Our next meeting will be held at the Nave League and HMAS Perth Memorial Hall on Sunday, 13 April 2025, a week early due to Easter Sunday. The meeting starts at 12 noon, trey to be there by 11:30. Note, the pancake breakfasts are on hold until June.

We have a busy month coming up;

• Sunday, 6 April, Memorial Service at Karrakatta Cemetery (details below)
• Sunday, 13 April, Monthly Post Meeting
• Sunday, 20 April, Easter Sunday
• Friday, 25 April, ANZAC Day Parade Fremantle

 To all Veterans of;

American Legion (AL)- North American Veterans Unit (NAVU) -Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW Post 12163, and the US Marines of WA. Family and Friends there of you are invited to attend the memorial service and plaque dedication for;

Pharmacist Mate 1st class Jack Fletcher OAM USN

Technical Sgt Victor Lang USA

Lt Michael Munjack. USN

The service will start at 10am Sunday April 6 2025 Location is Karrakatta cemetery at the US memorial.

 

This Gazebo is located intersecting LN1 and LN3 (grey) to the left and to the right is EA and DA (blue) on the attached map, circled in red. Please RSVP to your organisational commander for numbers to be given to Chaplain James Maughmer (vfwjoin@gmail.com) before March 31st.

 

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

 

 

Justin Hughes, Vice President of the Eastern Regional Bassendean Sub-branch of the RSL, presented the below information the the January meeting. Additional Gulf War Illness information will be in the document section.

 

1. Eastern Regional Bassendean RSL opens each Friday 1630 for comradery, sausage sizzle and toast. Our RSL comprises membership of around 95% ex serving ADF and allied forces. 0900-1200 Mon-Friday for coffee and veteran advocacy. We also have a Padre.
1. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068602900532
2. 26 February 2025 - Australia Day 1300 - food and band

1. https://www.facebook.com/events/627453943280800/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22surface%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22edit_dialog%22%7D%2C%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22surface%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22permalink%22%7D%2C%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22surface%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22edit_dialog%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D
2. 2 March 2025 34^th commemoration Gulf War - Liberation of Kuwait, Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. 1100 Bassendean War Memorial followed by drinks and food at Bassendean RSL

1. https://www.facebook.com/events/1766877934166492/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[]%7D
3. 29,30,31 August - Western Australian Military Muster - located an infantry veterans private property, bring your unit flag, hat, shirt - watch for details on our FB site
4. every Sunday - Western Grunts Military Motorcycle Club (comprised of serving and ex-service members, supporters eg their fathers who were in Korea, Vietnam etc) rides each Sunday 0830 coffee, 0930 stands up to hotel or another RSL that serves lunch then back to RSL. 

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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!

Click Below 👇🏻

 

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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)

 

(Below US Navy Submariners Garden Island) 

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Please feel free to visit our VFW District of Pacific Areas websites:

Pacific Areas Main Website

Pacific Areas Facebook page

Around the Pacific Facebook page