May 9th at Evergreen Speedway we celebrate VAPP Military Appreciation Night. Military members can show their Military ID at the ticket gate to receive a free/complimentary Family Pass (2 Adults, 4 Kids Under the age of 16!) Tickets compliments of VAPP, Frontier Communications, Interstate Batteries.
Races will feature NASCAR Super Late Models, Interstate Batteries Hornet Nationals, Stinger Figure 8, NASCAR Street Stocks & NASCAR Mini Stocks.
Grandstands open at 4pm. Racing at 6pm. Come early for the FanFest. Get racer autographs and more!
Help share this with members of our Armed Forces to share a night of fun with their families!
You can join them too… May 9th is also Frontier Family Night. Tickets are just $10. Kids 10 & Under are FREE. Get Tickets Here
I am a volunteer and guardian with the Puget Sound Honor Flight Network ( http://pugetsoundhonorflight.org) which at no cost to a WWII Veteran, provides a once in a lifetime opportunity for them to see their Memorials in Washington, DC and Virginia dedicated to their sacrifices.
The tour on Sunday and Monday, May 10th and 11th in Washington DC and Virginia is as follows. We will take a deluxe coach with a motorcycle escort from Baltimore to Washington, DC and visit the WWII, Lincoln, Korean War, Vietnam War, FDR, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force Memorials and the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns and the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery ( http://pugetsoundhonorflight.org/honor-flight-trips/your-day-in-dc/).
There will be 56 WWII Veterans and 52 guardians departing from SeaTac airport at 8:20 am on Saturday, May 9th on Alaska Airlines Flight 768 on a Puget Sound Honor Flight to Baltimore Washington International (BWI) airport. All 56 WWII Veterans and 52 guardians return to SeaTac on Monday, May 11th on Alaska Airlines flight 767 (from BWI) at 8:05 pm (http://pugetsoundhonorflight.org/honor-flight-trips/upcoming-flights/) .
You are welcome to join us and greet our WWII Veterans when we return to SeaTac on Monday, May 11th for a Welcome Home Celebration in the Atrium areaon the southend baggage level of the airport (near the shuttle bus departures area).
Note: Stuff happens & flights can be early or late. So I’m listing the schedule as I know it today and arrival times can change.
During our March 2015 trip to Washington, DC, we were fortunate enough to have shared the trip with Lindsay and Eric from KING5 TV. They’ve been working hard at putting together stories highlighting our trip, and I’m happy to share with you some dates that these segments will be airing leading up to the Memorial Day Special.
Thursday, 5/14 – Women in Military Service – 11:00a
Friday, 5/15 – Women in Military Service – 7:30p
Tuesday, 5/19 – Puget Sound Honor Flight March Trip – 7:30p
Wednesday, 5/20 – PSHF Veteran Highlight (Mr. Rhea) – 7:30p
Thursday, 5/21 – Behind the Scenes with PSHF – 7:30p
Monday, 5/25 – Honor Flight Special – 7:30p
We hope you have a chance to watch one or more of these segments, and share this schedule with your friends and family. We owe a big hearty thank you to our friends at KING5, and to all of our veterans who openly shared their stories!
The Washington Special Olympics will be held on the weekend of May 29 – 31 at JBLM in Tacoma. The Special Olympics Chairman (Gordon Huggins) has requested assistance in manning this event. Anyone having some free time and wanting to become involved in this great event should contact him at (360) 355-6700. This is good for the VFW, the Special Olympics and Community support.
American Legion Post 160 of West Seattle in partnership with Forest Lawn Cemetery and Funeral Home of West Seattle will be holding a service in observance of Memorial Day on May 25, 2015 at 2pm.
If you have a Gold Star Mother, from the Seattle area, who is available to represent your organization and willing give a brief speech regarding Memorial Day we would very much enjoy putting her on the schedule.
At our April meeting we voted in our new leadership including our very first female commander. Congratulations to all!
Post Commander – Robin Eckstein
Sr. Vice – Ray Fairbank
Jr. Vice – John Phillips
Quartermaster – Nick Sullivan
3rd Year Trustee – Bob Lunke
They join our other trustee’s Bill and Ben. Official leadership begins after the National Convention and new appointments will be made at the following meeting. Once again congrats to all.
VFW Post 2713 | Farwell-Roosevelt 