Friday Night Dinner, 12/27

This week's Friday Night Dinner is ham, scalloped potatoes & peas. Fried shrimp & fries and kids menu also available. Includes salad, coffee/tea and dessert. 6p-8p.  All Welcome!

Friday Night Dinner (12/20) + Holiday Flea Market (12/22)

 

Tonight, from 6p-8p. All Welcome!

 

Also, don't forget the Holiday Flea Market on Sunday in the Hall!

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Past VFW 2179 and District 6 Auxiliary President Mary Weber. Our prayers extend to her husband Frank, Past Commander, and their family. She will be greatly missed by the VFW 2179 family and those who knew her.

Family and friends are invited Friday, December 20, 2013, from 4p-8p, to Day Funeral Home, 361 Maple Place, Keyport, NJ (the Auxiliary Service will be at 7pm) and Saturday, December 21, 2013, 8:15am at the funeral home, with a 9:15am Mass at St. Ann's RC Church, 311 Car Avenue, Keansburg, NJ.

Please click here for further details and here to leave condolences.

When Your Community Touches A Nation

Wreaths Across America is stopping at Thorne Middle School, Middletown, on Wednesday, December 11th at 11am, the first of two stops in NJ. The community has been invited to line Murphy Road with American Flags to greet the Wreaths Across America convoy. There will also be a Wreath laying ceremony at The Battle Of The Bulge Memorial at the school upon the convoy's arrival before proceeding to its' second NJ stop, Liberty State Park.

In preparation for this event, VFW Post 2179 Commander, Charles Ghallagher, with AL Post 515 Commander, Victor Wnorowski, donated American Flags from both 515 and 2179, to Thorne Middle School. The Flags were received by Principal Tom Olausen and Assistant Principal Pete Smith, at the school this afternoon.

Left to right: Pete Smith (Assistant Principal), Tom Olausen (Principal), Victor Wnorowski (AL 515 Commander) and Charles Ghallagher (VFW 2179 Commander).

Left to right: Pete Smith (Assistant Principal), Tom Olausen (Principal), Victor Wnorowski (AL 515 Commander) and Charles Ghallagher (VFW 2179 Commander).


VFW 2179 and AL Post 515 will be present at Thorne Middle School next Wednesday, December 11th and are honored to be a part of this event.  For more information about the event, please click here.

Per Wreaths Across America, their Mission is to, ..."Remember, Honor, Teach, is carried out in part by coordinating wreath laying ceremonies a specified Saturday in December at Arlington, as well as veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond.  We also organize a week of events including international veteran’s tributes, ceremonies at State Houses and a week-long “Veteran’s Parade” between Maine and Virginia where we stop along the way to spread our message about the importance of remembering our fallen heroes, honoring those who serve, and teaching our children about the sacrifices made by veterans and their families to preserve our freedoms."

For more information about Wreaths Across America, please click here.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We are thankful for each and every one of you, our Members and Friends!

The Post will re-open tomorrow, Friday, 11/29, but there will not be a Friday Night Dinner tomorrow.

Join us on Sunday, 12/1 for a Holiday Flea Market in the Hall and Football in the Lounge!

We are sad to share that Past VFW 2179 Commander Walter Barber passed away recently. To leave condolences for the family, click here.

Don't Forget!!!

 

Sunday, 11/10/13: Annual Middletown Veterans Day Parade

Per middletownnj.org:
"Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2179 along with its Ladies & Men’s Auxiliaries, located in Port Monmouth, New Jersey, and the Mayor and Township Committee of Middletown will jointly sponsor the 56th Annual Veterans Day Parade on Sunday November 10, 2013. All Fraternal, Veterans and Civic organizations as well as schools and scout troops are invited to participate.

The parade will assemble at 12:30PM at the Bayview School, 300 Leonardville Road in Belford, NJ. The parade will step off at 1PM and proceed through Campbell’s Junction, turning right at Cherry Tree Farm Road, right at Wilson Avenue and right at Garrett Place ending at the rear entrance to VFW Post 2179."

Monday, 11/11/13: Veterans Day:
Annual 5 Monuments ceremonies and Korean War Monument dedication (11am at the Post).

Friday Night Dinner + Halloween Party 11/1!

We are sad to share that fellow VFW member and Legionnaire Richie Shannon has passed away. Viewing is Thursday, October 10 at O'Briens Funeral Home, 505 Burnt Tavern Road, Brick NJ.  The viewing is from 4pm to 7pm with a service at 7pm. Obituary will run in APP tomorrow (?). To leave your condolences online for the family, click here.

We are also sad to share that Past VFW 2179 Commander Bob Rizzo passed away recently.

Today! Know Someone Who Wants To Know More About The VFW?

Do you know someone who wants to know more about the VFW and what we do? Visit VFW 2179 at our tent today at Middletown Day, at Croydon Hall on Leonardville Road, from noon to 6pm, where you can find out more information about us.

Friday Night Dinner 9/27/13:

By Chef Sammie! 6p-8p.

Share Your War Experiences

If you would like to share your war experience(s) with others, Carol Fowler, a historian for the Washington Archives, would like to hear from you.  If you're interested, please contact Carol at 732-570-3761, or via email at Cfowler429@gmail.com, for more information.

Friday Night Dinner + Annual POW/MIA Remembrance Ceremony Tonight

Friday Night Dinner by Chef Sammie (spaghetti & meatballs, $8p/p) and the annual POW/MIA remembrance ceremony tonight at the Post.  Dinner begins at 6pm, ceremony begins at 7:30pm (in the Hall).  All Welcome.  Join Us!

We Honor and Remember September 11th

This morning, we, along with Middletown American Legion Post 515 and Leonardo American Legion Post 338, participated in the Middletown silent memorial wreath laying and walk to honor those Middletown residents who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

Annual Picnic This Sunday! Plus New Upcoming Events.

Don't forget our Annual Picnic with AL 515 this Sunday, 12p-6p at the Post!

We've also got a few upcoming events now on the Calendar:

Saturday, 8/24: Fishing Trip - see bartender for details (flyer info coming soon here).
Saturday, 9/15: Al 515 Auxiliary Bus Trip to AC - see bartender for details (flyer info coming soon here).
Friday, 9/20: Annual POW/MIA Ceremony, 7:30pm.
Saturday, 9/28: Middletown Day at Croydon Hall - Auxiliary will have an information table at Middletown Day.  For info, please see President Cindy.

Friday Night Dinner, August 2, 2013

Join us for Friday Night Dinner by Chef Sammy, from 6pm-8pm in the lounge/bar.  $10 includes salad, bread, coffee or tea.

Pancakes & Picnics: Event Re-Cap & Reminder

We had a great turnout for our Pancakes For Patriots breakfast last Saturday honoring Korean War Veterans on the 60th Anniversary of the Armistice!

Thank you to everyone who attended and a special thank you to Mayor Scharfenber for attending and for his continued support of our community Veteran events. 

Thank you to everyone who volunteered and helped with the breakfast!

Looking ahead:  Sunday, August 18, 2013 is our 6th Annual Picnic with AL Post 515! 

Pancakes For Patriots! Saturday, July 27, 2013, 8a-12p.

Site Reminders and Updates

Please remember to check the "Calendar" information in the right hand column (which appears under "Follow By Email") as it is updated frequently with upcoming events & ceremonies information.

Additionally, the Menu for Friday Night Dinners, through August, is now available by clicking here or you can click on "Fri Night Dinner & Cooties Pancake Bfast Info Click Here" underneath the website banner above.

Volunteers Needed!

For the annual Flags at Fairview Cemetery, Saturday, May 18th.  Meet at VFW 2179 for 8:30am or for 9am at the cemetery.  See Bo/VFW 2179 or AL 515 Commander Victor W. if you have any questions.

Calendar/Upcoming Events Reminder

Upcoming events are posted under "Calendar" in the right hand column, scroll down to view. For on-going meetings and events, see the top of the homepage under neath the logo at the top of the page above. VFW Mens & Ladies meetings info is posted in the right hand column just underneath "About Us."

Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, their friends & families around the World, the City of Boston and our Country.  Please join us in putting Flags at half staff in their honor.

Reminder! Texas Hold 'Em Tournament Friday 2/22!

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Annual Four Chaplains Memorial Service - February 17th

Rehersal for the Four Chaplains service is Thurday, February 14, 2013, at 6:30p/7p at the Post.

Upcoming Events: Super Bowl Party, Texas Hold 'Em Tournament and more!

Sunday, February 3, 2013, join us at the VFW for our
Annual Super Bowl Party! 

Open bar & food begn at kick-off, pre-game hot dogs & kraut about 5:30pm. 

$30 per person includes open bar & food! 

Raffles include a chance to win a Kindle Fire!

Other upcoming events:
Sunday, 2/10: Flea Market, 9a-3p

Sunday, 2/17: 4 Chaplains Ceremony, 2pm.

Friday, 2/22: Texas Hold 'Em Tournament sponsored by VFW 2179 and AL Post 515

 

Welcome To Our New Site!

Here you will find information regarding VFW Post 2179, including upcoming events and ceremonies!

Meeting information appears in the right hand column as well as other related website links (scroll down to the end of the right hand column).

You can get blog site updates via email by typing your email address in the line which appears at the bottom of the right hand column followed by clicking on "submit."

Stay tuned for updates!