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 14th of February

February 14 in American history is marked by significant statehood admissions, pioneering civil rights milestones, and the infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre.

Statehood and Territory

Arizona
(1912):
Arizona
was admitted to the Union as the 48th state, making it the last of the contiguous United States to join.
Oregon
(1859):
Oregon
was admitted as the 33rd U.S. state.
Texas Telegraph (1855):
Texas
was officially linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas.

Civil Rights and Suffrage

Frederick Douglass (1818): The prominent abolitionist and orator was born into slavery in Maryland. Because his exact birth date was unknown, he chose to celebrate his birthday on February 14 due to a childhood memory of his mother calling him her "Little Valentine".
First Female Vote (1870): Seraph Young became the first woman to legally vote in the modern United States, casting her ballot in Utah just two days after the territory passed a women's suffrage law.
League of Women Voters (1920): Carrie Chapman Catt founded the League of Women Voters in Chicago following the establishment of women's suffrage.
Esther Morris (1870): She was appointed as the first female Justice of the Peace in the U.S. in South Pass City, Wyoming.

Crime and Tragedy

St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1929): In Chicago, seven members of George "Bugs" Moran’s North Side Gang were lined against a wall and shot to death by four men dressed as police officers. The massacre was part of a gang war with Al Capone, whose public image shifted from "Robin Hood" to "stone-cold killer" following the event.
Parkland School Shooting (2018): A gunman killed 17 people and injured 17 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. At the time, it was the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history.
Theodore Roosevelt’s Double Tragedy (1884):Future President Theodore Roosevelt lost both his mother, Mittie, and his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, only hours apart on the same day.

Inventions and Milestones

Telephone Patent Race (1876): Representatives for both Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray applied for a patent for the telephone on the same day. Bell’s application was filed first, leading to a long legal battle.
ENIAC (1946): The first general-purpose high-speed electronic digital computer, ENIAC, was demonstrated to the public at the University of Pennsylvania.
YouTube (2005): The video-sharing website was officially launched by a group of college students.
First Presidential Photograph (1849): James K. Polk became the first serving U.S. President to have his photograph taken while in office.
"Pale Blue Dot" (1990): The Voyager 1 spacecraft took the famous "Pale Blue Dot" photograph of Earth from 3.7 billion miles away.

Notable Birthdays and Deaths

Births: Richard Allen (founder of the AME Church, 1760), Jack Benny (comedian, 1894), Jimmy Hoffa (labor leader, 1913), Michael Bloomberg (businessman/politician, 1942), Gregory Hines (dancer/actor, 1946), and Florence Henderson (actress, 1934).
Deaths: William Tecumseh Sherman (Civil War General, 1891) and Adolph Dubs (U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, 1979).

Valentine’s Dinner

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We hope everyone has a Lovely Valentine’s Day! Remember we have some who will be without their Valentine this year so let’s not let them spend it alone.

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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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