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Mike Mehltretter swears in officers for the fiscal 2025-26 VFW year. L-R: Mike Mehltretter, Cmdr Bob Suzansky, Sr Vice Ken Obriot, Jr Vice Hershel Fogleman, QM Bruce Goodrich, Ajutant Roger Terry, 1 Yr Trustee Chuckk Martin, 2 Yr Trustee Jim Bell, 3 Yr Trustee Bob Poole, Judge Advocate Bill Parker, and Chaplain Marv Gallaway. Absent were Service Officer Josh Wilson, Officer of the Day Manny Vargas, and Guard Pete Sturtevant. Tom Windt and Neil Grace received Purple Heart citations of appreciation at a post meeting at Brews Tavern. Bob Suzansky receiving his QOH Richard Pfeill receiving his Quilt of Honor Pat received a VFW hat in recognition of his longtime attendance at VFW meetings. Cmdr. Bob Suzansky presents a certificate and check for $150 to EMS awrd winner Danny Hyatt at the Lancaster County Council meeting on April 14, 2025 P Sturtevant, D Jordan, R Terry 4 August 2018 LT J Jones, CPT P Sturtevant, LT T Windt; Missing from pic LT G Baker 8 August 2018 P Sturtevant, D Jordan, R Terry (L-R) G Lucas, B Reid, M Galloway, E Handshumacher, B Bertolini, K Walker, B Suzansky, P Sturtevant, A Ahner Honor Guard van is parked in front of the Jerry Hartley FH in Lancaster, SC. Military services were just concluded for a Desert Storm veteran, Glenda, Catoe. Manny Vargas in 2017 Dust off Bar, Rock Hill, April 2022, on the way home after a funeral there. (L-R) G Lucas, C Uhle, A Ahner, B Reid, J Staversky,B Suzansky, R Higbea, P Sturtevant, G Beckwith, M Vargas, J Jones, T. Windt Denver Tenney at Chester, SC 14 August 2018 M Vargas, CPT L Comer, N Grace, P Sturtevant, B Suzansky, R Dwyer, G Beckwith, A Grace 7 August 2016 D Tenney, B Suzansky, G Beckwith, Unidentified, R Dwyer, in back P Sturtevant 16 January 2017: N Grace, P Sturtevant, M Hubbard, B Suzansky, G Beckwith, M Vargas 26 January 2017 Front-K Obriot, M Vargas, M Kossmann, R Miller, N Grace, D Tenney Back-G Baker, R Higbea, T Windt, J Taylor, G Beckwith, P Sturtevant 23 April 2017 T Windt, M Kossmann, M Vargas, K Obriot, D Tenney, N Grace, R Miller T Windt, G Baker, K Obriot, M Kossmann, R Miller, CPT L Comer, G Beckwith, N Grace, M Vargas, B Suzansky Many HG and post members attended the funeral of deceased Navy and Air Force veteran, Ron Garrett, also a post member. 5 April 2025 The Honor Guard ceremony includes placing a battlefield cross near the grave of the veteran. This one was in honor of post member Ron Garrett who served in both the Navy and the Air Force. 10 June 2018. G Lucas was out of uniform with this tie, but he gladly took it off when told. G Beckwith, R Dwyer, M Vargas, R Miller, D Montgomery in March, 2017 Pete Sturtevant stands beside recently purchased HG van. Lancaster Vets Day Parade 2017 Not very many Coast Guard vets request the services of our HG, but CPT Pete, as usual, wanted to make it right. Flag retirement event at Continental Tire on 8 May 2025 in Indian Land, SC: T Windt, J Staversky, C Crawford, B Goodrich, A Ahner, B Bertolini. P Sturtevant front flanked by Continental Tire people. A Ahner, C Crawford, G Beckwith, P Sturtevant, K Walker, T Windt, Buglee B Bertolini.Services for Air Force veteran Tammy Clark at rural Kershaw, SC. Our HG serves even on rainy days. Photo courtesy of B Goodrich. S Taylor, D Beckwith, J Taylor, and G Beckwith at Van Wyck Elementary School Two of Post 12136 members, John and Hillary Collins, at the 2017 Presidential Inauguration. 01.20.17 Manny Vargus Post comrades Hillary and John Collins recently added twin girls to their family. December 2024. Place your envelope with your name and drawing number in this box. 2025 Golf Tournament Final resting place for the originator of the Veterans Coffee, Marine CPT Ray Dunsmore. HG member David Jordan accompanied the casket to its final destination in Illinois where full military honors were rendered. (2017) This is how the group looks when assembled each Tuesday from 7:30 to 9:00 AM at the Crossridge Cafe in Indian Land, SC. Some come early and leave early. Some arrive late and leave late. No politics or religion and no sales people allowed. Coffee is free. Pic courtesy of Roger terry taken February, 2025. Jim Taylor receiving plaque of recognition from Cmdr. Bob Suzansky on 28 April 2025 SuzAnne Taylor receiving flowers from Cmdr. Bob Suzansky on 28 April 2025 SuzAnne Taylor receives inscripted award from Aux. Pres. Kathy McPherson in honor of Taylor's long and dedicated service. Jim Taylor beams pride of his wife's award. The celebratory cake enjoyed by all. Celebrating The Neddes enjoying the festivities. Many members came to give their best wishes. Enjoying a bresky 28 April 2025 Will and Janet Desjardins on 28 April 2025 The Neddes enjoy the atmosphere of the VFW gathering to nonor Jim and SuzAnne Taylor. Emily Deason won a VFW Post Scholarship and went on to achieve a 4.0 in nursing and was the valedictorian of her graduating class at Georgia Stae College & University located in Milledgeville, GA. Derek and Evelyn Newbigging, Bob Suzansky, Kathy McPherson - presentation of post awards and recognizing the National Award winner at the 17 May 2025 regular post meeting. Kathy was the judge who selected Evelyn's essay at the post winner. From there Evelyn won District, Dept.(State of SC), and National contests. A video was shown at the meeting when the National VFW Cmdr presented the Patriot's Pen Award to Evelyn Newbigging. Here Evelyn is reciting her winning essay worth $5000. VFW/BSA liaison Gary Dolan presents a VFW certificate and Eagle award to James Propernick from the Belair Church Troop 275. The event was held at the Andrew Jackson State Park on 4 May 2025. Cmdr Bob Suzansky gets the VFW youth team fired up at halftime. 28 April 2025 VFW member Marco Segovia is the coach. Here he is flanked on the left by Cmdr Bob Suzansky and on the right by son, Jack. 28 April 2025. They won 7-1 to remain undefeated so far this season. Cmdr Bob and Pres. Kathy lend their support to the VFW Small Fry League Soccer Team on 28 April 2025. JTOTC Cadet Paige Spinella receives the VFW medal and certificate from VFW member Greg Beckwith at the ILHS JROTC Ball on March 29, 2025.