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YOU BELONG IN THE VFW! As yesterday's defenders of freedom, we want to welcome today's military service members into our ranks to become part of our elite group. For membership information, please email us at info@vfw12163.org or send a message via the Post's Facebook page. ALL U.S. VETERANS ARE WELCOME!

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VFW Scholarship Programs

***ATTENTION ALL STUDENT US CITIZENS*** Please see the links for information and entry forms for Patriot's Pen & Voice of Democracy Scholarship Programs, allowing Student U.S. citizens here in Australia to enter.

MEETINGS UPDATE

ALL VETERANS & GUESTS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN OUR MONTHLY MEETING at the Navy League of WA facility - Lot 7773 Riverside Rd, East Fremantle WA on the 3rd Sunday at 1200 hrs! Join us in comradeship and esprit de corps with a refreshments after the meeting! If you are unable to attend in person, please join us via video conference. Please check our Events Calendar for the Google Meet invite. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!

Post 12163 Facebook Page

ALL friends and comrades of Post 12163 - the Post Facebook page is online! Please LIKE & FOLLOW our page for up-to-date Post information and Post meeting information.

Post FB Page

Buddy Poppies

In support of Memorial Day and Remembrance Day, members of Post 12163 are looking to distributing Buddy Poppies in partnership with the RSL. The VFW Buddy Poppy program provides compensation through donations to the Veterans who assemble the poppies, provides financial assistance in maintaining state and national Veterans' rehabilitation and service programs, and partially supports the VFW National Home For Children.

Veteran Outreach

Coming home doesn't mean the battle is over. With over 10 times the amount of veterans lost to suicide than to combat operations in the same time period, there has never been a more important time to TAKE A STAND and DO something to support our veterans!! If you or someone you know is suffering from PTSD, we have people that have shared a similar experience and are ready to help.

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WELCOME TO POST 12163 WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Assisting all American Veterans and their families in Australia.
WELCOME to Australia's first VFW Post!

As yesterday's defenders of freedom, we want to welcome today's military service members into our ranks to become part of our elite group.  Our common bond is the battlefield, whether it is service in the Persian Gulf, Korea, Kosovo, the war on terrorism or peace-keeping expeditionary campaigns. Your courage and sacrifice have made a difference in preserving and defending world peace.

For membership information, please email the Senior Vice Commander at Svc@vfw12163.org
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Commander's Corner

Commander Joe Ritacca

The holiday season has begun with the community celebrating Bohdi Day, Christmas, Hanukkah and New Years, among others. The start of Summer holidays here in Australia when many of us travel, so remember to stay safe in whatever we are doing. Remember that with the hot weather the snakes are on the move, so be alert and stay safe.

Our differences are what make us unique and we need to be proud of who we are and what we have accomplished throughout our lives. We need to respect each other.

We should always have each other's backs.

Enjoy time spent with family and friends and remember all those who can no longer be with us.

 


Announcements

The following month it will be on Sunday, 19 January 2025  at the Navy League and HMS Perth Memorial. Pancakes breakfast from 9:30 to 11:30, followed by the Post meeting.

The long awaited Memorial Service is scheduled for April the 6th at 10 am at the US Armed Forces Gazebo (Karrakatta Cemetery). Details will be provided in the near future.

 https://www.ozatwar.com/locations/karrakattauscemetery.htm

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Anzac Day Celebrations - Friday 25 Apr 2025
Fremantle Parade
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VFW Post 12163 is proudly supporting the fundraising effort to purchase a memorial brass plaque for the currently unmarked grave of William Henry Belpitt, awarded the US Medal of Honor in 1884. William's great granddaughter, who lives in Fremantle, along with the U.S. Medal of Honor Society is arranging this memorial for the Rookwood Cemetery in Sydney. Please support this cause.

 

https://gofund.me/1904acb6
 

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Please join the Post with the new recycling program, Containers for Change. 
 
Use the ID Code:  C10300852
or the QR / barcode when you return your recyclables at any of the collection centres.

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 Help Support VFW Post 12163 by signing up for your very own Entertainment Coupon Book!

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Entertainment Coupon Books!

 

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Adopt a Unit Program

We are proud of our Adopt a Units.  Marine Rotation Unit in Darwin, and our Naval Submariners in Garden Island.  We were able to deliver 145 plus Christmas care packages filled with holiday cheer and snacks in December 2020
 
(Below Marine Rotation Unit Darwin)
Marine Rotation Unit

 
(Below US Navy Submariners Garden Island) 
USN Garden Island
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As yesterday's defenders of freedom...

 ...we want to welcome today's military service members into our ranks to become part of our elite group.

WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Kosovo, War in Afghanistan, War in Iraq, War on Global Terror and other Peace-Keeping Expeditionary Campaigns throughout the globe.

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