Rapid City Moose Valued Veterans Activity Group 1137

10/08/2026

10/05/2026

VALUED VETERANS MEETING
WEDNESDAY
07 OCTOBER 2026
1730

09/20/2026

Happy Birthday to the Spruance Destroyers

Initially criticized for limited lethality, 24 Spruance-Class ships underwent extensive upgrades, receiving Tomahawk missiles and Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems, significantly boosting their anti-ship, anti-submarine, and self-defense capabilities.

09/18/2026

AIR FORCE BIRTHDAY:

On September 18th, 1947, the United States Air Force was established as an independent military branch, under the National Security Act of 1947. Military members demonstrated service through the Air Service of the US Army, the Air Corps, and the Army Air Force, and their contributions would allow for the development of a new specialized branch, achieving air and space superiority, and maintaining command and control of air-power. At the Heritage of America Band, our mission continues to amplify the role of the United States Air Force, through fostering connections, and establishing trust in the Department of Defense.

09/17/2026

Rapid City Veterans Stand Down
Thursday Sept. 24th, 2026
10:00am-2:00pm Mountain Time
DoubleTree by Hilton Rapid City Downtown
505 N. 5th St., Rapid City, SD 57701

09/14/2026

We remember ❤️🇺🇸🐕💙

09/03/2026

“It was too much death to contemplate, too much savagery and suffering; and in August 1945 no one was counting. For those who had seen the face of battle and been in the camps and under the bombs—and had lived—there was a sense of immense relief.”

08/28/2026

Are you wearing R.E.D. today?

08/27/2026

Good morning family 🙏🏻🇺🇸❤️🌹

This flag is not just fabric.

It is not just red, white, and blue stitched together.

It is the symbol that generations before us carried into the unknown. It has flown over battlefields, been folded into the arms of grieving families, covered the caskets of heroes who never made it home, and stood beside those willing to sacrifice everything.

Men and women have left their families, missed birthdays, anniversaries, first steps, last goodbyes, and moments they will never get back because they believed the freedoms represented by this flag were worth defending.

Some came home changed.

Some never came home at all.

So when we see this flag, may we remember the weight it carries.

The red reminds us of courage and sacrifice. The white reminds us of the ideals we continue striving toward. The blue reminds us of perseverance and loyalty.

You don’t have to believe America is perfect to respect the people who have given everything for her.

Respecting the flag is respecting the sons and daughters who raised their right hand and said, “Send me.”

It is respecting the families who waited. The spouses who worried. The children who missed them. The parents who prayed every night for one more phone call.

May we never become so divided that we forget the price paid by those who stood ready to protect us.

Honor the flag. Honor the sacrifice. Honor those who defend it. 🇺🇸❤️

Credit — Patriot Mama 🇺🇸