VFW Post 9539

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As yesterday's defenders of freedom, we want to welcome today's veteran service members into our ranks to become part of our elite group. Our common bond is the foreign conflict, whether it is service in the Persian Gulf, Korea, Kosovo, the war on terrorism or peace-keeping expeditionary campaigns. Your courage and sacrifice have made a difference in preserving and defending world peace.

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IN-COUNTRY

A satirical reflection by Author/Artist Phil Fehrenbacher

Phil enlisted in the Army in 1965 where you served for years in Vietnam. He became a graphic designer and has worked for the state of Oregon for 26 years. He retired in 2003 and started the Cartoon "In-Country". The cartoons reflect his experiences during his tour of duty in South Vietnam.

There is a new cartoon everyday.

Semiquincentennial

Welcome to a year of Celebrating 250 Years of America!

Over the year we will be posting what we hopoe you will find interesting stories, and facts about the Country and People we love. At the top of the website you will find a page for each of our military branches. As we start off the year we will link to their history pages, but during the year events of each service will be highlighted. stay tuned for more to come.

DID YOU KNOW?

History for the 23rd of February

February 23rd is a significant date in American history, most notably for the iconic flag-raising on Iwo Jima in 1945 and the beginning of the siege of the Alamo in 1836.

Military & Conflict

Iwo Jima Flag-Raising (1945): During World War II, U.S. Marines reached the summit of Mount Suribachi. Two flags were raised; the second raising was captured in the famous, Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph by Joe Rosenthal.

The Siege of the Alamo (1836): Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna began his 13-day siege of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.

Raid on Los Baños (1945): In a coordinated mission, the U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division and Filipino guerrillas liberated 2,147 Allied civilian and military internees from a Japanese internment camp in the Philippines.

Battle of Buena Vista (1847): During the Mexican-American War, American troops led by future president Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican General Santa Anna.

Shelling of U.S. Mainland (1942): A Japanese submarine fired shells at an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California, marking the first time Axis forces hit the American mainland during WWII.

Ground War in Iraq (1991): Allied ground forces crossed the Saudi Arabian border into Iraq, initiating the ground phase of the first Gulf War.

Political & Legal Milestones

Abraham Lincoln's Arrival (1861): President-elect Lincoln arrived secretly in Washington, D.C., under tight security after an assassination plot in Baltimore was thwarted.

Presidential Impeachment (1868): The U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Andrew Johnson due to his Reconstruction policies and opposition to Radical Republicans.

Mississippi Readmission (1870): Military control of Mississippi ended as the state was readmitted to the Union following the Civil War.

Federal Radio Commission (1927): President Calvin Coolidge signed the bill establishing this commission, the forerunner to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to regulate radio frequencies.

Panama Canal Zone (1904): The United States purchased control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million.

Guantánamo Bay Lease (1903): Cuba leased Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity" for use as a naval station.

Science, Social Progress, & Civil Rights

Polio Vaccine (1954): The first mass inoculation of schoolchildren with Jonas Salk's polio vaccine began in Pittsburgh.

Plutonium Isolation (1941): Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg first produced and isolated plutonium at Berkeley.

Breaking Sports Barriers:

In 1979, Frank E. Peterson Jr. became the first African American General in the Marine Corps.

In 2014, Jason Collins became the first openly gay athlete to play in a game in the four major U.S. professional leagues (NBA).

Ahmaud Arbery (2020): 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while jogging in Georgia, an event that later spurred national attention and civil rights protests.

Notable Births and Deaths

Year NameSignificance

1868W.E.B. Du Bois (Birth)Influential civil rights leader and co-founder of the NAACP.

1848John Quincy Adams (Death)6th U.S. President; died in Washington, D.C. at age 80.

1787Emma Willard (Birth)Founder of the first higher education school for women in the U.S.

1955Steve Jobs (Birth)Co-founder of Apple Inc.

1929Elston Howard (Birth)First African American player for the New York Yankees.

2020Katherine Johnson (Death)NASA mathematician whose work was featured in Hidden Figures.

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As yesterday's defenders of freedom...

...we want to welcome today's military service members into our ranks to become part of our elite group.

WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Kosovo, War in Afghanistan, War in Iraq, War on Global Terror and other Peace-Keeping Expeditionary Campaigns throughout the globe.

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