Visit this Week (September 18 -September 22): Friday and Saturday, open 6-10 PM.
VISITORS WELCOME
VETERANS - ACTIVE DUTY - FAMILY - FRIENDS
We're pleased to announce two exciting updates to the John Lyon VFW Post 3150 website! Visit our newly redesigned Membership page to learn more about the benefits of joining our Post, and check out our new Follow John Lyon Post Facebook page to stay current on Post news, events, photos, and community activities. We encourage you to explore both pages and share them with fellow veterans, family, and friends.
Friday, September 18:
Commander's Post up, 4 PM until 6:30 PM
Canteen open, 6 PM
POW/MIA Ceremony at the Post, 7 PM
USAF Birthday at the Post, 7 PM
Saturday, September 19:
G4V Group Guitar Lessons, 9 AM
Canteen Open, 6 PM
Mess Hall Comedy Show, 8 PM
Sunday, September 20:
Zoom Yoga, 10 am
G4V Gonzalez, 11 am
Monday, September 21:
Tuesday, September 22:
We are moving into our busy season! There are tons of ways to get involved with your Post and community, check them out!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Post at the USAF Memorial, 3 PM: If you are available on Friday afternoon at 3 PM, the Post Commander will be visiting the USAF Memorial as part of the USAF Birthday celebration. If you are interested in joining him, send an email to
CDRPost3150@vfwva.org.
Commander's Post up: Friday, September 18th, 4 PM til 6:30: Do you want to learn about the Sea of Cortez? Sea an octopus love story? Talk about the VFW? Talk about your Post or most anything else? Come to the Post, take a number, pull up a chair and let's talk. If you want to stop by or have an issue, send an email to CDRPost3150@vfwva.org.
POW/MIA Day and USAF Birthday Ceremony at the Post, 7 PM: Your Post will be remembering POW/MIA Day and celebrating the USAF 79th Birthday this Friday at 7 PM. Big thanks to Heber and JGary for leading these ceremonies. There is a rumor of cake.
Mess Hall Comedy Show, 8 PM: Come out to your Post on Saturday night and check out the Mess Hall Comedy Show! Join your fellow members and enjoy a few good laughs at 8 PM, Saturday night. Post members get in for free, but donations are welcome.
Post General Meeting, Monday September 21st, 730 PM: Please attend your Post's general meeting this Monday night! We will be covering:
- Suicide Prevention
- Our Post's parking lot and landscaping update
- Our All American Status
- The calendar
- Update on the Post's Army Ten Miler Team and Hiking Club update
- Legislative updates
You can attend in person at the Post (please do) or virtually via the link below:
Soldiers Angels Food Pantry - September 22nd, 9 AM: Join your Post mates as they help out at the Soldiers Angels Food Pantry at 9 AM, September 22nd. Located in the RFK Stadium Parking lot near the intersection of Benning Road and Oklahoma Ave, NE in the Northwest corner of the parking lot. Sign up to volunteer or receive support:
Volunteer at Soldiers Angels
We need your help! Are you a community focused individual? We need a community outreach committee member or leader. What do they do?
• Reach out to our communities: Arlington and Joint Base FT Myer/Henderson Hall and engage
• Help sponsor a unit
• Coordinate community events
• Coordinate possible Post events and participation
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.
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) - We will be cleaning up miles 2-3 as part of a fundraising event. We need 18 people to sign up, and 18 people to show up for the cleanup. Please register for the event here: Sign up for the Marine Corps Marathon Clean Up.
- Halloween at the Post (Saturday, October 31st) - This year, the Post will sponsor a Trunk or Treat in our parking lot, as well as a party for Post members' families. This concept has not been formed yet, but if you are a Halloween-focused individual and you want to help the Post plan and execute this event, please let the Post leadership know: CDRpost3150@vfwva.org.
- Marine Corps Birthday (November 10th) - Joe Wagner will be leading this effort; we are looking for Post members to help him out with the planning and execution. We are also looking for a distinguished Marine to be our Post's keynote speaker. If you are interested in being part of this team, let the Post leadership know: CDRpost3150@vfwva.org.
- 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 a Post Open House. In addition, we will be conducting our Veterans Day Buddy Poppy distribution. We will need folks to lead, coordinate, and help out at all of these events. If you are interested in being part of this team, let the Post leadership know: 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, let the Post leadership know.
Help your Post out and step up! You will enjoy it and see how easy it is.
Family-Friendly Events: We have several members with school-age kids who we want to keep engaged with the Post. Are you one of them? Please let us know how we can host more family-friendly events at the Post. Easter Egg Hunt? Trick or treat? If this interests you, please bring it up at the next General Meeting or email the Sr. Vice Commander.
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.
Donations: Our zoning infractions case is complete. Please consider donating to the Post for future legal fights.
• Major Richard Star Act One Signature Away from Key Breakthrough
• VFW Leaders Honor 9/11 Victims at Pentagon Memorial
• VFW Remembers 9/11
• MIA Update
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