Commander’s Comments:

Hello Comrades,

Spring is here once again. A number of activities are blossoming. Dinners are cranking, range is a blast, and other projects to start and get off our checklist. We could not do it without the great members and all at the post that make it great Thank you all.

We had elections last month and my honor to be the Post Commander for the 2025-26 year. I would  also like to say congratulations to our continuing officers and new elected officers. I would like to say our membership for Post 6557 is at 99.3% which is a first in three years! Let’s keep it going. Any questions, please see our Membership Service Officer, Dane Glander or one of our officers.

May is a month when we observe those who given the ultimate price for us all and our country. We remember service, sacrifice, and selflessness of our heroic fallen. Everything you do today of your own free will, do it in remembrance and prayers of those who sacrificed their lives to make it possible on May 26th  . Take a minute to stop and really think about what this day is about. 

Mark 29th, Veterans Services invites the membership to an evening at the post and discover the services they provide for veterans. They will be providing food for the event. Please come and find they offer to you. Monthly dinners are doing good and open to our local communities we serve. So, invite a friend or neighbor to join us. 

Comrades, check out the calendar, come out and enjoy one of our dinners, partake a bit of chance in a raffle or try one of the gaming machines. Check out the delicious drink specials every month. Support your Post and our events. 

Commander Brian Tucker

CHAPLAINS REPORT

Greetings All,

As Easter was passing, I was sitting and quietly reflecting on my life, I couldn't help but think of the years I spent serving our country and the many places I visited. From my early days in basic training followed by career training school, the training for deployments, and then being stationed overseas.

The phrase that comes to mind is, "The Journey". How accurate is that phrase; life has been and will continue to be a journey, a quest of ups and downs, good and evil, and right and wrong. It is true that life is a journey for all of us that will follow distinctly different paths. The trouble is that many, if not most, never realize where they are going, why they are going there, or worse, never go anywhere. I was following my plan and not surrendering to God's plan. It is God's plan to give direction, bring peace, and provide hope for the future.

I find strength, resilience, and hope in God's direction for my life. Knowing that even when I stumble, and the Journey gets hard, God will NEVER leave me or forsake me. While our journey may be distinctly different, I am deeply grateful to each of you for your service and sacrifice. My prayer for each of you is that you find peace, hope, and the future that God has planned for you.

Grace and blessing to you and your families,

Chris Novelli, Chaplain

AUXILIARY 

Dear Auxiliary Sisters & Brothers, 

Happy Spring! Save the date for our upcoming flag placement at the Pleasant Hill cemetery

Wednesday, May 21 at 6pm. Monday, May 26 is the Memorial Day parade & ceremony, line up at 9:30am at the Newton School parking lot with parade to start at 10:30am. Let Sandra Davis know if you want to participate, wear read shirts. Carry in lunch at the post after the ceremony. Dinners are back and going strong! Come join us and support our VFW! THANK YOU to all of the volunteers for your hours of support on a monthly basis - your volunteer work does not go unnoticed! If you would like to volunteer please reach out to Missy or Sharon! Check the website/calendar for dates and times for all meals.

Thank you to alf Auxiliary Members that volunteered and picked up trash on Fenner Rd, Stichter Rd, Horseshoebend RD, and State Route 48 on Saturday, March 29, 2025. Ditches looks so much nicer! Thank you to all Auxiliary Members that volunteered for the Community Easter Egg Hunt Saturday April 19 — the kids had a great time!

Come join us for our monthly Auxiliary meetings, every second Thursday at 7:30pm.

To any of our auxiliary sisters or brothers who are ill or have lost a loved one, our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Blessings,Missy Renner Auxiliary President