09 Jun 2022

From Your Service Officers – Douglas County

Let the Summer fun begin!! Temps rising and outdoor activities are calling. Stay hydrated and keep in touch with family and friends. Recently I was honored to participate in some of the Memorial Day Ceremonies held here in the Valley, a big thank you to the Patriotic Council and its members for coordinating the main services, and to VFW Post 3617 and American Legion Post 10 for conducting the service at Pybus. The news from my corner is exciting as ...

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03 Jun 2022

Memorial Day in Manson – 2022
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The Manson American Legion’s Annual Memorial Day celebration was held on May 30, 2022, at 11:00 on a cool but dry morning. We thank seven students from Manson High School for helping set up tables, chairs and preparing for the event and taking down after. We recognize, and thank members of the Chelan VFW for supporting the event. A big thank you goes out to Manson Fire Chief, Arnold Baker and his crew for bringing Tower 51, their aerial platform ...

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27 May 2022

Moving Story from this year’s Apple Blossom parade

In their recent newsletter, VFW Post 3617 Commander Brad Pieratt shared a touching story from the Apple Blossom parade this year. Published here with permission. Our normally festive Apple Blossom weekend was subject to inclement weather and other issues that saw fewer volunteers than expected to carry the banner of a Washington Fallen Hero. The Post was hosting Nicole and Scot, our Gold Star family from the Spokane Valley, as they traveled here with the new and compact version of ...

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16 May 2022

Upcoming Event – Civic Duty Rally

CIVIC DUTY RALLY and CALL to ACTION event to be held Friday, 3 June, 4-6:30 PM at the newly renovated Veterans’ Hall on Wenatchee Avenue. The event is being sponsored jointly by the American Legion Post 10 (Wenatchee) and Post 64 (Cashmere), and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3617.     This is a non-partisan event. All speakers will talk about their personal military experience and encourage all veterans to engage in the process, no matter who they choose to ...

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04 May 2022

Don’t miss your Home Depot discount!

Do you shop at The Home Depot? Are you getting your 10% off Veterans Discount?   If not, be sure to visit homedepot.com/military so you can sign up and verify your service. Then whenever you make a purchase, either online or in person, you can use your Virtual ID to claim that discount. Easy peasy!

24 Apr 2022

Updates from Electric City Post 157

American Legion Post 157 will be hosting our annual Summer yard sale – Every Saturday from June 11th through Aug 13th. We are going to do a Veterans pancake breakfast on Saturday May 28th. 7am to about noon. After the Breakfast we will set up our Memorial Day flag tribute. About 600 casket size flags at the Cemetery. We will have a Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday (May 30) at 1100.  About 1pm we will take all the flags down ...

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19 Apr 2022

Bataan Memorial Death March – Chelan to Manson
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Members of the Lake Chelan Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6853 mustered at Old Mill Bay Park in Manson at 0500 on April 16, 2022, embarking on their 1st Annual Bataan Memorial Death March, seven miles along Highway 150 to Chelan and the VFW bunker. A Short History Lesson The day after Japan bombed the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, the Japanese invasion of the Philippines began. On April 9, 1942 the United States surrendered the ...

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12 Apr 2022

From Your Service Officers – Chelan County

At the Chelan County Veterans Service Office, we have been working hard to be prepared for any and all questions and work that walks through the door.  We have recently updated to a new program granted by the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs that will allow our office to access VA Benefits (with signed POA) within the same day!  This means if you have a claim that went bad before or want to start a new one, we can ...

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08 Apr 2022

Veteran History in Wenatchee
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Recently, VFW Post 3617 celebrated the Centennial anniversary of the signing of the Post Charter. To commemorate the occasion, Commander Brad Pieratt did some research on the history of veterans in the Wenatchee Valley and wrote this story. Originally published in their Centennial Edition newsletter, Vol 14 Issue 2, March 2022. Re-published here with permission. On the centennial anniversary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars serving veterans here in the Wenatchee Valley, I’d like to share a look back at ...

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03 Apr 2022

Civil Air Patrol updates – March 2022

On the 20th of March Pangborn Memorial Airport hosted one of the largest aircraft ever to have landed at our airport. A Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker a part of the Alaska Air National Guard Wing located at Fairbanks Alaska, landed at Pangborn Memorial Airport Saturday afternoon, and departed on Sunday morning. The aircraft’s 4-day mission took the aircrew to several distinct locations within Washington State, with Pangborn Airport being their second stop over. Major Boesche, with the assistance of Major Josh ...

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29 Mar 2022

From Your Service Officers – Douglas County

Spring is upon us and things are opening again! I am excited to be working closely with Tony and the Chelan County Office to address issues facing our local veterans including homelessness and access to VA Healthcare. We are reaching out to discuss needed changes with local organizations including LINK Transit. If you have questions on how to help or where to go, please reach out to Tony or myself and we will get you plugged in. Thank you all ...

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24 Mar 2022

American Legion 103rd Birthday

March 15th is the American Legion’s “birthday”, honoring the establishment of the organization. As is tradition at Post 10 in Wenatchee, a large dinner is held on this date and the Wenatchee Apple Blossom Royalty join in for the celebration.   This year, over 80 individuals were in attendance to share in the food and camaraderie of the evening.   Pictured are the 2022 Apple Blossom Royaly (L to R) Queen Rianne Salcido, Princess Ainsley Shearer, and Princess Presley Nelson ...

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