Visit the canteen this Week (October 8 - October 15): Friday and Saturday, open 6-10 PM.
Wednesday, October 7:
Start of Operation Enduring Freedom (Actual Date, this will be observed on October 16th at the Post)
Friday, October 9:
NOTE: There will be no Commander's Post up this week, but we will be back the 16th!
Canteen open, 6 PM
Saturday, October 10:
G4V Group Guitar Lessons, 9 AM
Post Maintenance Day, 3 PM
Canteen Open, 6 PM
Sunday, October 11:
Zoom Yoga, 10 am
G4V Gonzalez, 11 am
Gold Star Mothers Commemoration, 4 PM
Monday, October 12:
Post Officer's Call, 7 PM
We are moving into our busy season! There are tons of ways to get involved with your Post and community, check them out!
Post Survey: YOUR POST WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU! We sent out a Post Survey earlier this week, if you did not receive that email, or it went to your spam folder, here is the link to complete the survey. Please take a few minutes to fill it out, we want to know how we can make your Post and VFW Experience better!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Trivia Night, OCT 9th, 7:30: Trivia Night returns to the Post! Join former Commander Mike Cantwell as he presents 3 rounds of Jeopardy style trivia. Test your knowledge against the most trivial minds in our Post.
Post Maintenance Day, OCT 10th, 3 PM: Come join the new House Committee as they conduct the ritual HVAC Filter cleansing and decorate the Post for Halloween! We will also go up into the attic and see what else is up there besides the Halloween and Christmas decorations.
Are you an Afghanistan Vet? If so, come to the Post on Friday, October 16th and talk about your experiences during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Flying a helicopter over those mountains? Walking up and down those mountains? Driving a truck to the base of those mountains so someone could get off your truck and walk up them? Cooking pretty good food somewhere near those mountains? Sit in the OPS Center and type up endless reports about those mountains? Did you buy that cheesy little carpet with the tanks and flags on it? Come to the Post and talk about one of our nation's conflicts with your Post mates. If you come during the Commander's Post up, your first drink is on the commander!
Patriots Pen/Voice of Democracy Annual Contests: Once again the Post is sponsoring a Patriots Pen (grades 6 thru 8) and Voice of Democracy (grades 9 thru 12) writing and oratory contest. If you know of a Junior or Senior High School student that is interested in competing for up to $35,000 worth of scholarships, let them know about this! The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is now accepting entries for its 80th annual Voice of Democracy and
Patriot’s Pen youth scholarship competitions. The 2026-2027 theme asks America’s students "What a Veteran
Taught Me About America.”
Student entries may be submitted (along with a completed entry form) to their local participating VFW Post. The
deadline for both contests is October 31, 2026. To read more about the contests or download the entry form, visit the VFW Scholarship Page by clicking here.
What is going on in our community?
Fall 2026 Stumbling Stone Dedications: The Arlington Historical Society and the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington invite you to the unveiling of "Stumbling Stones.” These bronze markers commemorate the lives of the enslaved people who helped build our county and our country and are placed in the sidewalk at the last known site of their enslavement. Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington’s research has revealed over 2000 enslaved people and identified 1050 by name.
Volunteers needed:
We hope everyone had a nice summer and took a break from the heat and humidity. As the calendar turns to fall, we have a pile of events where we will be needing volunteers to lead, coordinate, and participate in. Here is a short list:
- Marine Corps Marathon Cleanup (October 25th, 7 AM) - We will be cleaning up miles 2-3 as part of a fundraising event. We had plenty of folks sign up, but we will need a strong showing the morning of the race so we can meet our requirements. If this is something you are interested in and didn't sign up for yet, send a note to: cdrpost3150@vfwva.org
- Halloween at the Post (Saturday, October 31st) - Tutubi is joining us for a Halloween Party. Bring the kids, we will have piles of candy to keep them busy and the popcorn machine will be cranking it out. Costumes? Yes. If you are a Halloween-focused individual, come on out and show off your costume to the Great Pumpkin. We can grab the decorations from the scary attic and decorate the Post. We do need a bartender for that evening . . . .
- OPERATION WINTERHAVEN (November 7th, 9 AM): The 2026 Winterhaven Homeless Veterans Stand Down is scheduled for Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.. Hosted by the Washington DC VA Medical Center at its main campus. This year VFW 3150 will be working with American Legion Post 46 in DC at the Boot Station. There are plenty of opportunities in the weeks prior to help organize, set up and clean up after the drive. If this is something you are interested in, send a note to: cdrpost3150@vfwva.org
- Buddy Poppy Drive (November 4th thru the 10th) - This one of our traditionally best times to get donations for our Post Relief Fund. Post members will be sharing shifts at the FT Myer Commissary passing out Buddy Poppies, talking about our Post and what we do, and asking for donations to our relief fund. Please sign up for a shift at this link. Each shift is 2 hours, starting at 10 AM and ending at 4 PM. The shifts will run from Thursday, NOV 5th thru Tuesday NOV 10th. If you have not done this before, no problem! We can show you how simple it is!
- Marine Corps Birthday (November 10th) - Joe Wagner will be leading this effort; Everything is looking pretty well organized, but we will need folks to help set up and clean up. Even if you are not a Marine, this is a very fun event. If this is something you are interested in and want to help out or attend, here is the Evenbrite link to sign up to attend. If you are not able to attend the celebration, please consider donating to Toys For Tots on the same link above
- Veterans Day Celebration (November 11th) - This is one of the Post's most important celebrations. We will be conducting our traditional ceremonies at Clarendon War Memorial and the Cherrydale Boys' School Memorial as well as other events. If you want to help out - do some outreach work to promote the event, move the chairs, podium, tents, loudspeaker, help with the flowers, do a quick police call at the memorials, let us know!If this is something you are interested in helping out or attending, send a note to: cdrpost3150@vfwva.org
- Post Thanksgiving Basket Donations (November 19th) - We are working to partner with USAA and Joint Base Fort Myer/Henderson Hall to reach out to Army and Marine Corps families that are in need during the holiday season. If you are interested in being part of this team we can always use help with shopping and packing up the boxes as well as delivering them in November. If this is something you are interested in and didn't sign up for yet, send a note to: cdrpost3150@vfwva.org
Help your Post out and step up! You will enjoy it and see how easy it is.
REFLEX Comedy Classes: Reflex Improv will offer FREE Intro to Improv classes to members of VFW Post 3150. During class, you will learn about the fundamentals of improv comedy, including Yes-And, Got Your Back teamwork, creating characters on the fly, and recognizing and playing with scene game. No prior experience in improv or comedy needed! If you're interested in joining the classes, please email Daniel Brown and cc Mike Cantwell. Include your full name and contact information, and state that you are a member of VFW Post 3150.
Veterans in Need: If you know of a Veteran in need, here are some resources that can help them in Virginia or in the greater DMV area:
Right here in Arlington, there are two resources available at our comrades' American Legion Post 139:
- Charles Reynolds is a Virginia Veterans Service Representative. He can be reached at (703) 417-9090 or at charle.reynolds@dvs.virginia.gov
- George Mason Law School has an MVETS office at American Legion 139. MVETS M-VETS enables Mason law students to assist servicemembers, veterans, and dependent family members in a wide variety of litigation and non-litigation matters. https://mvets.law.gmu.edu/
US Vets: US Vets (here is a link to their Website) has just opened a Service Hub in DC. If you know of a Veteran facing housing insecurity, please link them up with US Vets. As a note, we have a Post member who is a counselor for US Vets, our Chaplain, Chris G.
• Contact Edwin Robles if you live in either Fairfax County or Arlington County.
• If you have the resources to donate money for assisting a Veteran, the Virginia Department of Veteran Services recommends donating by sending a check to Northern Virginia Vietnam Veterans of America, PO Box 2111, Reston, VA 20195.
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