Memorial Weekends in Tualatin
By dale potts
May 24, 2010, 3:18PM
Buddy Poppy Donations
Go for Veteran’s Relief
VFW members will be distributing Buddy Poppies at area grocery and drug stores over Memorial Day weekend on Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30. In Tualatin, you will see them at Fred Meyers and Haggen’s Grocery. They will also be at Wilsonville’s Lamb’s Thriftway, King City Safeway , Sherwood Walgreens and at Tigard – Fred Meyers and Walgreens.
The inspiration for Buddy Poppy distribution comes from the Poem “”In Flanders’s Fields”. The buddy poppies are made by disabled veterans at the VA White City (near Medford) domiciliary. All donations go directly to Veteran’s relief programs to benefit veterans and their families.
Memorial Day is more than a Day Off of School, Work
It is a day to honor nation’s deceased Military members
Retired Marine Lt. Colonel Norb Murray will be the featured speaker at Tualatin’s 11 am Memorial Day Service. This event is held annually at the Winona Pioneer Cemetery to honor all the veterans buried there. This year Memorial Day is on Monday, May 31. Since the events of September 11, Memorial Day also honors deceased uniformed police and fire fighters.
A Vietnam helicopter pilot, Lt Col Murray went on serve as President Reagan’s personal help pilot. He is a life member of Tualatin VFW Post 3452. Other highlights at the event include a flyover of two F-15 jets, Tualatin Police Honor Guard, and ends with a bugler playing taps.
Attending this is great way to honor a deceased family member who served in the military. Families participating find that it helps promote patriotism amongst children The ceremony lasts about a half hour. Bring lawn chairs if not able to stand that length of time. Hearing is aided by a professional sound system. If it rains, bring an umbrella.Winona Pioneer Cemetery is located on SW Tualatin Road, Southeast of the Tualatin Country Club.
Buddy Poppies
Thank you to all of the members who volunteered Friday and Saturday to proudly distribute the Buddy Poppies in our community. Money collected from the sales will be donated to veterans in distress from our local area. This year we collected $6,982 from Buddy Poppy donations.
Paul Trinchero, William Hubble
Tony Rizzutto, William Hubble
Tualatin Crawfish Festival names Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3452 as parade grand marshal
By The Oregonian
May 25, 2010, 1:51PM
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3452 will be parade grand marshal for the 2010 Tualatin Crawfish Festival, an event the post founded 60 years ago.
The VFW started the festival as a fundraiser for a $4,000 Quonset hut to serve area veterans, according to the festival committee. The Tualatin River had plenty of crawfish, which were taken from the river and cooked in the VFW kitchen.
Today, the Tualatin Chamber of Commerce coordinates the festival, which takes place this year on Aug. 14.
VFW members will be in the parade and open the Cpl. Matthew Lembke Hall for visitors on festival day. Post 3452 serves Tualatin, Tigard, King City, Sherwood, Wilsonville, Lake Oswego and Durham.
– The Oregonian
Shawn Berry and Chandra White Wedding
Shawn and Chandra will be getting married at the hall, on May 29th at 6:00 PM. The Hall will remain open to members and thier guest and any of you are welcome to attend the wedding and the reception afterwards, the dress is mostly casual, and the wedding will be non traditional in formalitys.
Ladies Auxiliary – June Meeting
June Post Meeting
Movie – Every Man’s War
This movie is about the Battle of the Bulge in WWII and is the story of Don Smith who lives in Hillsboro. Spaghetti will be available at 5 pm.
You can bring guests to show off our facility.
Space is limited so we need RSVPs to our Hall Manager, Pat Allaire at patallaire1121@aol.com or call him at 503-882-7900.
This movie is about the Battle of the Bulge in WWII and is the story of Don Smith who lives in Hillsboro. Spaghetti will be available at 5 pm.
You can bring guests to show off our facility.
Space is limited so we need RSVPs to our Hall Manager, Pat Allaire at patallaire1121@aol.com or call him at 503-882-7900.
Tualatin VFW Auxiliary ladies practice practical patriotism
By Nick Peterson
The Times, May 13, 2010
Most everyone appreciates what our men and women in uniform do for our country. But some people have a more tangible way of showing it than others.
Nearly every Tuesday morning at the Tualatin VFW Post 3452 – Cpl. Matthew Lembke Hall – you can find two ladies of the Tualatin VFW Auxiliary living out their patriotism. From about 7 a.m. until noon, Delores Abernathy and Phyllis Houston are bustling about, cutting and sewing – making everything from quilts, ditty bags and luggage bags, to neck pillows, slippers and lap robes to give to the patients at the Portland VA Medical Center. Another Auxiliary member, Evelyn Turner, works from home, sewing 30 to 40 neck pillows a week.
Then, on Wednesdays, Houston and Pat Madlin go to the medical center to pass out their handiwork to hospitalized service members.
“The veterans are very grateful and appreciative,” says Abernathy. “They enjoy just knowing that there is still someone out there who cares about them.”
Besides the neck pillows, the women turn out around 40 quilts per month – Abernathy cuts and Houston sews – as well as a number of the other items. They estimate the monetary value of what they produce and give out to be around $4,000 per month.
For the most part, the ladies have gathered all of their own materials for the items they make, but now they find things are a little tight.
“Right now I have about 90 quilts to back, and I have zero backing,” says Houston.
“Unfortunately, we are running low on materials, and without these only the veterans will suffer,” Abernathy adds.
The ladies say they are in need of quilt backing, flannel sheets and quilt batting. They could also use yarn for tying the quilts.
“We’re not picky about color or texture,” Abernathy says. “Flannel sheets make awesome quilt backs. Old comforters and fleece are also great.”
One thing the ladies know, no matter how they can get the material, they have to keep doing what they are doing.
“After coming home from fighting the war, these veterans are now fighting for their lives, instead of all of ours,” Abernathy says. “If everyone could visit the hospital just once, they would see just how appreciated that visit is.”
Anyone who would like to donate materials to the VFW Auxiliary can call either Delores Abernathy at 503-639-8366 or Phyllis Houston at 503-649-2389.
Flags Placed at Tualatin Wall
Members from our Post placed flags at the Tualatin Wall this morning. Thank you community for noticing and honking with appreciation.
Photos by Tony Rizzutto
Help Welcome Home Soldiers from Iraq
By dale potts
April 01, 2010, 11:50AM
– 41st IBCT Coming Home from Iraq,
– Parade, Family Fair being Planned,
– Community Members invited to Help
Local veterans groups organized a parade in Tigard in 2007 to welcome the Oregon Army National Guard’s 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team back from Afghanistan. They’re doing it again Sept. 11 for soldiers returning from Iraq.Community members are invited to join local veterans groups in welcoming home the Headquarters Company of the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (HHC, 41-IBCT).
Located at the Tigard Armory facility, the Headquarters Company was part of the largest call up of Oregon military since World War II. Over 200 members of the Headquarters Company are in Iraq, supporting that deployment.
Among their accomplishments, according the Brigade Commander, Colonel Dan Hokanson, “The Brigade operated out of different locations in Southern, Western and Central Iraq. Approximately 3,300 soldiers drove over eight million miles, enduring numerous IED devises, small arms and indirect fire attacks, all while escorting over 7,000 logistical convoys and played a key role in the withdrawal of responsible forces in Iraq.”
Plans are being made for a Homecoming for the Headquarters Company and their families for Sept. 11, ( 9/11) with a parade starting from Tigard City Hall, followed by a Family Fair at Cook Park.
Community groups are encouraged to join in the parade and help put on the family event.
The parade route will follow Hall Boulevard to Tigard High School, turn right on Southwest Durham Road and then turn left to Cook Park. A similar homecoming event, done on August 4, 2007, after HHC, 41-IBCT returned from Afghanistan, started from Oregon 99W.
Tigard American Legion Post 158 and Tualatin VFW Post 3452 have over 20 local members deployed with the brigade.
If everything goes as planned, the entire Brigade is expected to begin returning to Fort Lewis, Wash. for out-processing in the second week of April.
Out-processing is expected to take six days and will begin as groups arrive. This includes medical and mental evaluations and completion of paperwork to move these national guard members back to civilian life after more than a year of active duty status.
Join the effort
If you want to be in the parade, provide donations or otherwise help, call Norm Clark at 503-539-6210 or Tim Harless at 503-892-2683, e-mail Timharless@live.com
For updates: http://tualatinvfw.com/programs/homecoming
There will be major ceremonies in Portland, Bend, Medford and Eugene/Springfield areas as the troops initially return to Oregon. The guard members will each be given 90 days to reintegrate back into civilian life (with their families, job, and/or school and their communities) before resuming military duties but will have the option to resume drilling with their unit earlier, whenever ready.
The Headquarters Company homecoming will be held after the unit has reformed.
We want the troops to know that we really appreciate their sacrifices. One of the best ways to communicate that thought is, when you greet a veteran; to firmly shake their hand. look directly into their eyes and say, “Thank you for your service”. They will know you mean it from your heart.
- Medical Wellness
Wed Sep 8, 6:30 PM - Ladies Auxiliary
Mon Sep 13, 1:00 PM - Monthly Meeting
Mon Sep 13, 7:00 PM - District Meeting
Fri Sep 24, 6:30 PM - Regatta Run
Sat Oct 30, 09:00 AM
Events
Schedules
The Post meets on the first Monday of each month at 7 pm.
Everyone is invited each Saturday at 10AM – Noon. for brunch at Cpl Matthew Lembke Hall. Cost is donation only.
Ladies Auxiliary meeting is at 1:00 p.m., the first Monday of each month.
Men’s Auxiliary meeting is at 6:30 p.m., the third Thursday of each month.
The Post Canteen is open every Saturday from 10AM to 10PM.
Local VFW News
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Canteen Now Open Every Saturday
1 Sep 2010
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KATU Reports on VFW at Crawfish Festival
21 Aug 2010
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Car Show – Sept 11
20 Aug 2010
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Successful Crawfish Festival 2010
14 Aug 2010
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Crawfish Festival on Saturday
10 Aug 2010
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Saturday Breakfast Photos
9 Aug 2010
News and Resources
- DD-214
- Federal Benefits for Vets
- National VA Council
- National VFW
- Oregon Dept of Vet Affairs
- Oregon VFW
- Oregon VFW (Twitter)
- Veterans in the news
- VFW in the news
- Vietnam War Resources
