Vets Get 50% Discount
Stephanie Yates is a cosmetologist at Salon Mariposa and is now offering a 50% discount to all vets.
Thank you Stephanie for your kind support.
The salon is at 12720 SW Pacific Highway, Suite 4 in Tigard. Phone: 503 372 9399
Vets Eat Free at Applebee’s, Nov 11th
This Veterans Day, Applebee’s® is honoring the men and women who serve our country—with a FREE entree. All Veterans or Active Duty Military who come into Applebee’s on November 11 can choose from our special Vets Day menu. Even if you don’t qualify, RSVP and invite your family and friends who do. It’s a great way to show how much you honor their service.
Be sure to post your messages of support or show your gratitude on facebook to our Veterans and serving military. You can leave a message honoring somebody you know, or just honor our military by telling them how much their dedication means. A few short words can mean a lot.
Military Family Month
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
October 29, 2010
Presidential Proclamation–Military Family Month
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
We owe each day of security and freedom that we enjoy to the members of our Armed Forces and their families. Behind our brave service men and women, there are family members and loved ones who share in their sacrifice and provide unending support. During Military Family Month, we celebrate the exceptional contributions of our military families, and we reaffirm our commitments to these selfless individuals who exemplify the highest principles of our Nation.
Across America, military families inspire us all with their courage, strength, and deep devotion to our country. They endure the challenges of multiple deployments and moves; spend holidays and life milestones apart; juggle everyday tasks while a spouse, parent, son, or daughter is in harm’s way; and honor the service of their loved ones and the memory of those lost.
Just as we hold a sacred trust to the extraordinary Americans willing to lay down their lives to protect us all, we also have a national commitment to support and engage our military families. They are proud to serve our country; yet, they face unique challenges because of that service. My Administration has taken important steps to help them shoulder their sacrifice, and we are working to ensure they have the resources to care for themselves and the tools to reach their dreams. We are working to improve family resilience, enhance the educational experience of military children, and ensure military spouses have employment and advancement opportunities, despite the relocations and deployment cycles of military life. Our historic investment to build a 21st-century Department of Veterans Affairs is helping to provide our veterans with the benefits and care they have earned. We are also standing with our service members and their families as they transition back into civilian life, providing counseling as well as job training and placement. And, through the Post-9/11 GI Bill, our veterans and their families can pursue the dream of higher education.
However, Government can only do so much. While only a fraction of Americans are in military families, all of us share in the responsibility of caring for our military families and veterans, and all sectors of our society are better off when we reach out and work together to support these patriots. By offering job opportunities and workplace flexibility, businesses and companies can benefit from the unparalleled dedication and skills of a service member or military spouse. Through coordination with local community groups, individuals and organizations can ensure our military families have the help they need and deserve when a loved one is deployed. Even the smallest actions by neighbors and friends send a large message of profound gratitude to the families who risk everything to see us safe and free.
As America asks ever more of military families, they have a right to expect more of us — it is our national challenge and moral obligation to uphold that promise. If we hold ourselves to the same high standard of excellence our military families live by every day, we will realize the vision of an America that supports and engages these heroes now and for decades to come.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2010 as Military Family Month. I call on all Americans to honor military families through private actions and public service for the tremendous contributions they make in support of our service members and our Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.
BARACK OBAMA
Veterans Awareness Week
Oregon Governor Kulongoski has proclaimed November 8-12, 2010 as Veterans Awareness Week.
Read the entire proclamation here.
Brunch
Feb 25, 2012Brunch
Mar 3, 2012POST MEETING
Mar 5, 2012Men's Auxiliary
Mar 15, 2012Men's Auxiliary
Apr 19, 2012Men's Auxiliary
May 17, 2012
Events
Schedules
The Post meets on the first Monday of each month at 7 pm.
Everyone is invited to brunch every Saturday from 10AM – Noon 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.
Deployed family members support group, last Friday of each month 5:30PM to 7:30PM.
Local VFW News
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Retired USAF Pilot is Speaking on Feb 11th
Feb 3, 2012
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Professional Handyman Services
Jan 25, 2012
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Help a Vet Find Work
Jan 23, 2012
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Chamber Networking at the VFW Post
Jan 22, 2012
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Santa Visits
Dec 23, 2011
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VA Hospital Visit
Dec 15, 2011
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 Veterans Memorial
- Vietnam War Resources
