VFW Post 3242

06/03/2024

One last incentive from the Commander and Chief, Duane Sarmiento.
This is a good one Comrades. We can make this happen.

08/07/2023

GWOT friends, listen up! If you have any of the below listed conditions, have been deployed, and you have NOT filed a VA disability claim, do so immediately! If you start your paperwork (intent to file) by August 9th (Wednesday!) your claim will be backdated to August 10th, 2022 (for PACT act related conditions). Once this date passes, your claim will only back date to when you start your paperwork. Do this through a certified claims representative.

08/03/2022

Great News!!

Today’s passage of the PACT Act is a landmark victory for veterans of all ages, of all conflicts and their families. Too many of our veterans have suffered over the years from effects of toxic exposure, with no medical care, no recompense, and no support to their loved ones.

02/23/2022

Please share this to as many VFW related pages as you can.

There is an error on page 12 of the March 2022 issue of VFW Magazine. A photo shows the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the accompanying caption states that it is a VFW qualifying medal.

That is incorrect. The Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (shown below) is a qualifier for VFW membership. The GWOT Service Medal is not.

VFW Magazine has corrected the error on its digital version and a correction will be printed in the May 2022 issue.

We apologize for the confusion.

Please direct any inquiries to VFW magazine’s email address: [email protected]. Calls can be forwarded to (816) 968-1166.

02/21/2022

In the days leading up to the 1st Marine Division’s Iraq invasion in March 2003, seven Marines with the 1st Force Reconnaissance Company were inserted into Iraq by helicopter.

01/10/2022

An Army veteran and VFW member shares how a hunting trip hosted by a nonprofit from North Carolina saved his life and renewed his sense of purpose

Bill Gregory stared into a dark abyss in the summer of 2017. Reminded of all the tragedy and death he had seen over the course of his 27-year military career, the 61-year-old former Army Special Forces chief warrant officer 4 considered su***de.

01/04/2022

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Look at all those faces... We can't wait to see you all again!

12/29/2021

12/11/2021

The VFW's Unmet Needs program was a simple process and helped Army veteran Barry Reaves pay rent

Like his father, veteran Barry Reaves, 45, joined the Army because he wanted to serve his country. Throughout his 24 years of service, he was deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, Korea, and Germany.

11/24/2021

Living a Thankful Life

The heart of Thanksgiving should beat beyond the holiday

WASHINGTON (Nov. 24, 2021) — What are you thankful for?

It’s a question often asked around the table during the Thanksgiving feast, met with as much enthusiasm as the dinner rolls being passed around. What most everyone really wants to get to is the turkey. In modern America, Thanksgiving Thursday has become the appetizer to the main course – Black Friday. The gift-giving reason for the post-turkey day discount shopping extravaganza even seems to have turned into a competition where the earliest bird gets the biggest screen TV. While it’s easy to give into society’s salivation for sales, let us not skip the opportunity to reflect inward and remember to give thanks.
For those of us who have earned the title of veteran, we all have stories of Thanksgivings past. Whether it was sitting with our shipmates in a cramped mess deck while underway, standing in a long line in the cold waiting for the chow hall tent to open, or crouched over a Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) trying to heat it up against ‘a rock or something,’ we were thankful to have a brief moment to eat with our comrades and celebrate with each other. Wherever we were, we knew we had a mission to accomplish and those to our left and to our right were all the family we needed to get us through. Even now, men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces are serving around the world, giving up the comforts of home so Americans can feast with their families. Deployments have a way of helping you truly be thankful for the little things in life and the ones you have around you.
This Thanksgiving, let’s put thankfulness back in the holiday season and let’s continue living a thankful life knowing every day is a gift and each heartbeat a blessing.
From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
-vfw-

11/15/2021

Pictures from Veterans Day BBQ VFW Post 3242

11/15/2021

A Vietnam veteran and VFW member from Connecticut continues to advocate and honor veterans who suffer from or who succumbed to illnesses caused by Agent Orange exposure

When Army veteran Gerry Wright returned from the Vietnam War in December 1970, he would carry the burden of Agent Orange with him.