Mt Pleasant Monthly Veterans Breakfast

03/20/2026

• 47 present
• Roger Pittsenbarger- Fraud against veterans, VA medications
• Iowa Patriotic Stitchers (Quilt of Valor)- John Johnson
• Dean King and Roger Pittsenbarger- History of Henry County VSO, Bill to regionalize County VSO's in Iowa and cut funding has been Un-alived
• John Mikelson- Current troop returns, Upcoming Vietnam Veterans Day Supper

02/20/2026

02/20/2026

• 46 Present
• Morgan (HCPH)- Blood pressure checks
• Iowa Patriotic Stitchers (Quilt of Valor)- Gary Sherer
• Roger Pittsenbarger (Henry County VSO)- Check scam, American Legion Mid Winter Conference, Bill to lower VSO allocations stale mated in Iowa
• John Mikelson- State support for the Major Richard Star Act was passed on Wednesday, 734th Regional Command sending approximately 80 troops to Poland, National Guard transferring to Germany, then Fort Bliss, then home throughout March, Yellow Ribbon Program
• Dean King (VFW)- Veterans Hall Rentals
• Zach Nelson (Home Base Iowa)- Helping veterans transfer back into the workforce
• Next Meeting March 20

02/07/2026

https://who13.com/news/iowa-news/welcome-home-ceremonies-announced-for-iowa-national-guard-soldiers/?fbclid=IwdGRzaAP0MXxjbGNrA_QxRmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHqWO1qLaPNO1Fvz8miftb2Mps6iDCz-G2rOSdnOuO6uz1IrijjXJ7nF12Arq_aem_IS6zik9jTTxzIH3PyDMOqA&sfnsn=mo

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa National Guard has shared more information about the welcome home ceremonies planned for the hundreds of soldiers returning from the Middle East. The Iowa National…

12/20/2025

https://kilj.com/quilts-of-valor-presented-to-kent-white-mt-pleasant-warren-woepking-riverside/

News Quilts of Valor Presented to Kent White, Mt. Pleasant & Warren Woepking, Riverside By Slaten Swords · Friday, December 19th, 2025 at 4:55 pm CDT Share Tweet Email Two area veterans were honored with Quilts of Valor at the Mt. Pleasant Veteran’s Breakfast on Friday, December 19th. Kent White ...

12/19/2025

• 48 present
• Zach Nelson (Home Base Iowa)- Transitioning from military life to civilian life
• James Gatti (VA Community Engagement)- Su***de prevention
• Morgan (HCPH)-
• Robin Daniel (VFW Commander/ Pictured)- Operation Front Porch, how do we help the families of those that have been deployed, Christmas dinner for families
• Quilts of Valor- Kent White and Warren Woepking (pictured)
• Chazz and Sam (Healing Heroes Homestead)- Holiday gift baskets
• John Mikelson- Introduced Penny Vacek (Senator Grassley), update on Gary Tift
• Roger Pittsenbarger (Henry County VSO)- 2026 schedule for breakfasts, Rick Van Winkle passed, notes from stake holders meeting
Next Breakfast 16 January 2026

11/08/2025

https://youtube.com/watch?v=-WHnAueHtoc&si=afJryURKH1ShwZfu

Throughout 2025, the will engage in a nationwide campaign celebrating our 250 years as a Corps featuring two national-level capstone events and ...

11/04/2025

Thank you Tractor Supply for your donation to the VFW.

10/29/2025

We have our pork loins for Vietnam Veterans Day Dinner.

Thank you Iowa Select Farms

Pork for Patriots helping 214 organizations gear up for Veterans Day celebrations.

10/29/2025

https://www.kcrg.com/2025/10/29/national-traveling-exhibit-brings-history-life-mt-pleasant/?outputType=amp

history from the 1700 hundreds is coming to life for the Mt. Pleasant Community giving a closer look at the moments shaping the nation’s birth.