Two weeks till our annual VFW Post 1545 golf outing. It will be held at Christmans Windham House CC on Friday August 2nd.
Registration at 9 a.m. shotgun start at 10 a.m. Four-person scramble with 18 holes of golf with cart, prizes and dinner afterwards. Come on out and enjoy the day.
Also, the Ashland Fire Department is holding a golf outing with donations going to the Westchester Burn Center. Contact Diane at the Ashland town hall at 518-734-3636 for more information regarding this worthy fundraiser.
We are experiencing a need for our Post members to become active. We have a lot going on and we need members to step up and help keep our Post moving ahead.
We have been in this community since 1928 and have supported veteran causes ever since. It is very difficult to continue when members, especially local veterans, do not attend meetings of veteran needs. So, I am asking any local member to come and support YOUR Post.
Our Post is so fortunate to be supported by our community. I would like to thank Matt Grossman of M & C Power Washing LLC who came and power washed our building.
Being on State Route 23 so close to the road, the building gets a great deal of grime every year. Along with that company, we also thank John Giordano and Blue Mountain Excavation for their work on our parking lot. We salute you for your expertise and generosity.
The VFW is always working on veteran benefits in Washington, DC. Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member Pappas, and members of the subcommittee, on behalf of the men and women of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) and its Auxiliary, thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony regarding this pending legislation regarding H.R 6507, Mark our place act.
The VFW supports this bill that would eliminate a service era requirement, authorizing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish or replace a headstone, marker, or medallion for the grave of any eligible Medal of Honor recipient irrespective of dates of service.
Current United States Code specifies the decedent must have served on or after April 6, 1917. We believe this legislation would ensure appropriate memorialization of all recipients of our nation’s highest award for valor.
Without the work of the VFW in DC doing tireless work, veterans would be totally overlooked. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced six burial updates for service members who have been missing and unaccounted for from World War II and the Korean War. Returning home for burial with full military honors are:
Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Allan W. Knepper, 27, of Lewiston, Idaho, was with the 49th Fighter Squadron, 14th Fighter Group. He went missing in action on July 10, 1943. He will be buried in his hometown on Aug. 2, 2024.
Army Pvt. 1st Class Alcario V. Flores, 37, of Coolidge, Arizona, was assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. He was killed in action on Jan. 21, 1945. He will be buried in Tempe, Arizona, on Aug. 3, 2024.
Army Sgt. Sam A. Prince, 28, of Clovis, New Mexico, was a member of Headquarters Battery, 200th Coast Artillery Regiment. He was among those captured during the surrender of the Bataan peninsula on April 9, 1942, and died while a prisoner of war on Sept. 22 that same year. He will be buried in his hometown on Aug. 8, 2024.
Army Corporal Jesse L. Mitchell, 22, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, was a member of C Company, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He died while a prisoner of war in summer 1951. He will be buried in his hometown on Oct. 12, 2024.
Army Pvt. William A. Smith, 21, of Syracuse, Missouri, was assigned to Company C, 149th Engineer Combat Battalion. He was killed in action on June 6, 1944, enroute to Omaha Beach in Normandy. He will be buried in St. Louis, Missouri, on Nov. 11, 2024.
Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Frank J. Tedone, 23, of Hartford, Connecticut, was a member of the 436th Bombardment Squadron, 7th Bombardment Group. He went missing in action on Dec. 1, 1943. He will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on a date to be determined.
It is so important that these veteran’s families get their family members back for proper military honors. Let us come together as one nation.
Veterans, since we gained independence, have fought for our freedoms. We support our troops regardless of political party and we should come together and support each other.
This past couple of weeks (or years however you want to go look at it) has been name-calling, making us divided. Support who you want and remember we are ONE NATION not a divided one.
Keep our troops still serving around the world on your thoughts and prayers. May God bless America.
Marc Farmilette, PDC – Commander VFW Post1545
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