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VA Vaccine Clinic

The VA Medical Clinic in White River Junction will be hosting a walk-in, first come, first served, COVID vaccination clinic for enrolled Veterans 65 years and older this week. Please click on the links below for more information and requirements!

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POST 6689

Essex Junction Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars

Veteran Outreach

Coming home doesn't mean the battle is over. With over 10 times the amount of veterans lost to suicide than to combat operations in the same time period, there has never been a more important time to TAKE A STAND and DO something to support our veterans!! If you or someone you know is suffering from PTSD, we have people that have shared a similar experience and are ready to help.

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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.

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WELCOME TO ESSEX JUNCTION POST 6689

Essex Post 6689
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.  Our common bond is the battlefield, 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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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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The Veterans of Foreign Wars is dedicated

 to supporting those who sacrifice so much for this country, veterans, service members in the US Armed Forces, and their families and continues to be a voice for returning and currently deployed service members and their families.

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Post News

Important Info for Post6689 Members

Post Members spiff up WWII veteran’s home

Members of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and a few volunteers slap paint onto the Maple St. home of Harold Bergeron, 103, Vermont's oldest World War II veteran. Bergeron has lived in the house for 55 years.

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VFW plans to lend a helping hand to 103-year-old WWII vet

Harold Bergeron of Maple Street, believed to be the oldest World War II veteran in Vermont at 103 years old, is seen before the annual Memorial Day Parade with Essex VFW Post auxiliary members Julie Kenyon

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National News

Important info from National VFW

VFW Launches 79th Annual Youth Scholarship Contests

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is now accepting entries for its 79th annual Voice of Democracy and Patriot'...

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Rep. Van Orden Receives VFW Congressional Award

WASHINGTON - The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) presented its 2025 Congressional Award to Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) for his re...

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That the purpose of this Corporation shall be fraternal, patriotic, historical, charitable, and educational: to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members; to assist worthy comrades; to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead; and to assist their widows and orphans; to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States of America, and fidelity to its Constitution and laws; to foster true patriotism; to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom, and to preserve and defend the United States from all her enemies.