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District 7 Post Officer’s Meeting

11:00 AM - November 22, 2008

The next District 7 Post Officer's meet will be held at the VFW Pine Level Post.

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1:59 PM - November 27, 2008

Post to host a Thanksgiving Day Dinner, Nov 27, 2 PM.

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522 Reedy Creek Road
Cary, NC 27513
Phone: 1-919-467-1188
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The organization Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, more commonly referred to as the VFW, "traces its roots back to 1899 when veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) founded local organizations to secure rights and benefits for their service: Many arrived home wounded or sick. There was no medical care or veterans' pension for them, and they were left to care for themselves. In their misery, some of these veterans banded together and formed organizations with what would become known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. After chapters were formed in Ohio, Colorado and Pennsylvania, the movement quickly gained momentum. By 1915, membership grew to 5,000; by 1936, membership was almost 200,000. The VFW became a government-chartered non-profit organization by an act of the United States Congress in 1936; as such, it receives no funding from United States tax receipts and is supported by charitable donations. The first VFW was founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1899. The current VFW was first formed in 1914 from the merger of two prior veterans organizations which both arose in 1899: the American Veterans of Foreign Service and the National Society of the…

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VFW National Award

VFW National Award

By Paul Hiser on September 28, 2008

The Commander in Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars has honored our Post by the issuance of a Post National Recognition Award for the year 2007-2008 for ALL State Post.
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Christmas Toy Drive

By Paul Hiser on November 17, 2008

The VFW Cary Post annual Toy Drive jumps off today.
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VFW Food Drive Raffle

By Paul Hiser on November 16, 2008

Enter into a $100.00 Post Raffle for Food.
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