News & Announcements
2023-2024 Voice of Democracy Awards Sunday, January 21st 2024 View Details
Vietnam Veterans Get Together 2023
Junior Vice Commander Jay Kavanaugh with Amber Burke, recipient of VFW Post 369 scholarship for 2023 View image
Project Healing Waters
Another group of veterans that benefits from our Post contributions, derived from various fund raisers like, Crazy Cash, Fish Dinners, Vietnam Veterans Get Togethers ... among others.
Fishing trips for vets are planned, prepared for by the veterans and carried out by the organizers and local lead John Propster. More information can be found at www.projecthealingwaters.org
Membership Info
Your VFW membership entitles you to a range of benefits and special offers such as insurance, hotel discounts, Internet service and much more.
View our membership page for more details along with eligibility requirements and mail-in applications.
VA Health Care and Other Insurance
If you have other forms of health care coverage (like a private insurance plan, Medicare, Medicaid, or TRICARE), you can use VA health care benefits along with these plans. Learn more about how VA works with other health insurance.
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Meeting Times
Auxiliary - the 1st Tuesday
of each month 7pm
Veterans - the 3rd Tuesday of each month at
7pm
Election of Officers - in April and Installation
of Officers in May TBA
AM Vets Post 370 – Meet the last Thursday of each month.
Mexico VFW Post 369
The VFW provides services and support to veterans, their spouses and their communities.
- Our Commander is Russell Marsden. The Post has 290 members, residing both locally and out of state.
- We will always be here to ensure the honor and recognition due our veterans, in life and in death. We participate in many different community service organizations.
- We have several Post functions and events throughout the year including a Memorial Day Parade, our Vets Get-Together, Fish Dinners, BBQ and Chili Cook-Offs, Halloween & Christmas Parties, Car Show, Family Picnics, Full Menu Pancake Breakfasts, Retire Old Flags - Watchfire, Crazy Cash Fund Raiser, and many more activities. With the co-operation of the American Legion, we provide flags and grave markers for departed comrades.
- View Current Newsletter
Veterans Officers
Commander: Russell Marsden
Sr. Vice Commander: Fred Baird
Jr. Vice Commander: Jay Kavanaugh
Quartermaster: Scott Edwards
Chaplain: James Forkhamer
Judge Advocate: William Hartwell
Surgeon: Darcy Stephens
Adjutant: John Fox
Service Officer: John Propster
3 Year Trustee: Donald Babcock
2 Year Trustee: Arthur Reed
1 Year Trustee: James Forkhamer Jr.
Auxiliary Officers
President: Noelle LaFlamm
Sr Vice: Janet Frank
Jr Vice: Karen Meeks
Secretary: Ginger Howlett
Treasurer: Kim Rasbeck
Chaplin: Lonnie Dimon
Conductress: Doris Anne Mullen
Patriotic Instructor: Diane Boyd
Guard: Scott Furlong
Trustee 3: Lonnie Dimon
Trustee 2: Jim Bach
Trustee 1: Frank McKee
Historian: Rhiannon Sixberry
VFW Post 369 History
Special thanks to John Castle
In Honor and Memory of Those who Served and Died in Defense of our Country... • Past • Present • Future
Programs & Projects
For over 100 years, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States has proudly served America through dozens of programs and projects.
View the sequence of events which led up to our Post moving from the old building on Main St. to the new facility on Scenic Ave. This was one of the most significant events in our local history.
VFW New Building Project Early Stages
New Building Construction Galleries
Contributions
If you would like to make a contribution, please get in touch with us.
Contributions can be in any form, including monetary, volunteering of your time, or donations of materials needed for ongoing and upcoming special projects.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Tim & Ruth Ann Searles - New Haven Building Supply for their ongoing support.
Auxiliary
Welcome to the VFW Post 369 Auxiliary. We support the spouses of vets and are proactive with community involvement. We currently have 193 members.
Our meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month at 7:00 pm at the Post located at 5930 Scenic Ave., Mexico, NY.
This is a temporary change due to the COVID virus.
VFW Mission
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, with its Auxiliaries, includes 2.4 million members in approximately 9,000 Posts worldwide. Its mission is to "honor the dead by helping the living" through veterans' service, community service, national security and a strong national defense.
The VFW traces its roots back to 1899 when veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) founded local organizations to secure rights and benefits for their service: Many arrived home wounded or sick. There was no medical care or veterans' pension for them, and they were left to care for themselves. In their misery, some of these veterans banded together and formed organizations with what would become known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
After chapters were formed in Ohio, Colorado and Pennsylvania, the movement quickly gained momentum. By 1915, membership grew to 5,000; by 1936, membership was almost 200,000. Since then, the VFW's voice had been instrumental in establishing the Veterans Administration, creating a GI bill for the 20th century, the development of the National Cemetery system and the fight for compensation for Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange and for veterans diagnosed with Gulf War Syndrome.
The VFW also has fought for improving VA medical center services for women veterans. Besides helping fund the creation of the Vietnam, Korean War, World War II and Women in Military Service memorials, the VFW in 2005 became the first veterans' organization to contribute to building the new Disabled Veterans for Life Memorial in Washington, D.C.
In 2001, VFW unveiled its tribute to service and country with its dedication of Centennial Plaza.
Annually, VFW members and its Auxiliary contribute more than 13 million hours of volunteerism in the community, including participation in Make A Difference Day and National Volunteer Week.
From providing $2.5 million in college scholarships to high school students every year to encouraging elevation of the Veterans Administration to the president's cabinet, the VFW is there--honoring the dead by helping the living.
Contact
Your questions and comments are always welcome.
Location:
VFW Post 369
5931 Scenic Ave
Mexico, NY 13114
Email:
Not available
Call:
315-963-8304