VFW Post 9539

WELCOME TO VFW POST 9539

What have you done for a veteran today

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.

Due to high flu activity across South Carolina, the Columbia VA Health Care System is implementing immediate visitor restrictions to help protect the health and safety of our Veterans, staff, and community.

Effective immediately:

• Visitors must be 16 years of age or older at all Columbia VA locations, including the Community Living Center (CLC).

• Please only enter a Columbia VA medical center or clinic if you are feeling well and have not been exposed to anyone with a respiratory illness.

• Hand hygiene is required upon entry and exit of all facilities.

• Anyone who develops respiratory symptoms while on-site should promptly leave clinical areas and seek testing and treatment if indicated.

We appreciate your cooperation and support as we work together to keep our Veterans and facilities safe during flu season.

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Our programs support our service members while they are on the front line, as they are being discharged and long after they return. Your donation will be immediately directed to the VFW programs where your support is most urgently needed.

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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.

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History for the 11th of March

On March 11 in American history, significant events included the 1941 signing of the Lend-Lease Act, authorizing aid to Allied nations, and the 1888 onset of the Great Blizzard of '88, which paralyzed the East Coast. Other key moments include the 1861 adoption of the Confederate Constitution and General MacArthur’s 1942 departure from the Philippines.

1779: The Continental Congress established the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

1824: The U.S. War Department created the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

1861: The Permanent Constitution of the Confederate States of America was adopted in Montgomery, Alabama.

1888: The "Great Blizzard of '88" began on the East Coast, dumping up to 50 inches of snow in some areas, killing over 400 people, and causing widespread devastation.

1918: The first cases of the "Spanish" influenza reached the United States, infecting soldiers at Fort Riley, Kansas.

1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease Act, allowing the U.S. to supply war materials to Allied nations.

1942: During World War II, General Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines for Australia, vowing, "I shall return".

1959: A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry debuted on Broadway, the first play by a Black woman to do so.

1993: Janet Reno was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the first female Attorney General.

2020: The 11-year bull market ended as the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 20% into a bear market.

Births on March 11

1747: Casimir Pulaski, a Polish nobleman who became a Continental Army general in the American Revolutionary War.

1926: Ralph Abernathy, a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement.

1903: Lawrence Welk, bandleader and accordionist.

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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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