VFW post 2704

08/23/2026

Post and Auxiliary 2704, my wife and myself attended eastern Nebraska veterans home volunteer recognition luncheon and received certificates of appreciation. Have one gift I want camera

07/30/2026

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07/30/2026

National convention in Reno Nevada. My state Commander class of 2016-2017 had a small get together with our chief Keith Harmon.

07/02/2026

The 2026 Nebraska women veterans symposium is scheduled for September 18-20, at the Holiday inn in Kearney Nebraska. More information and registration can be found at the website: veterans.nebraska.gov/womanbeterans.

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07/02/2026

Military retiree appreciation Day at the main BX, Offutt AFB last Saturday. My recruiting booth. Did you to do some outreach, help several veterans with information about benefits and our programs.

06/11/2026

On my authority as a Past State Commander, I swore my wife Bonnie in as Aux State President. Also being sworn in was my son, Jason as Aux State Junior Vice President!

06/11/2026

Larry Gerlt received recognition for recruiting 77 members so far for this membership year. We have almost a month to go to reach 100 or more members for the twelvth time!

06/11/2026

Post Commander Shelton and I received our All-State Team covers for the 25-26 Membership year!

06/08/2026

Past Post Commander Darrell McMillan is now officially the VFW Dept of Nebraska District 10 Commander.
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06/01/2026

Additionally at our April meeting, Mary Carlson, with assistance from the Post Commander and Adjutant/QM presented a Quilt of Valor to Post 2704 member Benjamin Beans.

QUILT OF VALOR CERAMONY FOR BENJAMIN BEANS

The Quilts of Valor® Foundation began in 2003, when founder Catherine Roberts’ son returned from Iraq and she noticed a marked difference in his well-being when he wrapped himself in a gifted quilt.

She dreamt of a young man, post-deployment, sitting on the edge of his bed in the middle of the night, struggling with his war demons. In the next instant, she saw him wrapped in a quilt, his demeanor hopeful. To her, this meant one simple thing: Quilts = Healing. By the end of the year, Catherine had awarded a first quilt to a young, wounded soldier in Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Before long, Quilts of Valor® was established as an organization.

Since its launch, the foundation has become one of the country’s largest quilting non-profits, delivering more than 427,000 handmade quilts to service members and veterans and partnering with other groups such as the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and 4H to teach quilt making for a good cause.

ABOUT Benjamin Beans

Seaman (E3) Benjamin Beans served in the US Navy on the waters near Korea during the end of the Korean War. He was a deck hand, Quarter Master, and “steered the ship.”
After the Navy, he went back to his home in Alabama, finished high school, and on the GI bill, went to truck driving school. There were no jobs open after getting his license, so he went to New York City, where he had several jobs:
- Cab driver
- Worked at Woolworths
- Worked in the kitchen at Bloomingdale’s – Where he met people like Jackie Kennedy and Sidney Poitier

He also, Marched in Washington DC for Martin Luther King.

His next adventure was joining the Merchant Marines (Military Sealift Command) serving for the next 36 years. His duty – “steering the ships” – they were not just any ships, they were the hospital ships, the USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort.

Benjamin has been to the North Pole, South Pole, and too many other ports around the world to list.

Benjamin retired from the Merchant Marines in 2004.