Veterans Memorial Invitation

 

VFW Riders Events - WWII Escort Ride

VFW Riders Events Event Coordinator Gary DeMars Form Date 04-08-2024 Riders Event Description Memorial Ride and Escort for WWII Veteran Ride Destination St. Hedwig Cemetery Destination Address - Optional 23755 Military Road, Dearborn Heights, MI, 48127 Comments The VFW District 4 Riders Group will participate in a memorial service for James A. Brosko, a WWII Veteran, on April 22, 2024. Mr. Brosko served in World War II and was among the soldiers who landed on Normandy Beach on D-Day. He survived to fight in Europe and Africa before returning home after 2.5 years of service. A military ceremony will be conducted by a VFW Post at St. Hedwig Cemetery Mausoleum, where Mr. Brosko's remains will be placed. The Patriot Guard Riders will stand a flag line during the ceremony. The Riders Group will meet at noon at the Turowski Funeral Home at 25509 Warren St, Dearborn Heights, MI. They will accompany the automobile transporting Mr. Brosko's remains to the cemetery as an escort. Ride Type Memorial Event Ride Date 04-22-2024 Staging Location Turowski Funeral Home Staging Address 25509 Warren St., Dearborn Heights, MI, 48127 Staging Time 12:00 PM KSU 12:15 PM

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Post 9283 Steak Roast

 

G.I. Bill students: Receiving more than one monetary Benefit? Check your direct deposit on VA.gov Fw: Michigan Veterans News & Resources for April 3, 2024

G.I. Bill students: Receiving more than one monetary benefit? Check your direct deposit on VA.gov Some students receive benefit payments to two banking accounts, but VA needs all students to consolidate their payments into one direct deposit account to help protect from fraud and to ensure VA pays veterans on time, every time, without error. If you're a G.I. Bill beneficiary who also receives other benefits, you need to ensure you have a single bank account selected for direct deposit by April 20. If you received a notification via text message or email, please take action by April 20. If you do not receive a notification, you are not impacted. Learn more on the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency's website. Register now for MVAA's third annual Veterans Leadership Summit The registration deadline for the 2024 Michigan Veterans Leadership Summit is quickly approaching! Join the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) May 1-3 at the DTE Energy Headquarters in Detroit. This summit was created for leaders of organizations whose primary purpose is serving veterans and their families to enhance their programming by networking and learning from one another in a group setting. At last year's summit in Traverse City, more than 200 military veteran leaders and advocates from 90 cities, five states and Washington, D.C., came together to develop new and better ways to serve Michigan veterans and their families. Register for the 2024 Summit. The deadline to register is Sunday, April 14. 400,000+ veterans enrolled in VA health care over past 365 days, 30% increase over last year On Friday, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it has enrolled 401,006 veterans in VA health care over the past 365 days — 30% more than the 307,831 it enrolled the previous year. This is the most yearly enrollees in at least the past five years at VA, and nearly a 50% increase over pandemic-level enrollment in 2020. The number of new enrollees increased in all 50 states year-over-year. The states with the most new enrollees over the past year include Texas (41,287 veterans), California (33,468) Florida (32,712), Virginia (20,537), North Carolina (17,562), Pennsylvania (16,167), Georgia (15,747), Ohio (12,717), Washington (11,873), Illinois (10,167), Colorado (10,028), Arizona (9,789), Tennessee (9,584), and Michigan (9,294). This historic enrollment has been made possible by the bipartisan PACT Act — signed into law by President Biden as a part of his Unity Agenda for the nation — which allowed VA to expand VA health care and benefits to millions of veterans. Read the full story from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Last survivor of USS Arizona dies at 102 USS Arizona survivor Lou Conter died Monday at the age of 102. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP) The sole survivor serving aboard the USS Arizona during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has died. Lou Conter, one of the last living ties to that date of infamy, passed away this morning at his home in Grass Valley, California, Pacific Historic Parks confirmed. He was 102. Born in Ojibwa, Wisconsin, Conter enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1939 at the age of 18. Two years later, he would bear witness to the attack that finally drew the United States into the Second World War. Starting his shift as quartermaster at 7:45 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, Conter had barely rubbed the sleep from his eyes when the Japanese assault began a mere three minutes later. At exactly 8:09 a.m., the hull of the USS Arizona was struck by a 1,760-pound Japanese armor-piercing bomb. Read the full story from Military Times. 17 books every service member should read, according to troops and veterans We asked Military.com readers for their favorite book suggestions, and here are some of their top picks. 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Riders Group Meeting - April 5, 2024

 

Please note that our Home Romanowski Post 6896 is closed due to ongoing construction work. However, we will meet at the Flat Rock Post during this construction interval. This is a reminder email for the upcoming District 4 Riders Group meeting, which will be held on Friday, April 5, 2024, starting at 7 pm. This is an important event, so please mark your calendar and make sure to attend.

Date: Friday, April 5, 2024

Time: 7 pm

Where: Flat Rock Post 9363
25570 Telegraph Rd., Flat Rock 48134

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VFW Day of Giving

 

VFW Northville Post Event

 

Wyandotte Post Car Shows

 

Bingo at Post 9283

 

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VFW Riders Events

VFW Riders Events Event Coordinator Bill Schaffer Form Date 02-28-2024 Riders Event Description Tim Artibee Memorial Ride Ride Destination Clare VFW Destination Address - Optional 145 E. Wilcox Parkway, Clare, MI, 48617 Comments Riding to Mount Pleasant post to meet with other Michigan VFW Riders and group ride to Clare VFW post for a memorial service and lunch. we will be meeting up with Lambertville Riders in Milan at the Marathon gas station at 8 am 9035 Carpenter Rd, Milan, MI 48160. Anyone that wants to meet me at the Flat Rock post, I will be there at KSU at 715am. or you can ride yourself to the Milan staging area. KSU there at 8 am. This is a 2.5-hour ride so please have your bike full of fuel and ready to ride Ride Type Memorial Event Ride Date 03-02-2024 Staging Location Flat Rock VFW Staging Address 25570 Telegraph Rd., Flat Rock 48134, Flat Rock, MI, 48134 Staging Time 7:00 AM KSU 7:15 AM

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VFW District 4 Installation Banquet

 

Southgate VFW Post 9283 Events

 

VFW Riders Events

VFW Riders Events Event Coordinator Bill Schaffer Form Date 02-21-2024 Riders Event Description Lambertville Riders Group Blessing of the Bikes Ride Destination Lambertville VFW Post Destination Address - Optional 4120 Piehl Rd., Lambertville, MI, 48144 Comments Our Riders Group is organizing a group ride to attend the Blessing of the Bikes event at the Lambertville Post 9656. The event is scheduled for April 6, 2024, and we plan to stage at the Flat Rock Post at 10:45 am. The kickstands will be up at 11:00 am sharp. The Blessing is scheduled to start at noon, and the donation fee for the event is $10.00. Ride Type Post Support Event Ride Date 04-06-2024 Staging Location Flat Rock VFW Staging Address 25570 Telegraph Rd., Flat Rock, MI, 48134 Staging Time 10:45 AM KSU 11:00 AM

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Lambertville Rides Group Blessing of the Bikes

 

Southgate Steak Roast

 

February Distribution of Stuffed Animals "Riders Stuffed Animal Donation Program"

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Veterans Benefits Fair

 

VFW Riders Events - Novi Police Department Stuffed Animal Delivery

VFW Riders Events Event Coordinator Gary DeMars Form Date 02-10-2024 Riders Event Description Novi Police Department Stuffed Animal Delivery Ride Destination Novi Police Department Destination Address - Optional 45125 10 Mile Rd, Novi, MI, 48375 Comments A stuffed animal donation delivery has been scheduled by our Rides group to be made to the Novi Police Department. The delivery is being coordinated by Bill Schaffer and Gary DeMars, and other Riders Members are invited to join them. In case of any changes in the schedule, a new notice will be posted. Ride Type OTHER Other Ride Type Stuffed Animal Donation Delivery Ride Date 02-15-2024 Staging Location Speedway Gas Station Staging Address 37416 7 Mile Rd., Livonia, MI, 48152 Staging Time 12:30 PM KSU 12:35 PM

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