Barney-Figueroa VFW Post 6271

06/18/2026

Friday Night Dinner at VFW Post 6271!
Looking for a great meal and good company tonight? Join us at the VFW Post 6271 in Kerchum Hall, located behind R&R Pizza in downtown Benson! Tonight's dinner features a delicious, juicy cheeseburger served with baked beans, fresh lettuce, tomato, and cheese, along with a side of chips. Wash it down with your choice of refreshing iced tea or lemonade, and finish your meal with ice cream for dessert, all for just $8. Serving from 5 to 6PM. Bring your friends, family, and appetite for an evening of fellowship, great food, and community spirit. We look forward to seeing you there! Come hungry and leave happy!

06/18/2026

Calling all veterans and their guests!

Join us at the VFW this Father's Day for a Veteran Family Potluck, beginning at noon and continuing throughout the afternoon. This is a great opportunity for veterans from all branches of service and members of veteran organizations to come together, enjoy good food, and share fellowship. Admission is open to veterans and their guests. Please be prepared to show proof of veteran status or membership in a recognized veterans organization. We look forward to celebrating with you!

06/14/2026

Join us today at Barney Figueroa VFW Post 6271 for a hearty bowl of Lasagna Soup! This rich and flavorful soup has all the delicious taste of traditional lasagna in every spoonful. Customize your bowl with optional toppings like Ricotta Cheese, Parmesan Cheese, or Mozzarella Cheese. Served from Noon until 7:00 PM, or until gone. Just $3.00 per bowl. Members and guests are welcome to dine in, and take-out is available by calling the Canteen at 520-586-2197. VFW Post 6271, 233 E. 5th Street, Benson, AZ. Located in downtown Benson, behind R & R Pizza. Stop by, enjoy a delicious homemade soup, and spend some time with your veteran family and friends. We look forward to seeing you at the V!

06/14/2026

Happy Birthday US Army!

06/14/2026

Don't forget Flag Day at the Benson VFW!

06/13/2026

Come join us!

06/10/2026

It is TACO TWEDNESDAY at the "V"! Ground beef tacos, soft or hard shell, fresh toppings and great company. All for just $3 each. Available all day today, noon until 7PM. Veterans and guests may dine in, while take out is available to non-veterans, just call the canteen at 520-586-2197. Good food. Good people. Great cause. Located behind R & R Pizza in downtown Benson.

06/10/2026

06/09/2026

The History of Flag Day

As we celebrate Flag Day and show our pride in our nation by hanging a new Old Glory outside for all to see. Some of you may wonder how this all got started. Flag Day was not something that started right away as you would think. This all started with our flag being adopted by the Continental Congress. That happened on 14 June 1777, and that was two years into the Revolutionary War. When Congress approved the resolution for the flag, Congress said it had to be, “That the flag of the United States be Thirteen alternate Stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field representing a new constellation.” Our nation’s flag became known as the Stars and Stripes and was based on the Grand Union Flag carried by the Continental Army back in 1776. That flag consisted of 13 red and white stripes and became the bases of our Stars and Stripes. Since this date there have been five major changes to the flag.
Flag Day got its first step in Wisconsin, by a teacher by the name of Bernard Cigrand. It is said that he placed a small flag on his desk and had his students write a paper on what the nation’s flag meant to them. He argued, year after year, to have declared an official Flag Day. From that point a number of patriotic groups heard of what the Wisconsin teacher was doing and pushed for a number of years for a nationwide Flag Day. Then in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson declared a proclamation that the 14th of June shall be called National Flag Day. Then Congress in 1949 made Flag Day 14th of June, official.
For many Veterans the flag is a matter of pride, and that many of our brothers and sisters have been buried under that flag. There have been many reports over the last 250 years where a service member gave their life to retrieve the flag from the battlefield. Today our flag represents fifty states, and the red and white stripes represent where we started when we only had thirteen states.

David Morales
Jr Vice Commander
VFW Post 6271

06/08/2026

Come and commemorate Flag Day at the VFW. Bring the kids!