VFW NC Post 670

POW-MIA Recognition Day

Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 04:33 PM

by VFW Post 670

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Wisconsin VFW Feeds 3,400 Troops at Fort McCoy

Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 08:39 PM

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Post Announces 75th Anniversary Celebration

Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 06:55 AM

by VFW Post 670

VFW Post 670 was charted on September 4th, 1933 and was one of the first to be organized in the State of North Carolina.

The Post was named after one of the most beloved members of the Fayetteville N.C. Police Department, Ambrose R. Williams

Ambrose was a veteran who served his country faithfully, in the Mexican Border trouble and First World War.

Oscar Glindmeier was the first Post Commander

Meetings were held at various places on Bragg Blvd. First Post home was the American Legion on Ray Ave and to where we are presently located.

On Saturday September 13^th, 2008 we will have a social hour starting at 6pm followed by a dinner at Post 670 located on Doc. Bennett Road Fayetteville NC 28306 to celebrate this special occasion 

We would like to take this time to invite every one to come out and celebrate this occasion. Semi formal attire will be the dress code for the evening.

For additional Information, call the post at 910-424-8675 or event chairperson at 910-237-0220

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Life Member Passes

Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 07:01 AM

by VFW Post 670

18 Year Life Member Joseph E. Boydos, died Saturday, August 30, 3008 at the age of 61. Joseph was a Navy veteran from the Vietnam Era.

Viewing will be at 3 PM and funeral services will be held at 4 PM, Wednesday, 3 September at Herring Funeral Care and Creamations Chapel in Fayetteville. Burial will be at sea at a later date.

Cards may be sent to the family c/o VFW Post 670, PO Box 48620, Cumberland, NC  28331-8620.

 

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Department VFW Canopy Available

Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 06:58 AM

by VFW Post 670

The Department's canopy is available to posts and districts for use at recruiting events. To reserve the canopy contact State Membership Chairman Jason Schoolcraft at (910) 642-7105 or jschoolcraft@embarqmail.com

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IN MEMORIAM

Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 06:20 AM

by VFW Post 670

The names or our departed will be placed upon these rolls throughout the 2008-2009 membership year until the Annual Memorial Service in May 2009.

Johnson, Ernest "Gene" E.	13 Jun 2008	VFW-Life 1974
Cain, Robert "Possum" E.	24 Jun 2008	VFW-Life 2000
Kwiaton, Antoni "Tony"	15 Aug 2008	VFW/MOC Life
Boydos, Joseph E.	30 Aug 2008	VFW-Life 1990

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September Survey

Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 11:01 AM

by VFW Post 670

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Post Provides Free Coffee and Tea to Travelers (Click on pictures to enlarge)

Monday, September 1, 2008 at 01:12 PM

by VFW Post 670

Post Officers from VFW Post 670 spent their Labor Day weekend providing I-95 travelers with free hot coffee and tea as one of their community services at one of the rest stops in Fayetteville, NC. Along with coffee and hot tea, Buddy Poppys were given to all who stopped. The story of the Buddy Poppy was given to the younger travelers as well.

The "Coffee Break" was open from 9 am to 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday and the weather was a typical August humid day both days.

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Pot-O-Gold Drawing Results

Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 05:30 AM

by VFW Post 670

WE DO NOT HAVE ANOTHER WINNER!!

This week's LOSER in the Pot-O-Gold Drawing is:

Life Member John Backensto lost $51.50. John  was not present and he was not signed in for the drawing.

If you want to be eligible to win next week's (September 5,  2008) drawing, be sure to come to the post and sign in the Pot-O-Gold book. If you are at the post at 8 PM, September 5th and you have signed in, you could win approx $60.00. If you are not there but you have signed in, you would win half that amount. If you do not sign in and are not there, you could be a loser.

 

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13th Annual Oktoberfest Announced (Click to Enlarge)

Friday, August 29, 2008 at 03:41 PM

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2008 North Carolina Veterans Parade and Ceremony

Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 01:13 PM

by VFW Post 670

North Carolina Veterans Parade and Ceremony
Raleigh, North Carolina
8 November 2008
by
Wake County Council of Veterans Organization, Inc.



Greetings,

This is an invitation to participate in the 2008 North Carolina Veterans Parade and Ceremony. The Parade will be held Saturday, 8 November 2008 in Raleigh and proceed down Fayetteville Street beginning at Davie Street and circle the North Carolina State Capitol. The ceremonies will be held on the Capitol grounds immediately following the parade.

The 2007 Parade had over 100 organizations participating, and we are expecting that amount or more for the 2008 parade. Your participation is very important to the continuing success and growth of The North Carolina Veterans Parade.

The Parade will start at 9:15 and should be finished no later than 10:50, as the ceremony will begin at 11:00. We look forward to your organizations participation.
In order to plan for timing, spacing and line up would you please respond to this invitation with how you would like your organization announced, the approximate number of participants and any vehicles that you may be using. Please submit this information by October 15, 2008 to allow for planning.

The units line up positions will be posted on www.ncveteransparade.com along with other line up information by November 1st.

If you have any questions or comments or we can assist you in any way please contact: Bill Dixon, Chairman 2008 Veterans Parade: Phone 919-434-7345, email ncveteran@nc.rr.com or fax 1-866-511-8130. Please include your contact name and information.

Sincerely,

Bill Dixon
Chairman 2008 Veterans parade and Ceremony
Wake County Council of VeteransG

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About this Site and Network

Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 12:46 AM

by VFW Post 670

Welcome to Departments of the Veterans of Foreign Wars' VFW WebCOM Network. This Network is comprised of close to 10,000 pre-built, established sites for each of the 54 state and international Departments, their Districts and all 8,500 VFW Posts. 

In support of the Network, we have added Department toolbars, a video-sharing platform, instant WebCHAT, a Membership Forum and pre-built 31,000 VFW Department-specific Officer e-mail accounts which are transferable to the next person filling the position. E-commerce storefronts for each post, online calendars, online forms and much more are in the works.

Each Department, District and Post now has an integrated internal and external communications system at their disposal for consideration of universal deployment in support of existing and planned communication protocols.

All identified product and services are provided at zero cost to the organization with the understanding that costs are to be covered through a revenue sharing agreements through the Departments. The organization retains 100% control of all branding, 100% editorial control of your message on all levels of the Network and final approval authority on all sonsorship and e-commerce opportunities. If the Network should fail to generate enough revenue to cover our service and product-provider partners' cost of doing business, there is no cost liability to organization.

The Network has not been formally recognized by the National level of the organization at this time but is being aggressively rolled out through the eight VFW Departments of North Carolina, Virginia, Missouri, New Hampshire, Alabama, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Several other Departments are in various stages of consideration and implementation.

The network provides the organization the ability to push a button and broadcast, or syndicate, the same piece of information, whether it’s text, pictures, video or audio, across every site.  Departments also have the ability to push a button and accomplish the same thing across just the District and Post sites within their Department. Most importantly it enables a VFW Post or District to directly manage and publish information to the Internet for their local community and their organization as a whole.

Over 5 years in the making and built with the oversight and to the specifications of VFW Department and Post leadership and membership, its objectives are to foster:

• More efficient organizational communication to your members and potential members.
• More efficient organizational communication to your communities.
• More efficient organizational communication to your legislators.
• Generate revenue and resources for the organization.
  

While you are here take a moment to take a closer look at how you can support these efforts.

1) Do you have a website or a weblog that you could add a link to a local VFW or State site?  Do you have a few minutes to write about us and let people know what we are doing?

You can find a list of the 54 VFW Departments here:
 http://vfwwebcom.org/departments

You can find a local VFW Post close to you here:
http://vfwwebcom.org/postdirectory

2) If you are a VFW Member or Supporter, you can download your Department toolbar. The toolbar has lots of neat features; all the RSS (syndication) feeds for every site in the Network run through them, keeping you instantly connected to all the information moving through the Network.

You can go here to download your toolbar:
http://vfwwebcom.org/toolbars/

3) If you are a VFW Member or Supporter, you can join the conversations in the VFW Membership Forum and instant WebCHAT. There’s lots of good information and opportunities to meet new friends there.

You can go to the Forum here:
http://www.vfwwebcom.org/forum

4) If you are a VFW Member or Supporter, you can view and start sharing videos at VFW WebCOM Video Network.

You can check out the videos here:
http://video.vfwwebcom.org/

5) If you are a VFW Member or Supporter, do you know of a business that may be interested in supporting your local VFW Posts or Department by sponsoring their site?  Prices start at $2.00 a day for one site and scale from there with opportunities to Sponsor all sites in a Department.  (At this time advertising and e-commerce opportunities are only available for the eight aforementioned Departments.)

You can go here to browse sponsorship opportunities:
http://www.admemex.com/vfwwebcom/

The invitation is open for all Posts and Districts to claim their VFW WebCOM Network site. If your Post or District already has a web presence this would be a great way to expand it. If your Post or District does not have a web presence this is a no cost way for you to establish one and start sharing with the world what your Post does in the community and Organization and if your Post is in a Departmental Partner Network you could even generate revenue with it...up to and even beyond $3,000.00 per year.

Go here to test drive how easy it is to manage. It's our Demo site, it works the same way yours would:
http://vfwwebcom.org/Demo/

As you can see, there's plenty to see and do on the VFW WebCOM Network with more still to come.  We thank you for stopping by and invite you back regularly to support and stay connected with your Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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2008 State Golf Tournament Announced

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 02:45 PM

by VFW Post 670

The 2008 North Carolina VFW State Golf Tournament is being hosted this year by VFW Post 5631 in Sanford, North Carolina on September 19, 20, and 21, 2008 at the Sanford Golf Course. The first  25 WW2 VFW Members who sign up will play for free.

 For information and a copy of the 2008 Tournament application, click: HERE

 

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WWII Ground Combat Infantrymen Eligible for Bronze Star Medal

Monday, August 25, 2008 at 03:26 PM

by VFW Post 670

"Infantrymen who served in ground combat during World
War II between December 7, 1941 and September 2, 1945, are eligible to
apply for a Bronze Star Medal (BSM), according to the U.S. Army Human
Resources Command. Approval is virtually guaranteed for those recipients
of the Combat Infantryman's Badge (CIB) or the Combat Medic's Badge
(CMB). Army regulations that govern this award may be found in AR
600-8-22, Military Awards.

Next of kin may apply for the posthumous award(s). If the veteran has
previously received a BSM during combat for a specific act of bravery,
he or his next of kin is still eligible to apply for a BSM."

Find out more here

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2008-2009 Officers

Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 09:46 PM

by VFW Post 670

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Past Post Commander Passes

Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 06:43 AM

by VFW Post 670

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September Planning (Double Click to Enlarge)

Sunday, August 10, 2008 at 07:35 PM

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Pup Tent 24 Auxiliary Holds a Successful Fish Fry

Friday, August 8, 2008 at 04:00 PM

by VFW Post 670

On the 8th of August 2008, the Ladies Auxiliary to the Military Order of the Cootie, Pup Tent 24, Furtile Hunting Grounds of North Carolina,held a successful fish fry to raise funds for their hospital work. Fish dinners could be eaten at VFW Post 670, customers could take out dinners, and the Pup Tent would deliver any order over 5 dinners.

The project was headed up by the Pup Tent Auxiliary President, Penny Cacoulidis, and with the help of Linda Shelander, Caroline Wescott, Lillian and Cathy Easingwood, and Chris Reader and with the assistance of the Pup Tent Seam Squirrel, Jim Cacoulidis, John Shelander, Harvey Stewart, Gordon Graig, Dick Easingwood, Joe Dibble, and VFW Post 670 Commander Clyde Vaughn.

Pictures can be enlarged by clicking on them.

 

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We Are Wired!!

Friday, July 18, 2008 at 07:23 AM

by VFW Post 670

The post is now wired for W-Fi for all you computer buffs. Last night (Thursday, 17 July) I walked the entire post area with my laptop and got a strong signal everywhere.

Bring your laptops, Have a cup of coffee (or whatever) and enjoy the evening. If we get a better demand and turnout, we can open longer.

 

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VA Announces On-Line Claims Applications

Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 03:36 PM

by VFW Post 670

(via VA Press Release)

WASHINGTON (July 16, 2008) - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that on-line applications are now accepted from veterans, survivors and other claimants filing initial applications for disability compensation, pension, education, and vocational rehabilitation and employment benefits without the additional requirement to submit a signed paper copy of the application.

Effective immediately, VA will now process applications received through its on-line application website (VONAPP) without the claimant's signature.  The electronic application will be sufficient authentication of the claimant's application for benefits.  Normal development procedures and rules of evidence will still apply to all VONAPP applications.

VONAPP (www.va.gov/onlineapps.htm) is a Web-based system that benefits both internal and external users.  Veterans, survivors and other claimants seeking compensation, pension, education, or vocational rehabilitation benefits can apply electronically without the constraints of location, postage cost, and time delays in mail delivery.

VONAPP reduces the number of incomplete applications received by VA, decreasing the need for additional development by VA claims processors.  The on-line application also provides a link to apply for VA health care benefits and much more.

Over 3.7 million veterans and beneficiaries receive compensation and pension benefits from VA and approximately 523,000 students receive education benefits.  Approximately 90,000 disabled veterans participate in VA's Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program.

For more information about VA benefits, go to VA's website at www.va.gov or call our toll-free number at 1-800-827-1000.

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