Visit the canteen this Week (November 5 - November 12): Friday and Saturday, open 6-10 PM. 

Thursday, November 5: 

Hall Rental - 11 AM

First Day of Buddy Poppy Drive

 

Friday, November 6: 

Canteen open, 6 PM

Day 2 of Buddy Poppy Drive

Saturday, November 7: 

Short Hike, Harpers Ferry

G4V Group Guitar Lessons, 9 AM

Day 3 of Buddy Poppy Drive

Sunday, November 8:

Zoom Yoga, 10 am

Day 4 of Buddy Poppy Drive

 

Monday, November 9:

Day 5 of Buddy Poppy Drive

Post Officer Call and Calendar Review, 7 PM

 

Tuesday, November 10:

 

Day 6 of Buddy Poppy Drive

Visit of the Iwo Jima Memorial - 3:30 PM

USMC Birthday - 5 PM

 

Wednesday, November 11:

 

Day 6 of Buddy Poppy Drive

 

Post Survey:  YOUR POST WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU!  We sent out a Post Survey earlier this year, 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!

 

Your Post needs a Community Outreach Committee!  If this is something you are good at, please contact the Post Commander and let him know that you are interested

  

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Buddy Poppy Drive (November 5th thru the 10th) - Spots are filling up, but we still have that gaping hole on Saturday, all day.

 

If you are able to fill a slot on that day, please sign up on Eventbrite. If you are scared of Eventbrite, send me an email at Post Commander and let me know.

 

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!

 

 

Shift	5 Nov 26	6 Nov 26	7 Nov 26	8 Nov 26	9 Nov 26	10 Nov 26
	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
10 to Noon	Jim	Jim	Open	Open	Fritz	Fritz
Noon to 2	Nancy	Mike C	Open	Cathy	Nancy	Nancy
2 to 4	Roman	Mike C	Open	Cathy/Nancy	Fritz	Fritz

Commander's Post Up: The Commander is currently diving, and will not be at the Post on Friday, November 6th. He will be back on the 13th with MORE fish pictures.

Short Hike,  Saturday, November 7, (meet at Post at 6 AM) - Maryland Heights Overlook — Harpers Ferry NHP — Harpers Ferry, WV / Knoxville, MD. This is a very cool hike! You will hike through Harpers Ferry National Park and see the headwaters of the Potomac River. While you are there, stop in and see some of the gun-smithing and production equipment that was there before it was destroyed. Relatively flat for the area. The Short Hike: 2–3 hours on trail, within a 2-hour drive from Arlington, and paced for beginners. If you haven't hiked in years (or ever), this is your hike. No experience needed — just decent shoes and a water bottle.

 

Korean War Memorial Washing - (November 7, 6:30 AM - 8 AM), Korean War Memorial, with Chariots of Honor.  Please wear your VFW hats and shirts!

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.  Please look for Post Member Chris Herndon, he is in charge of the boot station. If this is something you are interested in, send a note to: cdrpost3150@vfwva.org .

Reflex Comedy Show (November 7th, 7 PM) - What a great way to unwind after a perfect day of service! Come see your former Post Commander, Mike C in improv action.

Post Officer Call and Calendar Review (November 9th, 7 PM) - Want to see how the sausage is made at the Post? Ever want to help manage a calendar full of events? Come to the Post Officers Call and Calendar review! Bring your laptop and notepad and help out with the behind the scenes work.

 

Marine Corps Birthday (November 10th, 3:30 PM UTC) - 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, 11 AM UTC) - This is one of the Post's most important celebrations.  We will be conducting our traditional ceremonies at the Clarendon War Memorial (11 AM, 3410 Wilson BLVD in Arlington) and the Cherrydale Boy's School Memorial (12 PM, 3710 Langston BLVD, across from the Safeway) 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  

 

 

What is going on in our community?

 The Washington-Rochambeau Route Through Arlington( November 12, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm, Reinsch Library Auditorium, Marymount University):  The Arlington Historical Society is proud to present a talk by Kevin Vincent on the march of the French and American Armies to and from Yorktown that passed through present-day Arlington in 1781 and 1782 and our area’s specific connections with the campaign. The route of the march from Newport, Rhode Island to Yorktown, Virginia is now commemorated in the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail and the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R) Association’s Victory Towns program.

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.

• Saturday, Nov 14 @ 2 PM - Pike Park, 2820 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204 

 

Volunteers needed: Post Thanksgiving Basket Donations (November 21st) - 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 on (November 19th) 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.

 

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 (571) 317-6680 or at charles.reynolds@dvs.virginia.gov

     - George Mason Law School has an MVETS office at American Legion 139.  M-VETS enables Mason law students to assist servicemembers, veterans, and dependent family members in a wide variety of litigation and non-litigation matters.  Contact MVETS here

  

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. 

  

Virginia Department of Veterans Services: Here is some useful contact information to assist Veterans in need. The Virginia Department of Veterans Services can help out:

 

• Contact Edwin Robles if you live in either Fairfax County or Arlington County.

• Fill out a request form if you live outside 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.

 

VA Disability Claim Assistance:  All of the organizations above can assist with a VA Disability Claim.  If you are unable to contact any of them, you can call Keith Garrison at the VFW National Headquarters at (202) 530-9385 or (202) 815-7241.

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. 

VFW Action Corps Weekly - November 2, 2026

• VFW Urges Continuing Advocacy Action on TCAVA

• Podcast Calls on Advocates to Return to Capitol Hill

• VFW Delegation Engages with Service Members, Military Families and Veterans in Germany

• 2026-2027 VFW-SVA Fellowship Class Selected

• VFW Leadership Attend Desert Shield & Desert Storm Memorial Dedication

• Pentagon Changes Overseas Voter Forms

• MIA Update