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“NEW GENERATION” VFW NEW HAVEN ESTABLISHING POST 9/11 VETERAN COMMUNITY IN ELM CITY WITH SEPTEMBER INSTITUTION CEREMONY
NEW HAVEN, CONN (August 20, 2015) – The Institution Ceremony for the newly formed Veterans of Foreign Wars New Haven Post 12150 will be at 7:10 p.m. on September 10, 2015 at the New Haven Elks Lodge No. 25 at 524 State Street. An informal reception will be held immediately following the ceremony. All VFW … Continue reading “NEW GENERATION” VFW NEW HAVEN ESTABLISHING POST 9/11 VETERAN COMMUNITY IN ELM CITY WITH SEPTEMBER INSTITUTION CEREMONY
VFW New Haven Demographics
Currently, the VFW New Haven has 45 members. Demographically, this is how the roster looks: 2 Vietnam 1 Persian Gulf 2 Korea (recent) 40 GWOT (OIF/OEF/GWOT-EM) That translates to: 20s: 16 30s: 18 40s: 8 50+: 3 In other words: 75.5 of the post is under 40. 93.3 percent of the post is under 50. … Continue reading VFW New Haven Demographics
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS (VFW) NEW HAVEN HOSTING CHARTER MEMBER RECRUITING EVENT
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS (VFW) NEW HAVEN HOSTING CHARTER MEMBER RECRUITING EVENT NEW HAVEN, Conn. (May 18, 2015) – State and local members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars are hosting a charter member recruiting event before Memorial Day weekend for the “new generation” VFW post forming in New Haven. Eligible veterans and the public … Continue reading VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS (VFW) NEW HAVEN HOSTING CHARTER MEMBER RECRUITING EVENT
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS (VFW) NEW HAVEN HOSTING ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS (VFW) NEW HAVEN HOSTING ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING NEW HAVEN, CONN (April 30, 2015)—The forming Veterans of Foreign Wars New Haven post is hosting an organizational meeting for all charter members and eligible veterans who would like to be charter members, at the New Haven Elks Lodge #25 at 7 p.m. on Thursday, … Continue reading VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS (VFW) NEW HAVEN HOSTING ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
VFW Chartering Process–By the Book(s)
By Charles M. Pickett UPDATE 2019: The VFW has made it even easier to start a post by reducing the new/minimum number. As detailed in the “Starting a New VFW Post” pamphlet, the 2015 VFW Congressional Charter (Sec. 201, pg. 12) and the 2015 Manual of Procedure (Sec. 201, pg. 64) there are a number … Continue reading VFW Chartering Process–By the Book(s)