Comrades,

February is gone and March is upon us. We have been blessed

with some spring-like weather for the past few weeks but Old

Man Winter is holding on for a bit longer.

March kicks off on the 3rd with our monthly trip to Lonesome

Dove horse farm to assist disabled veterans with horse riding

therapy. The group leaves the Post at 10AM and if you'd like to

help out, see Comrade Doris Wollett. Also, March 3rd is

"Super Tuesday" for the Democrat Party primaries. Our Post is

a polling place so many county citizens will be coming in to

vote. Virginia is an open primary state so you don't have to be a

member of the Democrat party, primary voting is open to all

voters.

On the 5th, we'll deliver and serve dinner to the homeless men

at Liberation Shelter in Richmond. If you'd like to help, See

Quartermaster Ray Bassetti. Or just show up before the van

leaves at 6 PM. All the fellas in this shelter are military veter-

ans who have hit a tough time in their lives. We stand with

them and we will see them get back on their feet.

Our first March meeting is at 7:30 on the 12th. Come on out

Commander’s Message

Post Officers Commander

Ed Mann

Senior Vice Commander

Cole Winkler

Junior Vice Commander

Shawn Kennedy

Quartermaster

Ray Bassetti

Chaplain

Ron Scoville

Judge Advocate

Boyd C. Burnett

Surgeon

Tom McIntyre

1 Year Trustee

Mike Knox

2 Year Trustee

Bill Collins

3 Year Trustee

Brooks McCormick

Adjutant

Robert Barnett

Service Officer

Eddie I. Hinton

VFW Auxiliary

Officers

President

Nancy Smithson

Sr. Vice President

Kimberly Boehme

Jr. Vice President

Krystine Boehme

Secretary

Vivian White

Treasurer

Dana Rivera

Conductress

Marilyn Smith

Assistant Conductress

Stephanie Forshey

Patriotic Instructor

Miriam Walker

Guard

Michelle Smith

Assistant Guard

Luther Gammon

Chaplain

Laura Diane Absher

Veterans of Foreign Wars

Battlefield Post 9808

and see what goes on in the meetings. The Post Commander leads the meetings. The other officers and committee

chairmen or women report on what’s going on with their committees. This is your Post and the leadership counts on

hearing differing views from our large and diverse membership. Have a free beverage and good fellowship afterwards

too. Come early and have dinner.

On Saturday the 14th, 11 AM to 2 PM, we'll be hosting our third Wounded Warriors event at the Post. Wounded vets

from McQuire Hospital are coming over for lunch and afternoon games. Come and have lunch with these Warriors.

Sit and talk to them and perhaps more importantly, listen.

On the 17th, the Club menu will feature the old St.Patricks day standard Corned Beef & Cabbage. $10 for the special

meal. The monthly Saturday Breakfast Buffet will be on the 21st, $8.

The Club and Bingo operations are always interested in more help, volunteers. When warmer weather does finally

arrive for good, we'll be looking for a few good lawn warriors to keep the Post home looking sharp. Our Post is at one

of the busiest crossroads in Mechanicsville so we must keep up our military standards. Nothing we do is difficult, it

just takes a desire to be helpful. Confucius say, "Many hands make light work!" If you are thinking of volunteering

but have not done so yet, are you aware that with as few as 200 volunteer hours, you, your children or your grandchil-

dren can become eligible for educational scholarship money? Many, many thanks to the volunteers that put in so

many hours to keep the Post going, we can't do it without you.

Keep your powder dry,

Cole Winkler

Senior Vice Commander

March 2020

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Address: 7168 Flag Lane, Mechanicsville, VA 23111

(804) 746-9808, E-mail: vfwpost9808@comcast.net

And visit us on Facebook: VFW Battlefield Post 9808 (Members only), VFW Post 9808 Ladies Auxiliary, or

VFW Post 9808

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

It's exciting to recognize the promising signs of Spring, daffodils in bloom, budding trees and extended daylight hours. Everyone complimented our newly painted meet-ing room. Daylight savings time begins March 8th, re-member to set your clocks forward.

We're climbing the membership ladder. We need (6) six more renewals to reach our membership goal. Please in-vite your eligible family and friends to join our Auxiliary. We welcome our new members Mathew McGall, Eileen Ruth, Terri Murtagh, and Katherine Winn. Please encour-age them to participate in our activities.

The Valentine's Dinner and Dance was enjoyed by every-one in attendance. The Valentine photos are happy mem-ories.

Everyone is looking forward to St. Patrick's Day on March 17th.

We're preparing and working for a successful Tea and Fashion Show on April 18th from 2 PM to 5 PM. Promo-tional fliers are available to share with community re-sources and inform friends and family. Tickets are availa-ble for $20.00 in advance. Call Vivian White, Nancy Smithson and Lola Burnett to purchase tickets. Kim Boehme will be collecting items for our Silent Auction. Please contact me if you are willing to model. Our Auxil-iary members, Post members, friends and children are welcome. We'll need at least 12 participants.

Auxiliary Spring officially arrives on March 19th. Yoga has been enjoyed by a number of our members on Monday eve-nings.

We were well represented at 3rd District on the 29th of February. It is always interesting to hear how other Auxil-iaries are taking care of our veterans. I appreciate every-one for attending.

Remember to check on our sick and shut-ins. If you know of anyone who's sick or has lost a loved one, please con-tact our Chaplain, Diane Absher at 804-240-2460 or lcab-sher1949@yahoo.com. She will keep us informed when our brothers and sisters need our support.

Check your Newsletter and Calendar for activities at our Post. Check for volunteer opportunities supporting our Post. Check out the website: vfwpost9808.com on your digital devices. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting on Thursday, March 12th, 2020 at 7:30 PM.

Remember, "Our Veterans Are Tops".

Nancy Smithson President

2019-2020 Annual Dues Notice

Now is the time to help our Veterans by paying your 2019-2020 dues. By continuing your membership in our great organization, you help our Veterans through our legislative causes and media campaigns. Our member-

ship numbers matter when we go before our legislators in Washington, DC. Thank you for supporting our Veterans by paying your dues.

Name ________________________________________________________.

Make Check Payable to: VFW Auxiliary 9808, Amount: $20.00

Send to:

VFW Auxiliary 9808, Treasurer

7168 Flag Lane, Mechanicsville, VA 23111

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The Heroes, Horses, and Healing event

strengthened the veteran community in

Powhatan County. This event at Lone-

some Dove was supported by Post 9808.

Phil Hudson, Wade Cole, Ray Bassetti,

and Krag Cash.

LONESOME DOVE

Tuesday, 4 Feb, Post members Ron Scoville, Ray Dawson, Ray Bassetti, Phil Hudson, Fred Kuester, and Doris Wol-lett made the trip out to Lonesome Dove to support the equestrian therapy given to Veterans from McGuire VA Hospital. After the therapy session we served lunch to everyone in attendance. For the first time JRROTC stu-dents from Cumberland High School were there volun-teering along with other students from the Agriculture Dept. Cassie prepared a delicious lunch and it was very much appreciated. The Post sign has been made and will be hung along the wall in the paddock. If you are interest-ed in assisting with this event contact Doris Wollett.

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How to use your VA ID to shop the

Exchange and

Commissary

The VA and DOD have rolled out the best sum-

mary of what you need to know. Go to:

https://www.blogs.va.gov/Vantage/70068/dod-

answers-top-10-questions-expanded-commisary-

exchange-mwr-acces/

Six members of our Post made the trip to Libera-

tion Veterans Services this month. Ron Scoville,

Frank Lobash, Doris Wollett, Fred Kuester, Walt

McCormick and Ray Bassetti served a delicious

fish dinner prepared by Brandy in the Post kitch-

en. Our Chaplain, Ron Scoville blessed the food,

and, as always, we spent some time with them

during the meal.

Commander Mann presents an award to Errick Jones from

Humana Market Point for providing financial support for

bringing patients from the VA to our Post for lunch and corn-

hole.

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Love Was In The Air

At the Valentine’s Dinner

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Thanks to all the volunteers that

make the Club a success.

If you’d like to volunteer, contact the

Club Manager Cassie Williams or the

Club Chairman Shawn Kennedy

The Club needs volunteers for Cornhole for

every Friday night. Signup sheet is at the

bar.

The club sandwich is just one

of the many delicious meals

available at our Club daily

for lunch. Stop in and have

lunch! Great food for a

great price.

Breakfast:

Monday—Thursday

(made to order) 8:00 —11:00 am

Friday Buffet Breakfast

7:30 am—10 am

Lunch:

Monday-Friday

11:30 am –2 pm

Dinner:

Monday thru Friday: 4:30—6:30 pm

VFW

Battlefield Post #9808

7168 Flag Lane

Mechanicsville, VA 23111

Non-Profit Organization

U.S. POSTAGE PAID

Permit #11

March 2020

March 3

Lonesome Dove

Leave Post 10 a.m.

March 3

Democratic Primary

March 5

Liberation Home Services

Leave Post 6 p.m.

March 14

VA Hospital Lunch

11 a.m.—2 p.m.

March 21

Saturday Breakfast Buffet

9-11 a.m., $8

April 2

Liberation Home Services

Leave Post 6 p.m.

April 4

Riders Bike Blessing

1 p.m. — (Lunch 11-1)

April 7

Lonesome Dove

Leave Post 9 a.m.

April 9

Auxiliary Lunch

April 21

Red Cross Blood Drive

8 a.m.—4 p.m.