VFW Post 3312 Belle Fourche, SD

04/21/2026

Good afternoon to all, with Memorial day coming up soon, i thought I would share a little bit about our guest speaker, He is a great guy and friend and loves to come visit us. Anyway spread this and share it and let's tell everyone this ceremony is going g to be great and should plan on attending. Below is his bio. ..

Master Chief Petty Officer Steven M. Fields served more than three decades in the United States sea services, beginning his military career in the U.S. Navy from 1985 to 1989 before continuing with the U.S. Coast Guard from August 1990 until his retirement in July 2016. Rising to the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer, he served as an Operational Specialist with more than 16 years of sea time, providing operational command and control, maritime domain awareness, and tactical expertise across a wide range of missions, including counter drug and fisheries law enforcement.

Throughout his career, Master Chief Fields served in numerous operational and leadership assignments, including aboard the USS Ranger, USCGC Venturous, USCGC Steadfast, USCGC Chase, and USCGC Hamilton, where he held senior watchstanding and Combat Information Center leadership roles. His shore assignments included command center supervision, vessel traffic management in Seattle, housing program management in San Diego, Combat Systems Afloat Training Coordination for the Pacific Fleet, and Pacific Area C4IT Program Manager. He also deployed in support of overseas contingency operations as the Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of the Patrol Forces Southwest Asia RAID Detachment.

Master Chief Fields’ service is recognized by numerous personal and unit awards, including the Meritorious Service Medal, Coast Guard and Navy Commendation Medals, Coast Guard and Navy Achievement Medals, and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, along with multiple additional honors. He is married to his wife, Amey, and recently celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary. Together they share 5 children and two grandchildren and their son, Christopher, proudly continues the family tradition of service as an Operational Specialist in the United States Coast Guard.

04/21/2026

25 May 2026 - Memorial Day

Memorial Day is coming soon. If the weather forecast is sunny and low humidity, Post 3312 VFW raises Funeral Honor flags donated by families all around Pine Slope Cemetery.

These flags once draped the coffin or accompanied the cremains of a departed service member.

If you would like to be a part of this community event your assistance is appreciated. Raising and lowering 140 flags goes quickly with many volunteers.

5:45 am: Meet at the Pine Slope main entrance;
6:00 am: Flags go up
9:00 am: Memorial Day Program at Pine Slope Cemetery Memorial Hill or inside the inclement weather building just past Memorial Hill if it's raining
1:30 pm: Meet at the Pine Slope main entrance
(We will conduct a review of proper folding of the U.S. Flag)
2:00 pm: Flags are recovered and returned to the storage boxes
3:00 pm: Taps Across America (no presentations and no programs, just buglers/trumpeters playing Taps from the Memorial Hill) Taps can be heard throughout the cemetery.

NOTE: If it is raining, foggy, high humidity or no sunshine at all that day, the cotton flags will not be raised. There isn't enough dry clothesline in the town to hang dry 140 large cotton flags.

For more information on Veterans Memorial Avenue of Flags, or if you wish to donate a Funeral Honors flag to be flown, you may FB Message VFW Post 3312 or Wm. Blaine Anderson.

04/09/2026

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03/13/2026

02/23/2026

Good monday morning, I have decided to once a month start up a remembering heroes post. I will post a picture and something about a fallen brother or sister from our Armed Forces from Butte County. So with that being said this month's remembering heroes goes to Austin Post .

Austin lived a life devoted to service – to his country, his community and his family.

Born in Rodman, Iowa in 1931 to Guy and Mabel Post (Sloan), he moved to Newell, South Dakota with his family at a young age. After graduating from Newell High School in 1949, Austin joined the U.S. Navy. He served two tours of duty aboard the destroyer USS Rupertus as a fire control technician during the Korean War. In 1953, Austin returned to Newell and took a job as a postal clerk at the Newell Post office. He was named Postmaster in 1977 and served in that position until his retirement in 1992 at age 61. His 39 years of service was marked by a large community celebration. Oct. 3, 1992 was declared “Austin Post Day” in South Dakota in his honor. Retirement didn’t last long for Austin. To keep busy, he worked at Newell’s grocery store, at the Newell golf course and finally as a bus driver for the Newell School District for nearly 20 years. Austin married Donna in 1965. The couple spent many years in their beloved Newell, raising a family, enjoying time with friends, serving side-by-side in the community and enjoying many rounds of golf and walks around Newell. The couple moved to Belle Fourche in 2018 and celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on July 10th, shortly before Austin’s passing.

02/14/2026

Good morning, and happy valentine's day to everyone, what a beautiful day, get out get busy and enjoy the day. Every year our young students participate in the VFW Patriot Pen Essay Scholarship. And this year we have two District 10 winners . In the photos on the left is Ava Martell, our VFW district 10 3rd place winner. On the right is Becca Hendrickson, our VFW district 10 2nd place winner . If you see them tell them congrats and great job. Pictured with them is our very own Blaine Anderson, post 3312 Quartermaster. And Nathen Juelfs, post 3312 Commander.

02/11/2026

Share this and if you don't have any plans, plan on attending, looks to be a fun evening, and who knows you might meet a brother or sister while having some coffee.

01/08/2026

As the new year starts off, we changed up our honor guard or should I say we added new covers to the program. Not to flashy but will not only help with the sun , they keep with the traditions of the western South Dakota heritage. Thanks to our sponsors for donating the funds to get these beautiful cowboy hats.

12/08/2025

VFW Post 3312 supported the Belle Fourche Rec Center's Halloween Spooktacular where we met wonderful goblins and even celebrities, and handed out treats in a safe and warm environment.

It was also nice to chat with the Veterans escorting their goblins as the passed through the labyrinth of tables of goodies.

(L to R: JayCyn Ager, Chuck Lawless, Dan Noss, and Blaine Anderson - all dressed up as village elders)

VFW Veterans - We're Still Serving

12/08/2025

VFW Post 3312 concluded our Busness Poppy Garden fund raising the day after Veterans Day. Your contributions provide funds for Veterans, Veterans' Programs, Veterans' families and equally important, community programs as well.

We will plant the Poppy Gardens again next year prior to Memorial Day, and they will continue to grow until after Veterans Day again.

Thank you for your contributions!

Also, hats off to the businesses in Belle Fourche for sponsoring a Poppy Garden this year! This program would not have been successful without your support. When you visit these businesses, please thank them for supporting Veterans and our community:
* Runnings
* Americinn
* Northern Hills Federal Credit Union
* Grap's Burgers and Brews
* SML Point S Tires and Auto Service
* Highmark Federal Credit Union
* Wells Plumbing & Supply
* Stadium Sports Grill
* Pete's Clothing/ Hodge Bootery
* First Interstate Bank
* Love That Shoppe
* Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce
* Randy's Tires
* Pasque Ladies Fasion
* Cowboys Too
* the Emporium 605
* Prarrie Hills Pharmacy
* Crossroads Restaurant

VFW Veterans, We're still serving