  We Have New Drink Chips at the Club. Thank You Simply Engraving, Mt. Pleasant!  We Have A Winner! Super Bowl Party Big Screen TV Raffle Winner Congratulations Josh & Happy Birthday To You!    We had a great Super Bowl Party. Thanks to all who turned out to cheer their favorite team. Special thanks to Bryan Prohaska, For all you do to make this an awesome event!  Ellen's awesome & talented friend Sherry Kyle made this beautiful POW-MIA afghan and donated it to our Post! Thank you Sherry Kyle for this wonderful afghan and for all you do for our Post. Would you like to win this awesome afghan? Stop by the Post to purchase your raffle tickets! $1 Each or 6 Tickets for $5 As always, all proceeds will assist local veterans.
Tips for Beating Those Winter Blues! Stay Active - Visit the Post often. Attend monthly Post & Auxiliary meetings. Share your ideas. Join a committee. We need your participation! Keep Warm - Nothing warms the heart & soul like serving our Veterans, Troops & community. Stop by the Post to "warm up" by volunteering your time, skills or services. (It's always warm in the kitchen & there's always room for volunteers on the Fish Fry Cooking Crews!) Cabin fever? We have the cure! Service & volunteer opportunities, monthly meals & events, dart leagues, fellowship, socializing with old friends or making new friends. For more info on our events, watch our marquis board, bookmark our Events Page, Follow Us on Facebook, and most importantly, VISIT THE POST!! Once you're here, you're sure to stay for the fun! Thank You For Supporting Your Local Veterans!
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 Great Job to All the Teams! New Kid's League Starts Wednesday, March 13th Contact the Post for more details. Special thanks to Juan Ramirez, Greg Garcia & Gary Smith for waxing our dining room floors. Thank you Terry Middleton for moving everything. Thank you James Harrison, Char Durocher & Rachelle Paxton for cleaning our kitchen. Thank you Keith Owen for painting! Everything looks great! Thanks to all who joined us for our New Year's Eve Party! A very successful SOLD OUT event! Special thanks to Club Manager Ellen for decorating our Post so beautifully and as always, making sure everyone had a great time. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Thank you for supporting your local Veterans! VFW Post 1454's Honor Guard participated in the Veterans Day Program at Donald L. Pavlik Middle School, Alma, MI.  Thank you Alma Boy Scout Troop 610 & Alma Cub Scout Troop 3610 for helping us serve our local Veterans breakfast on Veterans Day! They did a great job welcoming and serving our honored guests. We appreciate your help. Thank you for supporting your local Veterans!  Thank you to our awesome volunteers for a great Veterans Day Breakfast!  Congratulations Dan Gilbert - Winner of this beautiful afghan! Thanks to all for participating!  Please join us in congratulating VFW Post 1454 Member Jeff Humphrey. Jeff was recently honored by Alma Elks Lodge #1400 as their 2018 Veteran of the Year. A well deserved honor, indeed. Watch Jeff's acceptance speech below. Members of our Post are well aware of Jeff's hard work & dedication to our Veterans and to our Post but Jeff's work on behalf of Veterans doesn't end there. Jeff is also a Member of the Alma Elks Lodge and volunteers his time with Veterans organizations in Florida throughout the winter months. Jeff, and his wife Kathy, are both dedicated advocates for our Veterans and wonderful assets to our Post. Jeff is a member of our Post's Honor Guard. He is responsible for coordinating our Post's Wreaths Across America participation and the annual golf outing which raises funds to purchase those wreaths. Jeff spearheaded the recent "home improvement" projects to our Post including painting & new signage on the exterior of our building. His efforts certainly made our Post's exterior more inviting but it's the work he does within that keeps people coming back for more. Burrito nights, Pizza & Horse Racing parties are just a few of the fun events Jeff created to gather our Members together. Jeff & Kathy volunteer their time, services & efforts at every possible event. Whether it's marching in a parade, cooking for an event or making pasties, they are always there to lend a hand & make our work FUN! We are so proud of Jeff for the work he does for our Veterans and our Post. He truly is an inspiration to others. Thank you Jeff Humphrey for your service to our Country and your continued service to your fellow Veterans!  November... A Time to Give Thanks to Our Veterans  November... A Time to Give to Veterans in Need  November... A Time to Give to Communities in Need
November... A Time to Give Thanks The Post will be CLOSED Thursday, November 22nd Happy Thanksgiving! November... A Time to Be Thankful!  Our thanks to the Linda J. Baracy Memorial Charity for their generous donation of $250 to VFW Post 1454 Auxiliary.   Our thanks to Pat & Mike Brennan at Pat's Auto, Inc. for painting the VFW letters displayed on our building. Special thanks to Doug Yost for the military emblems that decorate the front of our Post and to Rebel Metal. The new paint & signage really make our Post look sharp! Thank you Jeff Humphrey for spearheading these Post improvement projects and thank you to Gari Baracy & Fred "Frits" Fales - aka the install crew.
 
  We had a great turn out for our 2018 Memorial Day Ceremony. Our thanks to all in attendance for joining us on this beautiful day to honor our fallen comrades. Our Memorial Day Ceremony began at Riverside Park in Alma, MI with a ceremonial wreath drop by air. Our Chaplain Don Burt lead in prayer. Our Post's Sr. Vice Commander Doug Yarnell & Auxiliary President Loretta Lombard paid tribute to our fallen comrades and our Honor Guard gave a "21 Gun Salute" followed by "Taps". Our Memorial Day Ceremony continues at the All Wars Memorial in the Veterans Section of Riverside Cemetery. Our Post places American flags on every Veteran's grave in Chapel Gardens, New Haven Twp. and Riverside Cemeteries. During our Memorial Day Ceremony we place flowers, a wreath and an American flag at the All Wars Memorial in Riverside Cemetery. The ceremony concludes with another "21 Gun Salute" and "Taps." After the ceremony all were invited back to our Post for coffee, pastries and fellowship. We enjoyed another great turn out. If you missed this year's ceremony, we hope you will plan to attend next year. Our Memorial Day Ceremony takes place every year on Monday, Memorial Day at 10:00 a.m. beginning at Riverside Park in Alma, MI. All are welcome to attend. Thank you for honoring our fallen comrades. Please support your local Veterans & Active Duty Military. Find out how you can get involved with VFW Post 1454. Contact Us or visit VFW Post 1454. 
Welcome New Officers!
 Thank You Anderson Custom Carpeting!Our thanks to Craig & Mary Anderson of Anderson Custom Carpeting in St. Louis, MI for donating the new flooring installed in the front & back entrances of our Post. The new flooring is beautiful and a great way to welcome our guests. Thank you Anderson Custom Carpeting for supporting our VFW Post and our local Veterans! 
Thank You Alma Fire District & Nozzlemen MC!Our thanks to the Alma Fire District for helping us give a warm welcome the Nozzlemen MC for their annual ride-in to our Post. Alma Fire District brought in the big rig to hoist a very big flag. It's quite a sight to see! We had a full house and a great time was had by all. We were honored to receive a beautiful plaque from our guests, The Nozzlemen. Thank you Alma Fire District and Nozzlemen MC for your continued support of local Veterans! We look forward to seeing you again next year.
Many thanks to our volunteers who donated food and helped us welcome & host the Nozzlemen! Thank you Jeanne, Aleta, Annie, Tyler, Darlene, Sandy, Sheila, Jackie, Loretta, Kim & Pat. Dinner was delicious! We had a great turnout for the Catfish & Horse Race event. Thanks to Jeff & Kathy Humphrey for this fun event! And we just can't say it enough... We would like to give a huge thank you to our Club Manager Ellen Winn for making EVERYONE feel welcome on a daily basis!
Improving Our Community, Improving OurselvesEveryone is busy with spring clean-up and our Post is no exception. Our thanks to the many helping hands who have volunteered to spruce up our Post and our community. We had a great crew to help with the improvements at the Veterans Memorial at Riverside Cemetery. Thank you Jeff, Les, Sam, Vic & "Fritz." We all appreciate your hard work & dedication! VFW Post 1454 Honor GuardOur Honor Guard participated in the Alma Elks Lodge #1400 Field of Honor Dedication Ceremony on May 6th. The weather was cold & rainy but many turned out for the beautiful dedication ceremony by the Alma Elks. Our Honor Guard always does a wonderful job representing our Post. We're very proud of these men! Nothing stops them from honoring their Comrades.  
Calling All Motorcycle EnthusiastThe Club would like to start a motorcycle riders group. All those interested please contact Vince Held at 989-621-4705 or email vheldjr@yahoo.com "Gearing Up" for Memorial Day Weekend  ALL Veterans are invited to march or ride along in the Jeep or Deuce 1/2 with VFW Post 1454 in the 51st Annual Highland Festival Parade. If interested, meet at the parade line up site at 10 am.  Photo Courtesy of Keith Virgo Photography  Special thank you to Jeff Plot for the generous donation toward our Poppy Program!    Don't forget our monthly meals! |
 Highland Festival Weekend! Friday, May 25th 5:00-7:00 pm |  Sunday, May 20th Noon-4:00 pm |
Thank you for supporting your local Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars!
| TET 68 Commemorative Ceremony May 18th, 2018 St. Louis VFW Hall St. Louis, MI Registration Required Contact Gratiot County Department of Veterans Affairs 989-875-5258 |  |
VFW & 4-H Club Work Together Serving Our Veterans & Community!
We would like to thank our local 4-H Club & 4-H leaders for helping our Post clean up the Veterans Section of Riverside Cemetery. These youngsters are part of Gratiot County's 4-H program and they are working hard to fulfill their community service commitment. We appreciate their helping hands & look forward to working with them again in the future.
We would like to thank our local 4-H Club & 4-H leaders for helping our Post clean up the Veterans Section of Riverside Cemetery. These youngsters are part of Gratiot County's 4-H program and they are working hard to fulfill their community service commitment. We appreciate their helping hands & look forward to working with them again in the future.
 | Auxiliary Spring Pastie Sale $4 Each Order by Monday, April 23rd Pick-up Thursday, April 26th after 3 Click HERE for Order Form |
| Volunteers Needed for Pastie Prep! Monday, April 23rd at 9:00 am Thursday, April 26th at 9:00 am |  |
Meet Jackson
Jackson is a PTSD Service Dog and lifetime member of VFW Post 1454. Jackson has a very important job & is trained for many specialized tasks. He enjoys traveling with his Veteran companion, as far away as Washington! Jackson likes to stop by the Post to visit with his friends. He really likes our popcorn and we hear he's pretty sweet on our Club Manager Ellen too!
Jackson is a PTSD Service Dog and lifetime member of VFW Post 1454. Jackson has a very important job & is trained for many specialized tasks. He enjoys traveling with his Veteran companion, as far away as Washington! Jackson likes to stop by the Post to visit with his friends. He really likes our popcorn and we hear he's pretty sweet on our Club Manager Ellen too!
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Click the links below for more information on
Veterans Assistance, PTSD, Service & Emotional Support Dogs
www.ptsd.va.gov
Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255 Press 1
Free, Confidential Support
24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week, 365 Days a Year Available
www.VeteransCrisisLine.net
Veterans Assistance, PTSD, Service & Emotional Support Dogs
www.ptsd.va.gov
Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255 Press 1
Free, Confidential Support
24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week, 365 Days a Year Available
www.VeteransCrisisLine.net
Leslie C. McLean
VFW Post 1454
Dedicated to a lifetime of service to our county and our community.
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