years, and it was a great success! Everyone had a fantastic time, and considering it was our first Bingo event back on the mountaintop, I think we did an excellent job.
We’ll now be holding Bingo every first and last Thursday of the month. Our next Bingo night will be on April 24th, with doors opening at 6 p.m. and the game starting at 6:30 p.m.
We also upgraded our bingo console and screen for everyone to be able to enjoy the game even better than before. A big thank you to Jonathan Licurse and Jason Gardinier for all the hard work they put into making this event happen.
The Main Street Community Center did an amazing job running the kitchen, offering snacks, soda, water, coffee, and hot dogs for sale.
As the VFW post is deeply rooted in the community, we’re so grateful for their partnership and support. We value the work they do in the community, and we are so glad they are part of our bingo night. It’s truly special when organizations come together like this.
On that note, I’d also like to share that the Windham Rotary will soon be hosting a breakfast at our post, and we look forward to supporting their efforts as well. A date has not been set yet for this event. I will put that out as soon as I hear from them.
Looking ahead, on May 30th, we’ll be hosting our 17th Annual VFW Post 1545 Golf Outing at Christman’s Windham House. It will be a fun four-person scramble, complete with prizes and plenty of laughs for everyone.
If you’re interested in sponsoring a tee or signing up to golf, please reach out to us at vfwpost1545@gmail.com or call 518-810-3109 for more details.
Memorial Day is fast approaching, and we’ll be honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. One of my favorite ceremonies is our VFW Memorial Day service at WAJCS with the students.
We will be at the front of the school on Thursday May 22nd at approximately 9am. We invite everyone to attend.
We will also be holding ceremonies at the Ashland and Windham cemeteries, as well as at the monument on Route 296 in Hensonville.
We’ll begin at the Ashland Cemetery with the grave of Sgt. James F. Carty. If you have a veteran you’d like us to honor at their grave site, please let us know, and we’ll be proud to include them in our ceremony.
I just want to pass on information for all veterans: The location of our Washington, D.C., office allows us to monitor all legislation affecting veterans, alert VFW membership to key legislation under consideration and to actively lobby Congress and the administration on veterans' issues.
National Legislative Service establishes the VFW's legislative priorities and advocates on veterans' behalf. By testifying at congressional committee hearings and interacting with congressional members, the VFW has played an instrumental role in nearly every piece of veterans' legislation passed since the beginning of the 20th century.
Everything we do on Capitol Hill is with the VFW’s Priority Goals and veterans' well-being in mind. With the strength of the more than 1.4 million members of the VFW and its Auxiliary, our voice on Capitol Hill cannot be ignored!
Should you need information regarding your veteran rights, please let me know and I will direct you to an accredited VFW service officer who can help answer your question.
Among the VFW's most recent and important legislative victories was expanding college education benefits for military service members with the signing of the Forever GI Bill and ensuring America's service members and veterans receive the care they deserve - whenever and wherever they need it - by passing the VA MISSION Act.
This week’s POW/MIA is a WWII U.S. Navy Mess Attendant 3rd Class (Matt3c) Neil D. Frye, 20, of Vass, North Carolina, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Sept. 27, 2024. On Dec. 7, 1941, Frye was assigned to the battleship USS West Virginia, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS West Virginia sustained multiple torpedo hits, but timely counter-flooding measures taken by the crew prevented it from capsizing, and it came to rest on the shallow harbor floor. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 106 crewmen, including Frye.
During efforts to salvage the USS West Virginia, Navy personnel recovered the remains of the deceased crewmen, which were interred at Halawa Naval Cemetery on Oahu. After the war, the American Graves Registration Service (AGRS) identified 42 individuals from the remains interred at Halawa. Those who could not be identified, including Frye, were interred as unknowns at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu.
To identify Frye’s remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological and dental analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA analysis. Frye’s name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at the Punchbowl, along with the others who are missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for. Frye will be buried in Spring Hills, North Carolina, in April 2025.
Keep all who served our country and those who are serving today for our country in your thoughts and prayers. God Bless America.
Marc Farmilette – Commander
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