VFW POST 2033 AUXILIARY
We have been authorized to start our VFW Post Auxiliary and we need 15 New Applicants to get one started. We now have 12 applications....
If your Husband or Wife, Mother or Father, Grandmother or Grandfather, Brother or Sister served during a war you may qualify.
Applications for our Post Auxiliary can be found
here.
Turn in your completed Annual or Life Member Application to VFW Post 2033 at 301 Veterans Way in Woodville, TX 75979.
If you have questions call J.W. Kern at (409) 951-9977.
VETERANS IN TODAY’S VFW ARE #STILLSERVING
Every day, men and women who have bravely defended our freedom continue to serve in ways outside of the military. America’s veterans and service members are actively involved in their communities. They’re helping others, and they exemplify the best of the American spirit.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to count many of these men and women among our membership. The #StillServing Campaign is a way to showcase and honor the ongoing commitment and service of our nation’s best and brightest.
Building on a legacy of service that spans more than a century, #StillServing represents the heart of the VFW and its members — and conveys what today’s VFW embodies.
To honor a Veteran on your social media page include their picture and the tag #StillServing in your story.
Veterans Service Officer Services
For assistance with VA CLAIMS for Veterans, Deceased Veterans, Veterans' Widows, & Family members.
Our County Veterans Service Officers (VSO) are Martha Kimbrough & Amy Lambre can be reached during normal business hours at (409) 283-3751 which is located at 201 Veterans Way Suite 200, Woodville, TX 75979.
How to obtain an Official copy of your DD-214
Write to: National Personnel Records Center
1 Archives Drive
St. Louis, MO 63138=1002
Website: www.archives.gov
Phone Number: (314) 801-0800
Include: Full Name, Service Number or SSN, Branch of Service, Dates of Enlistment, Current Address, Phone Number, and E-Mail Address.
The National Archives will send you all existing Military Seperations Documents and a NA Form13038 "Certification of Military Service." A SEAL will be affixed to all Documents attesting to their authenticity.
If you need any additional information please call the Phone Number above.
UPCOMING DATES:
OCTOBER
6th 6:00 pm - Meet & Greet New Members
6:30 pm - VFW Stated Monthly Meeting
9th Start of Operation Enduring Freedom - Afganistan 2001 - VPR
In response to the September 2001 terrorist attacks on New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush launched the Global War on Terror (GWOT). As it evolved, his objective was two-fold: to destroy al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other terrorist groups in Afghanistan and around the world, and to remove Saddam Hussein from power to forestall threats from his presumed possession of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
Operation ENDURING FREEDOM began on October 7, 2001, when the United States launched military operations in Afghanistan, including airstrikes against Kabul and Kandahar. In sustaining military operations for over a decade, American troops continue to fight a widespread insurgency and establish a viable government. On May 1, 2011, US Navy SEALS killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan ended on December 31, 2014.
12th Columbus Day
13th US NAVY 251st BIRTHDAY
18th Recognition of Women in Military Service - VPR
The
Military Women's Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery is dedicated to honoring all women who have served from the American Revolution to the present day.
Women comprise roughly 17% of today's active-duty U.S. military across all branches. VFW Presentation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQaJjqjBKfM
23rd Beirut Bombing - VPR
Early that Sunday morning, the first suicide bomber detonated a truck bomb at the building serving as a barracks for the 1st Battalion 8th Marines (Battalion Landing Team – BLT 1/8) of the 2nd Marine Division, killing 220 Marines, 18 sailors and three soldiers, making this incident the deadliest single-day death toll for the United States Marine Corps since the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II and the deadliest single-day death toll for the United States Armed Forces since the first day of the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War. Another 128 Americans were wounded in the blast. Thirteen later died of their injuries, and they are counted among the number who died. An elderly Lebanese man, a custodian/vendor who was known to work and sleep in his concession stand next to the building, was also killed in the first blast. The explosives used were later estimated to be equivalent to as much as 12,000 pounds (5,400 kg) of TNT.
Minutes later, a second suicide bomber struck the nine-story Drakkar building, a few kilometers away, where the French contingent was stationed. Fifty-five paratroopers from the 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment and three paratroopers of the 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment were killed and 15 injured. It was the single worst French military loss since the end of the Algerian War. The wife and four children of a Lebanese janitor at the French building were also killed, and more than twenty other Lebanese civilians were injured.
A group called Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the bombings and said that the aim was to force the MNF out of Lebanon. According to Caspar Weinberger, then United States Secretary of Defense, there is no knowledge of who did the bombing. Some analysis highlights the role of Hezbollah and Iran, calling it "an Iranian operation from top to bottom". There is no consensus on whether Hezbollah existed at the time of bombing. The attacks eventually led to the withdrawal of the international peacekeeping force from Lebanon, where they had been stationed following the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) withdrawal in the aftermath of Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon.
NOVEMBER
3rd 6:00 PM Meet & Greet
6:30 PM VFW STATED MEETING
10th USMC 251st Birthday
11th VETERANS DAY - VPR
Signing World War I Armistice, 1918 & VETERANS DAY
The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice that ended fighting on land, at sea, and in the air in World War I between the Entente and their last remaining opponent, Germany. It was signed in a railroad car in the Compiègne Forest, near the town of Compiègne. Previous armistices had been agreed with Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire, and Austria-Hungary. It was concluded after the German government sent a message to American president Woodrow Wilson to negotiate terms on the basis of a recent speech of his and the earlier declared "Fourteen Points", which later became the basis of the German surrender at the Paris Peace Conference, which took place the following year.
16th The Great American Smokeout Day
26th THANKSGIVING
27th BLACK FRIDAY
DECEMBER
1st 6:00 PM Meet & Greet
6:30 PM STATED MONTHLY MEETING
7th PEARL HARBOR REMEMBERANCE - VPR
Pearl Harbor Day, is observed annually in the United States on December 7, to remember and honor the 2,403 Americans who were killed in the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, which led to the United States declaring war on Japan the next day and thus entering World War II.
12th NOON - CHRISTMAS RAFFLE DRAWING
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20th SpaceForce 7th Birthday
31st END OF KOSOVO CAMPAIGN 2013 -VPR
Every member of our Post should know these for Recruiting Events or when talking to an eligible veteran.
MEMBERS:
Please check the Members Only section of our website for Training Videos.
If you need help logging in call JW Kern at (409) 951-9977
updated: 10/20/2026
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