Today we honor the Fallen!

They fought for our Freedoms and we owe them everything.  

I hope you all enjoy your holiday and remember to support your local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) members who are out distributing poppies and collecting donations for our relief funds to help our fellow veterans in need.

If you are local and have the time, Please join us at Oregon City Mountain View Cemetery 500 Hilda St. Oregon City. 10am – Noon. Veteran Honoring and wreath placement Ceremony. Our Post Chaplain JJ Morrell will be the Key Note Speaker and will help with the laying of the wreaths, our Post 1324 Honor Guard will be participating as well.  Afterwards join us at the VFW Post 1324  OPEN HOUSE  noon -5 pm. We will have memorabilia tables from WWII to present. This is a great opportunity to visit with our Veterans and take a tour of our post. Hamburgers, Hot dogs and refreshments will be served as well.

Thank you for your support!

Janice

Don't forget to get your Buddy Poppy.....................

It's that time of year again and our VFW Post 1324 and Auxiliary members are out at several of the Fred Meyer and Safeway stores in Clackamas, Damascus, Gladstone, Happy Valley, Milwaukie, Oak Grove, Oregon City, West Linn and Wilsonville. Plus Bi-Mart, Coastal Farm and Home Supply, Pete's Coffee and Tea, Shari's and Wall-Mart.  If you see them please donate.  We put that money to good use. If you want to know what we do with all the donations, please ask for a flyer while you are there.  If you aren't in my local area, please donate to your local VFW Post and Auxiliary.

Here's a pic of DJ our commander in Wilsonville today.

 Bob was in Happy Valley today.  

Steve will be at Safeway in OC starting Wednesday.  

I am so very proud to be part of this group. 

I am also very proud to be part of this community.  

Thank you all for your support and donations with out you we couldn't do what we do best, and no one does more for our Veterans.

Mark your calendars for Monday, May 29th, Memorial Day.  

The Three Rivers VFW Post 1324 will be hosting our annual Memorial Day Open House  

From 12:00 pm (noon) to 5 pm. 

104 S Tumwater Dr. 

Oregon City, OR 

We will be providing hamburgers, hot dogs and other goodies for those who stop by.

There will be several Memorabilia displays too.

If you see one of our members out distributing poppies, please take a pic and share them on our Facebook page.  Here's the link https://www.facebook.com/VFWPost1324/

Thanks again and I hope to see you all on Monday May 29th.

Happy Scrappin',

Janice

Today is Memorial Day!!!

A day in which we honor those who fought and died for our freedom.  

We will never forget!!!

Steve and I will be at the VFW Post 1324 in Oregon City, OR today from Noon - 5pm.  Steve will be among the vendors with their own private Military collections on display.  I will be helping in the kitchen or where ever I am needed.  We are serving Hamburgers and Hot dogs along with other refreshments so please stop by and say hello if you are in the area we would love to see you.  

We are always collecting personal hygiene products if you would like to drop off a donation you can do that today as well.  

Happy Scrappin',

Janice

BTW we are 450 away from Blog Candy!!!  I need comments!!!

On this Memorial Weekend, let us remember

those who have fallen and Thank those still fighting for our freedom. 

Freedom Is Not Free

Kelly Strong

I watched the flag pass by one day. It fluttered in the breeze.
A young Marine saluted it, and then he stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform so young, so tall, so proud,
he'd stand out in any crowd.

I thought how many men like him had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil? How many mothers' tears?
How many pilots' planes shot down? How many died at sea?
How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?
No, freedom isn't free.

I heard the sound of TAPS one night, when everything was still.
I listened to the bugler play and felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just how many times that TAPS had meant "Amen,"
When a flag had draped a coffin of a brother or a friend.

I thought of all the children, of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands with interrupted lives.
I thought about a graveyard at the bottom of the sea
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
No, freedom isn't free.

Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.  Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War. By the 20th century Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who have died while in the military service.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the weather while you can.  I plan on spending time with my Family and maybe get in a little crafting time too.  

Happy Scrappin',

Janice