Maple Lake VFW Post 7664

05/22/2026

This weekend is NOT for us Vets. Don't thank us.
This Weekend IS for our Brothers and Sisters
Who Didn't Come Home.
THANK THEM.

05/20/2026

Carlos N. Hathcock II was born on this day in 1942. Those of you with time behind the glass know the name, know the legend, and have probably read MARINE SNIPER by Charles Henderson, the book that immortalized Gunnery Sgt. (Ret.) Carlos N. Hathcock II, USMC. I read MARINE SNIPER in those formative junior high years when I had already set my sights on serving my country in the SEAL Teams. I was reading everything I could on warfare, specifically on special operations, terrorism, insurgencies, and snipers. Vietnam was a watershed period in the history of both special operations and sniping, and MARINE SNIPER was a fascinating look at that period through a 10 power Unertl scope atop a .30-06 Wi******er Model 70. My path was set. I was going to be a sniper. I still have my original copy of that book. The tone is set with the same Hemingway quote I use to set the tone for SAVAGE SON, which coincidently is also about the hunting of man, though it is done through the lens of a fictional narrative. Major E.J. Land writes in the foreword to Henderson’s book: “The sniper is the big-game hunter of the battlefield, and he needs all the skills of the woodsman, marksman, hunter, and poacher.” Future snipers take note.

Hathcock’s Silver Star would be awarded almost three decades after his experience in Vietnam, not for one or all of his 93 confirmed kills, but for dragging seven wounded Marines out of the back of an APC after it hit a mine and burst into flames, the same action that ended his time in uniform. The citation reads: “with complete disregard for his own safety and while suffering an excruciating pain from his burns, he bravely ran back through the flames and exploding ammunition to ensure that no Marines had been left behind." In Carlos Hathcock’s obituary for the Washington Post in 1999, Stephen Hunter wrote, “In two tours in the 1960s, he wandered through the big bad bush in the Republic of South Vietnam...with a rifle made by Wi******er, a heart made by God and a discipline made by the Marine Corps.”

05/17/2026

Come out to Makers And Growers in Maple Lake today. We will be handing out Poppies to anyone who wishes to get one.

05/14/2026

05/01/2026

We have a hat trick!! 🚨🚨

04/30/2026

Come join us tomorrow, Friday, for meat raffle at The V By HH in Maple Lake. Starts at 5:30

04/11/2026

04/04/2026

Some of the lucky winners at today's 2A Bingo. Congratulations to all our winners and thank you to everyone who came to support us.

Keep and eye out for our next one this Fall.

04/04/2026

Thanks to everyone that came out today to help support our VFW Post as well as Legion Post 131 here in Maple Lake. It was a very successful event and it was lots of fun.
Special shout out to Little Jim's Sports in Annandale for their support in providing the fi****ms.

01/07/2026

Minnesota VFW Charitable Association President Ken Schroepfer (right) and Treasurer Dave Staehlin (left), on January 5th, perform the first drawing of the Association's 2026 calendar raffle. Purchasers have multiple chances to win 365 prizes awarded throughout the year.

With the initial drawing completed, sales for the 2026 calendar have ended. Watch for our 2027 raffle calendar available for sale at participating Minnesota VFWs and Auxiliaries beginning in May or June 2026.

Proceeds support the programs of the Minnesota VFW including supporting the Department's Veterans Claims Office assisting veterans obtain benefits from the VA.

Find a list of winners at vfwmn.org under About | Charitable Association.