The next meeting of Silver/Holiday V.F.W. Post 10185 will be held on Thursday, June 2nd at 1:00 PM at the Silver Ridge Park West Clubhouse, 145 Westbrook Drive. We hold our meetings on the first Thursday of every month. We meet in the daytime, so you do not have to drive at night. To join our post, just bring a copy of your Discharge (DD-214) to our meeting and you will be signed up right away. You'll receive a hardy welcome and refreshments before the meeting. You will also have a chance to talk with fellow Veterans and make new friends. Anyone needing transportation to our meetings can call Past Commander James Egan at 732-341-4905 or one of the other Officers, and we will gladly pick you up and take you back home after the meeting.
The following new Officers were sworn in Commander Thomas Kraszewski, Senior Vice Commander Kenneth S. Andreyo, Junior Vice Commander Gary DeRosa, Quartermaster Dennis Aldrich, Chaplain Joseph Orsani, 1 year Trustee Evert Nye, 2 year Trustee David Ollendorf, 3 Year Trustee Dave Kirch and will take office after the Department Convention on the 18th of June 2023.
Remember if you hear of any Post member passing away or being in the hospital, call any officer and let him know.
- Wednesday, July 4th, is Independence Day, remember to fly your flag and watch the Fire Works in the evening.
- Wednesday, July 27th, marks the 70th Anniversary of the ending of the Korean War. The monument to the Korean War is located at the Boardwalk and Park Place in Atlantic City, NJ. There is usually a ceremony held there every year by the local Veteran organizations, so that the Korean War will never be known as the “Forgotten War.”
For the Veterans Fighting the Global War on the Terrorism against ISIS, you are eligible to join the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Eligibility dates are June 15, 2014 – TBD. For more information go to WWW.VFW.org/Join/Eligibility.
