BY PAST COMMANDER James Egan 732-341-4905
Post 8352 members are welcome to transfer into our post.The next meeting of Silver/Holiday V.F.W. Post 10185 will be held on Thursday, September 1st at 1:00 pm at Silver Ridge Park West Clubhouse, 145 Westbrook Drive, Silver Ridge West. 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.
Friday, September 2nd is VJ Day, This is the 77th Anniversary of the Japanese Surrendering to U.S. General Douglas MacArthur and General Jonathan Wainright. General Wainright was being honored at the ceremony because he was a former P.O.W. Held by the Japanese Army and a survivor of the infamous “Bataan Death March”. This historic event took place aboard the Battleship Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Harbor, ending W.W II on September 2nd, 1945.
Monday, September 5th is Labor Day.
Sunday, September 11th is Patriot Day.
Friday, September 16th, is National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
Thudsday, September 22nd is the first day of autumn.
Sunday, September 25th is Gold Star Mother's Day. Rosh Hashanah begins at Sunset and ends Tuesday at Sunset.
On Tuesday, September 27th at 7:00 pm V.F.W. Post 10185's Commander Thomas Kraszewski and his staff will attend V.F.W. District 12's meeting at V.F.W. Post TBD, where the latest V.F.W. Programs and events will be discussed. Any other post member wishing to attend can call Commander James Egan at 732-341-4905.
Thursday, September 29th is V.F.W. Day. The Veterans of Foreign Wars was established on September 29th, 1899. That is 223 years of fighting for Veterans Rights. You can join the fight for Veterans Rights by becoming a member OF V.F.W. Post 10185, we need your support. To get an application or more information call Quartermaster Dennis Aldridge at 848-480-2728. You will be glad you did.
