Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 392

09/03/2024

THE POWER HAS BEEN RESTORED AT THE POST. THE CANTEEN IS OPEN. IT'S MEETING NIGHT, SO PLEASE ATTEND.

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09/03/2024

The VFW Action Corps Weekly for September 2, 2024. Subjects this week include:

Applications Now Being Accepted for 2024-2025 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship

Access Issues with 988 Veterans Crisis Line

Pre-Need Assistance for Final Arrangements

MIA Update

Click here to view this week’s edition: https://www.vfw.org/advocacy/grassroots-efforts/vfw-action-corps-weekly

Click here to view VFW-supported bills in the 118th Congress: https://www.votervoice.net/VFW/bills

As always, we want to hear your advocacy stories. To share your stories or photos with us, simply email them directly to [email protected].

Stay up-to-date with the VFW's legislative efforts through the VFW Action Corps Weekly.

09/03/2024

The Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS) Summer 2024 eNews, Volume 2, has been published. You can find it here. It is also available on the Newsletter page of our website.

Virginia War Memorial Director of Education Jim Triesler tells teachers about the names on the walls of the Shrine of Memory in Richmond.

09/02/2024

VFW Post 392 Lunch Hours:
Monday - Friday, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Sunday, Noon - 5:00 PM

For takeout orders, call 757-486-5875 during lunch hours.
All orders must be placed no later than 15 minutes prior to when the kitchen closes.

Lunch Specials for the week of September 2nd through September 6th, 2024 (will normally be updated on or before each Monday)

PLEASE NOTE CHANGES IMPACTING THURSDAYS AND WEEKENDS.

In addition to our Daily Menu, we have added the following Blue-Plate Specials:
Monday 9/2
The Kitchen is not open on Mondays (day or night). As a lunch option, patrons will have access to the air fryer items, pizza oven, soup, chili, and hotdogs/sausages.

Tuesday 9/3
Philly Sliders with a side of Onion Rings
$8.50

Wednesday 9/4
BBQ Plate - Pulled Pork with a side of Baked Beans and a side of French Fries
$9.00

Thursdays
The Kitchen is not open on Thursdays (day or night, except for a scheduled Post function). As a lunch option, patrons will have access to the air fryer items, pizza oven, soup, chili, and hotdogs/sausages.

Friday 9/6
Tuna Salad on a Croissant with choice of Chips
$8.50

Also, unless the Kitchen is closed for a Post event, during NFL Season, the Kitchen will be open for Lunch on Sundays, Noon - 5:00 PM. Otherwise, when the Kitchen is closed, patrons will have access to the air fryer items, pizza oven, soup, chili, and hotdogs/sausages, as available.

We continue to look for an evening and weekend cook, so if you know someone interested in the position, contact the Canteen Manager. Also, we're looking for a shrimp cook for our Friday evening special. If you can fill this role, please let the Canteen Manager know. On nights we are not able to get someone to fill the shrimp cook position, the Friday Night Shrimp Special will not be available. Only regular menu service will be available.

Further information will be published as it becomes available. If you have specific questions, you can send an e-mail to the Quartermaster and/or Canteen Manager at [email protected], [email protected] or call the Post at 757-486-5875 during business hours.

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09/01/2024

VFW Remembers the End of the Afghanistan War

The following is a message from VFW National Commander Al Lipphardt

WASHINGTON (August 30, 2024) — It has been three years since the United States finally left Afghanistan in a calamitous and deadly withdrawal of our troops after almost two decades of war. Whether it is the footage of Afghan civilians clinging to the side of a C-17 Globemaster III and falling to their deaths or photos of the aftermath of the deadly attack at Abbey Gate which took the lives of 13 service men and women and more than 100 Afghans, these images from the chaos in Kabul at that time are seared into our collective memory. It is especially painful for those who fought so hard and for so long there. The frustration, the anger, the sadness, the sense of helplessness and hopelessness, and the never-ending question of “how could this of happened” all pile on to the moral injury many Afghanistan War veterans experience as we observe the anniversary of the end of the conflict. As a veteran of the Vietnam war, I say to all of you struggling – you are not alone. I know exactly how you feel.

As I watched the video of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter landing on the roof of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul to evacuate diplomats and staff, it brought me right back to April 1975 and the images of evacuees boarding a helicopter just outside the U.S. Embassy in Saigon as the city fell to communist forces. After leaving my family behind, being wounded, losing friends, and fighting so hard for the Vietnamese people to maintain their freedom during my two tours of combat there, it felt like all of that was for nothing. That sinking feeling like you let your country down is a hard one to shake.

I’m here to tell you that like me and my fellow Vietnam War veterans, you have nothing to be ashamed of. You upheld the warrior ethos – you always placed the mission first, you never accepted defeat, you never quit, and you never left a fallen comrade. You took the fight to the enemy right where they were and for 20 years, you kept those terrorists from attacking our country like they did on 9/11. You successfully executed the largest non-combatant evacuation airlift in U.S. history. You did exactly what your country asked you to do and did it courageously with honor and dignity. Because of all of this, you can hold your head high. We are all so proud of you.

The question of why everything went down the way it did still needs to be answered and of course this will take time. I’m glad that Congress saw to it to form a commission to do a deep dive into the Afghanistan War and get the answers we all deserve. I’m honored that the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Memorial Building was selected as the location for the inaugural meeting and that VFW Washington Office staff were able to host the commissioners and witnesses for the hearing. You can read the Afghanistan War Commission first interim report here. Never again should we go to war without a clear path to victory and without our political leaders making the same sacrifices that they ask us to make.

On behalf the of more than 1.4 million members of the VFW and its Auxiliary, we ask all Americans in joining us in honoring the memory and sacrifice of the 2,459 brave Americans who died in service to a grateful nation, prosecuting Operations Enduring Freedom and Freedom’s Sentinel for nearly 20 years in Afghanistan for each one of us. To those who came back, we say, “thank you,” “welcome home” and “job well done.”

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About the VFW: The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is the nation's largest and oldest major war veterans organization. Founded in 1899, the congressionally chartered VFW is comprised entirely of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, Guard and Reserve forces. With more than 1.4 million VFW and Auxiliary members located in nearly 6,000 Posts worldwide, the nonprofit veterans service organization is proud to proclaim “NO ONE DOES MORE FOR VETERANS” than the VFW, which is dedicated to veterans’ service, legislative advocacy, and military and community service programs. For more information, or to join, visit our website at vfw.org.

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08/29/2024

Semper Fidelis!!

We celebrate the Marine Forces Reserve's birthday by remembering the sacrifices of those who came before, looking to the future with optimism, and adapting to the changing landscape of modern warfare. Thank you for 108 years!

08/26/2024

The VFW Post 392 September Newsletter and Calendar have been published to our website. There's a lot going on over the next 6 weeks, so please review them and participate when you can! We look forward to seeing you at our Family Appreciation Picnic and Pack a Patrol Car event this coming Sunday, Sept 1st!!

If you did not receive the monthly update email and wish to do so, send a message to [email protected] with your name and request to be placed on the list.

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The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States of America (VFW) organization is devoted to those brave men and women that served in times of conflict on or in foreign soil, airspace, or waters.

08/26/2024

THE VFW Action Corps Weekly for August 26, 2024. Subjects this week include:

Grand Opening of VFW Pre-Discharge Claims Hawaii Office

Scholarships this Academic Year

VA Dashboard Shows PACT Act Performance

MIA Update

Click here to view this week’s edition: https://www.vfw.org/advocacy/grassroots-efforts/vfw-action-corps-weekly

Click here to view VFW-supported bills in the 118th Congress: https://www.votervoice.net/VFW/bills

As always, we want to hear your advocacy stories. To share your stories or photos with us, simply email them directly to [email protected].

Stay up-to-date with the VFW's legislative efforts through the VFW Action Corps Weekly.

08/25/2024

Reminder: Monthly Trivia Night Monday at 7:00!!

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08/22/2024

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08/20/2024

Updated Lunch Special Menu for this week:

VFW Post 392 Lunch Hours:
Monday - Friday, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday, 1:00 - 5:00 PM

For takeout orders, call 757-486-5875 during lunch hours.
All orders must be received no later than 15 minutes prior to when the kitchen closes.

Lunch Specials for the week of August 19th through August 23rd, 2024 (will normally be updated on or before each Monday)

In addition to our Daily Menu, we have added the following Blue-Plate Specials:

Monday 8/19
The Kitchen is not open on Mondays (day or night). As a lunch option, patrons will have access to the air fryer items, pizza oven, soup, chili, and hotdogs/sausages.

Tuesday 8/20
Our Regular Cook is on Vacation. The Special will be the fill-in Cook's Choice.
$TBD

Wednesday 8/21
Sloppy Joes with a side of French Fries
$8.50

Thursday 8/22
Turkey Horseshoe (Open-faced Turkey Poutine Sandwich)
$9.00

Friday 8/23
Meatball Sub with a side of French Fries
$9.00

Also, unless staffing is not available, or the Kitchen is closed for a Post event, the Kitchen is open for Lunch on Saturday and Sunday, 1:00 - 5:00 PM. When the Kitchen is closed, patrons will have access to the air fryer items, pizza oven, soup, chili, and hotdogs/sausages, as available.

We continue to look for a weekend cook, so if you know someone interested in the position, contact the Canteen Manager. Also, we're looking for a shrimp cook for our Friday evening special. If you can fill this role, please let the Canteen Manager know. On nights we are not able to get someone to fill the shrimp cook position, the Friday Night Shrimp Special will not be available. Only regular menu service will be available.

Further information will be published as it becomes available. If you have specific questions, you can send an e-mail to the Quartermaster and/or Canteen Manager at [email protected], [email protected], or call the Post at 757-486-5875 during business hours.

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08/19/2024

The VFW Weekly for August 19, 2024. Subjects this week include:

Housing Program Expands to More Veterans

Expanded Benefits Access for Karshi-Khanabad Veterans

MIA Update

Click here to view this week’s edition: https://www.vfw.org/advocacy/grassroots-efforts/vfw-action-corps-weekly

Click here to view VFW-supported bills in the 118th Congress: https://www.votervoice.net/VFW/bills

As always, we want to hear your advocacy stories. To share your stories or photos with us, simply email them directly to [email protected].

Stay up-to-date with the VFW's legislative efforts through the VFW Action Corps Weekly.

08/19/2024

If you have VetTix, this show for tomorrow night is now available. Ticket quantities limited, and for use only by Vets and their families. Sign in or Sign Up now!!

Vet Tix provides event tickets to our Military, Honorably Discharged Veterans and family members of troops Killed in Action.

08/19/2024

BARTENDER NEEDED: Jessica Davis has turned in her notice. Her last day will be August 29th. We need to hire another bartender to work Tuesday - Friday nights: 4:30PM - 10:30PM (extended hours when called for). Pay is $9.50 per hour plus tips. Experience with the Toast Point of Sale Terminal System (or similar) will help!! To apply for this position, contact Canteen Manager Shelly Hughes at 757-486-5875 or via email at [email protected].

Since this position is a Post employee, it is open to anyone, not just VFW members. Please pass the word to any qualified bartender you think may be interested so we can get this position filled quickly. Thank you!

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08/19/2024

As a reminder to all, our Cook is on vacation this week. We will serve lunch Tuesday-Friday, but there will be no evening meal service this week, including Friday evening. We were unable to get someone to cover those meal times. If you have questions or wish to help, please contact Shelly at the Post or email her at [email protected] .

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08/18/2024

VFW Admonishes Former President for Medal of Honor Remarks

The following is a message from VFW National Commander Al Lipphardt

WASHINGTON (Aug. 16, 2024) — "On Thursday, former President Donald Trump spoke at an event where he made some flippant remarks about the Medal of Honor and the heroes who have received it. In the video that has circulated online and in the media, the former president was recognizing Miriam Adelson in the audience who he awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom during his time in office. As he described the medal as the civilian version of the Medal of Honor, he went on to opine that the Medal of Freedom was "much better" than the military's top award, because those awarded the latter are, in his words, " ... either in very bad shape because they've been hit so many times by bullets or they're dead." He continued by comparing Miriam to MoH recipients saying, "She gets it and she's a healthy beautiful woman. They are rated equal."

These asinine comments not only diminish the significance of our nation's highest award for valor, but also crassly characterizes the sacrifices of those who have risked their lives above and beyond the call of duty.

When a candidate to serve as our military's commander-in-chief so brazenly dismisses the valor and reverence symbolized by the Medal of Honor and those who have earned it, I must question whether they would discharge their responsibilities to our men and women in uniform with the seriousness and discernment necessary for such a powerful position. It is even more disappointing when these comments come from a man who already served in this noble office and should frankly already know better.

While the Presidential Medal of Freedom maybe our nation's highest civilian award, the Medal of Honor is more sacred as it represents the gallantry and intrepidity of courageous and selfless service members, often at the cost of grievous wounds and even their lives. It's because of our Medal of Honor recipients that great Americans like Miriam Adelson have the freedom to live to their fullest potential and make such lasting contributions to our great nation.

We would like to remind Mr. Trump that the 12 times he had the honor of awarding the Medal of Honor as president of the United States, those were heroes not of his own choosing. He bestowed those medals on behalf of Congress, representing all Americans of a grateful nation. We hold the donation of their lives in service to our country in the highest esteem, and so should he."

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About the VFW: The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is the nation's largest and oldest major war veterans organization. Founded in 1899, the congressionally chartered VFW is comprised entirely of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, Guard and Reserve forces. With more than 1.4 million VFW and Auxiliary members located in nearly 6,000 Posts worldwide, the nonprofit veterans service organization is proud to proclaim "NO ONE DOES MORE FOR VETERANS" than the VFW, which is dedicated to veterans' service, legislative advocacy, and military and community service programs. For more information, or to join, visit our website at vfw.org.

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08/15/2024

VFW Awards Nearly $750,000 in Scholarships to Student Veterans
Together, VFW and Sport Clips Haircuts alleviate student debt for 162 veterans

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Aug. 14, 2024) – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce 162 student veterans, including active duty and Reserves, were selected to receive a VFW’s “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship” for the upcoming fall semester. The student veterans will collectively receive nearly $750,000 in scholarship aid, helping to narrow the gap left by exhausting GI Bill benefits and ultimately lessen their student loan burden. See the full list of recipients.

Established 11 years ago, the Help A Hero Scholarship was created through a strong relationship with Sport Clips Haircuts to help ease the financial burden service members and veterans face when achieving their post-secondary educational goals.

“Veterans’ military experience provides employers with a unique skillset, and when armed with college degrees, veterans become especially invaluable employees,” said VFW National Commander Al Lipphardt. “Sport Clips and the VFW are proud to help ensure our nation’s warriors attain the education needed to further their success in the workforce.”

“From law school to medical school to cosmetology school to flight school and more, the Help A Hero Scholarship program continues to help thousands of recipients achieve their educational goals,” said Gordon Logan, Air Force veteran, VFW Life member and founder and chairman of Sport Clips. “For more than a decade, this scholarship program has been funded primarily through donations from our generous clients and suppliers, and gives everyone at Sport Clips the chance to say thank you to the men and women who serve.”

With today’s announcement, the Help A Hero Scholarship program has now awarded more than $13.8 million in scholarships to more than 3,000 student veterans. The Help A Hero Scholarship is funded solely through donations from generous Sport Clips team members, clients, individual supporters and corporate sponsors. Applications for the spring 2025 semester are currently being accepted. To find out more on the Help A Hero scholarship or to apply, visit vfw.org/Scholarship.

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About the VFW: The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is the nation's largest and oldest major war veterans organization. Founded in 1899, the congressionally chartered VFW is comprised entirely of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, Guard and Reserve forces. With more than 1.4 million VFW and Auxiliary members located in nearly 6,000 Posts worldwide, the nonprofit veterans service organization is proud to proclaim “NO ONE DOES MORE FOR VETERANS” than the VFW, which is dedicated to veterans’ service, legislative advocacy, and military and community service programs. For more information, or to join, visit our website at vfw.org.

About Sport Clips Haircuts: Sport Clips Haircuts is headquartered in Georgetown, Texas. It was established in 1993 and began franchising in 1995. The sports-themed haircutting franchise, which specializes in haircuts for men and boys, offers online check in for clients, and ranks #44 in the Entrepreneur “Franchise 500” for 2024 and was named a 2024 Top Franchise by Franchise Business Review. There are almost 1,900 Sport Clips stores open in the U.S. and Canada. Sport Clips is the “Official Haircutter” of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), offers veterans preferential pricing on haircuts and franchises, and was named a 2021 Top Franchise for Veterans by Entrepreneur. Sport Clips provides “Haircuts with Heart” through its annual Help A Hero fundraiser that has contributed $14 million to the VFW; national partnership with St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants; and other national and local philanthropic outreach. Sport Clips is a proud sponsor of NASCAR’s Joe Gibbs Racing team, and partners with other NCAA and professional sports teams. To learn more about Sport Clips, visit sportclips.com.

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08/14/2024

79 years ago today, World War II came to an end aboard the USS Missouri. Today we honor all the men and women who served our nation in the war. A hand salute to you all!! For more information regarding this historic day, follow this link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_over_Japan_Day

V-J Day, or Victory over Japan Day, marks the end of World War II, one of the deadliest and most destructive wars in history. When President Harry S. Truman announced on Aug. 14, 1945, that Japan had surrendered unconditionally, war-weary citizens around the world erupted in celebration.

08/12/2024

VFW Post 392 Lunch Hours:
Monday - Friday, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday, 1:00 - 5:00 PM

For takeout orders, call 757-486-5875 during lunch hours.
All orders must be received no later than 15 minutes prior to when the kitchen closes.

Lunch Specials for the week of August 12th through August 16th, 2024 (will normally be updated on or before each Monday)

In addition to our Daily Menu, we have added the following Blue-Plate Specials:

Monday 8/12
The Kitchen is not open on Mondays (day or night). As a lunch option, patrons will have access to the air fryer items, pizza oven, soup, chili, and hotdogs/sausages.

Tuesday 8/13
Chicken Bacon Swiss on a Pretzel Bun with a side of French Fries
$8.50

Wednesday 8/14
Spaghetti with Meatballs with a side Salad and Bread
$9.50

Thursday 8/15
Pulled Pork Sliders with a side of French Fries
$9.00

Friday 8/16
Tuna Salad" over Garden Salad with choice of Chips
$8.50

Also, unless staffing is not available, or the Kitchen is closed for a Post event, the Kitchen is open for Lunch on Saturday and Sunday, 1:00 - 5:00 PM. When the Kitchen is closed, patrons will have access to the air fryer items, pizza oven, soup, chili, and hotdogs/sausages, as available.

We continue to look for a weekend cook, so if you know someone interested in the position, contact the Canteen Manager. Also, we're looking for a shrimp cook for our Friday evening special. If you can fill this role, please let the Canteen Manager know. On nights we are not able to get someone to fill the shrimp cook position, the Friday Night Shrimp Special will not be available. Only regular menu service will be available.

Further information will be published as it becomes available. If you have specific questions, you can send an e-mail to the Quartermaster and/or Canteen Manager at [email protected], [email protected], or call the Post at 757-486-5875 during business hours.

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08/12/2024

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08/12/2024

The VFW Action Corps Weekly for August 12, 2024. Subjects this week include:

Applications Now Being Accepted for 2024-2025 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship

VA Redesigns Burn Pit Registry

Apply Now for New VA Graduate Medical Education Program

Participate in VA Million Veteran Program and Improve Care for All

MIA Update

Click here to view this week's edition: https://www.vfw.org/advocacy/grassroots-efforts/vfw-action-corps-weekly

Click here to view VFW-supported bills in the 118th Congress: https://www.votervoice.net/VFW/bills

As always, we want to hear your advocacy stories. To share your stories or photos with us, simply email them directly to [email protected].

Stay up-to-date with the VFW's legislative efforts through the VFW Action Corps Weekly.

08/12/2024

MOCA Bingo is no longer. It is now known as Monthly Bingo. Due to the change, Monthly Bingo scheduled for August 17th has been cancelled. The next Monthly Bingo event will be held on September 21st. Proceeds go to supporting activities for local Veterans.

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08/12/2024

Scholarships available for qualified students through AmeriCorps. See the flyer and scan the QR code to learn more about the program.

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08/10/2024

Happy 75th birthday to America's largest government agency, the U.S. Department of Defense! Did you know the DoD has over 4,800 sites in over 160 countries?! Thank you for always ensuring our nation's security.

08/09/2024

Quick reminder!!!! Tomorrow Aug 10 is the District 2 meeting at the Post. Max Support for Team 392 would be appreciated. So come on out and show your Team Spirit. We will start SOI at 0900 with a Joint VFW/ Aux meeting at 1000. Folks this is what the VFW is about, come make your voice heard on matters that affect VETERANS. See you tomorrow. CDR Jim.