| Canteen Hours |
| Sunday through Thursday 11:00am to 1:00am Friday and Saturday 11:00am to 2:00am ------------------------- Guests are Welcome! |
| Event Hall |
| The Jimmy Greene hall is available for rental to the general public. You can contact the Post here. Phone info is located on the map page. |
| Membership |
| You are eligible to join the VFW if you are a citizen, and served honorably with the US Military, and have verifiable overseas service in a foreign conflict. You can view the eligibility list in PDF format. The additions to the list can be viewed here. Applications are available at the Post. |
| Post Officers |
| Commander D Baptiste Senior VC R Schneider Junior VC G Bousquet QMaster D Buchan Adjutant R Rushford Chaplain G Chaput Surgeon L Lopez Officer Day G Atwood Service Off G Chaput |
| Page Updated |
| July 27 |
| Chicken BBQ |
| The Men's Auxiliary will be hosting a BBQ Dinner on Sunday August 1st. Please click here for all the details. |
| 8th Annual Ahn’s Memorial Run |
| "On Sunday August 15th, 2010 the Freedom Riders USA and several local Veterans Organizations are sponsoring the 8th Annual Ahn’s Memorial Run - Vets Helping Vets, which will be hosted by Preston VFW Post 9452, in memory USMC Cpl. Kemaphoom "Ahn" Chanawongse, a young Waterford native, who was killed in action, in Iraq, on March 23rd, 2003. The Freedom Riders USA sponsor this event to honor his memory and the memory of all of Connecticut’s Fallen Heroes." View the flyer and the donation letter. |
| Town Hall Meeting |
| There will be a Town Hall style meeting held Thursday August 12, 2010 at 6:30PM at Veterans of Foreign Wars Kari-Hill Post 5849 by Congressman Joe Courtney. This meeting will be to discuss new benefits and programs recently passed by Congress. The flyer is here. |
| Flag Retirement Ceremony |
| June 14, 2010 - "Approximately 50 people attended a flag retirement ceremony at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2212 in Taftville. The ceremony was conducted by Boy Scout Troop 80 and led by Second Class Scout Zack Stevens as the Master of Ceremonies." Pictures and the rest of the story can be found here. |
| The Wounded Warrior Disabled Sports Project |
| The Project will have a 4 day event at Riverside Park in Hartford on August 5-8. The event needs volunteers to help out and fans to cheer the participants on. The participants are those that are suffering permanent disabilities as a result of injuries received while in military service to their country. You can download the event flyer in PDF format here. The volunteer registration form is available here. |