On Friday, August 31, Post 6796 asked our members and guests to join us in recognizing the service of those who participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

More than 1.5 million soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines deployed to Iraq between March 20, 2003, and Dec. 18, 2011. More than 32,000 U.S. service members were wounded in action in Iraq and its surrounding area, and 4,486 made the ultimate sacrifice, a total almost double the number of lives lost worldwide in the Global War on Terrorism. On Dec. 18, 2011, the last convoy of American troops left Iraq and more than 21 years after Saddam Hussein’s forces invaded Kuwait, it seemed as though our nation could finally shift our focus away from Iraq. However, it only took three years before we were sending the U.S. military back to the country to combat the terror group ISIS through Operation Inherent Resolve.

Thank you for joining the more than 1.4 million members of the VFW and its Auxiliary in honoring the veterans of the Iraq War and remembering those still deployed overseas protecting our freedom.

Tags: VPR, Iraqi Freedom

Join us tonight at the Post for an old fashioned Ice Cream Social celebrating Labor Day and the unofficial end of summer at 5:00 p.m. Stay a while and join us in our commemoration to VJ Day at 6:00 p.m.

Then chip in $8.00 to help our Auxiliary by buying a delicious home made personal pizza. (Life is too short not to start with dessert!)

Tags: Ice Cream Social, Pizza, Labor Day

John Franklin Sprague Post 6796 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States pays honor tonight at 6:00 p.m. to America’s Greatest Generation of veterans as we mark the 79th anniversary of V-J Day, Victory over Japan Day, when Japan formally surrendered and officially ended World War II.

On Sept. 2, 1945, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, along with the Japanese foreign minister, Mamoru Shigemitsu, and the chief of staff of the Japanese Army, Yoshijiro Umezu, signed the official Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri.

VJ Day is in remembrance of the more than 400,000 Americans and 60 million people killed worldwide during the deadliest military conflict in human history. We thank the more than 16.1 million American service members who answered the call to protect freedom and democracy. Our nation will be forever grateful for their honor and sacrifice.

Tags: VPR, VJ Day, Remembrance

Join us tonight starting at 6:30 pm for authentic Italian cuisine and live entertainment. The main courses this evening will be your choice of either Milanese style Osso Buco or freshly made Chicken Parmesan.

This is the first Friday night dinner served in the Social Hall in many years and we think you will love the atmosphere. Our intrepid volunteers have worked non-stop preparing for the first of many dinners to be served in our main hall.

Here is Mike Handlin's description for the dinner:

It's a very special evening featuring an Italian dinner with live music and dancing. We have had our outstanding crew of volunteers hard at work for this event to be held in the big hall. We are offering a candlelight dinner - START with fresh bread and dipping oil ...then comes the Caprese salad ...Mamma Mia! ...then your choice of tender Chicken Parmesan on a bed of angel hair pasta...or...slow cooked Beef Osso Buco in red wine/carrots/celery and crushed Italian tomatoes...with a garlic mashed potato side...linger over your plate and order a glass of Chianti or Pino Grigio...and wait as we deliver your homemade Tiramisu dessert. The music will be from the by-gone but not forgotten days ...Sinatra / Martin / Davis...and the memories will be thick in the air. The cost ? $15 per dinner ..and TO GO orders are welcome...but please: stay a while if you can ... smell the fresh grated Reggiano cheese ... dip a piece of fresh baked bread in the olive oil w balsamic vinegar glaze ... perhaps add some fresh cracked pepper?

Tags: Italian, Dinner, Social Hall, Food

The work to update the Social Hall bar wall is complete. Yesterday Stu and Bryan put in new insulation to the wall leading from the social hall to the kitchen, then put in new sheet rock and trim to join old to new (if you remember the new ice machine lines were moved to run along this wall to eliminate tripping hazards).



They also trimmed in the new bar opening to get it ready for re-upholstering-




Lastly wrapping it up--



Today Rhea and I finished it up by painting the hallway and the wall where we removed the old bar connection.




This project was 100% donated labor and materials. Thanks to everyone who pitched in!