Custer VFW Gold Bar Post 5096

Custer VFW Gold Bar Post 5096 The VFW and its Auxiliaries are dedicated to veterans service, legislative advocacy, and military an
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The VFW traces its roots back to 1899 when veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) founded local organizations to secure rights and benefits for their service: Many arrived home wounded or sick. There was no medical care or veterans' pension for them, and they were left to care for themselves. In their misery, some of these veterans banded together a

nd formed organizations with what would become known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. After chapters were formed in Ohio, Colorado and Pennsylvania, the movement quickly gained momentum. By 1915, membership grew to 5,000; by 1936, membership was almost 200,000. Since then, the VFW's voice had been instrumental in establishing the Veterans Administration, creating a GI Bill for the 20th century, the development of the national cemetery system and the fight for compensation for Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange and for veterans diagnosed with Gulf War Syndrome. In 2008, VFW won a long-fought victory with the passing of a GI Bill for the 21st Century, giving expanded educational benefits to America's active-duty service members, and members of the Guard and Reserves, fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. The VFW also has fought for improving VA medical centers services for women veterans. Besides helping fund the creation of the Vietnam, Korean War, World War II and Women in Military Service memorials, the VFW in 2005 became the first veterans' organization to contribute to building the new Disabled Veterans for Life Memorial, which opened in November 2010. Annually, the nearly 1.7 million members of the VFW and its Auxiliaries contribute more than 8.6 million hours of volunteerism in the community, including participation in Make A Difference Day and National Volunteer Week. From providing over $3 million in college scholarships and savings bonds to students every year, to encouraging elevation of the Department of Veterans Affairs to the president's cabinet, the VFW is there.

Commander's Steak Dinner 5pm-7pmPublic Welcomed
05/29/2026

Commander's Steak Dinner 5pm-7pm
Public Welcomed

NO Euchre tonight
05/26/2026

NO Euchre tonight

05/25/2026

We are all aware of what Memorial Day means.

That being said an estimated 17-22 Veterans a day commit su***de...

This message is for them;

There is a part of me that will never forgive myself for surviving, especially when others deserved to live more than I did.

That isn't a self-centered view or a call for affirmation, it is a universal narrative told for many from a first-person perspective since man took up arms against one another. Everyone left standing is subject to it, even if they never tell a soul.

The cost of warfare, no matter the politics or reasons behind the greater campaign, is always loss. Someone has to live and someone has to die.

For nearly two decades, I have wrestled with that cost, wondering what led to greater men often with wives, children and brighter futures losing everything in a moment while the rest of us got to live out our lives.

They and the circumstances that led to their loss will be with you the rest of your days. You will always have questions, you will always have guilt, you will always ask "what if?"

But the thing about "what ifs" is that they are pointless and they'll kill you.

You will never get answers. You have to make peace with that, as hard as it is. You will never get to go back in time, you'll never get to trade places.

It truly is what it is.

Ultimately, I've realized that it is not up for us to decide, no matter how often we wish we could trade places with them or struggle to make sense of "why" things turned out how they did.

The best we can do is to pursue the most elusive and sought-after of outcomes for any warrior; to find a sense of peace.

By doing so, by living each day with purpose and a faithful heart, we carry out the missions they never got to complete.

The end objective of every campaign is to go home…

So many people I know, myself included, struggle with this. Life feels like an award that was not earned, and for the others, a chapter that concluded without closure.

Someone had to bare witness for them. You were chosen for that onerous duty. Only in death does duty end.

See it through.

Remember those that gave the ultimate sacrifice, but never forget to live and appreciate growing old in peace.

After all, that's all anyone who ever set foot on a battlefield ever wanted, and it is the purest way to honor those who never got the chance.

Brothers and sisters, we are here for you. 🇺🇸

A special thank you to all the volunteers that made this Memorial Day special. The echoes of the bugle players was remar...
05/25/2026

A special thank you to all the volunteers that made this Memorial Day special. The echoes of the bugle players was remarkable. 🇺🇸

Honoring the lives of service men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice.In accordance with the U.S. Flag Code (Title...
05/25/2026

Honoring the lives of service men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

In accordance with the U.S. Flag Code (Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 7), on Memorial Day the American flag must be flown at half-staff from sunrise until noon, then briskly raised to the top of the staff for the remainder of the day until sunset. 🇺🇸

Thirteen folds. 2.3 pounds The weight of a folded flag, measurable in ounces But to those left behind, it’s heavier than...
05/25/2026

Thirteen folds. 2.3 pounds
The weight of a folded flag, measurable in ounces
But to those left behind, it’s heavier than the world.

Memorial Day 2026. 🇺🇸

Honor and remember the lives of those that gave the ultimate sacrifice.

05/25/2026
05/25/2026

Taps Memorial Day 2026. 🇺🇸

Memorial Day ceremony 2026.
05/25/2026

Memorial Day ceremony 2026.

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49405

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