Starbuck VFW

10/30/2023

10/18/2023

All are welcome. Community presence is appreciated by our Veterans in attendance. Please consider attending if you are able.

10/13/2023

Info for local Veterans

10/06/2023

Thanks for your service!

Fred Quam not only spent decades in the North Dakota Air National Guard, he helped start it, and is the last charter member still living.

08/07/2023

Today is National Purple Heart Day

https://news.va.gov/122550/purple-heart-day-august-7-wounded-killed/?utm_source=middle&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=VetResources&utm_id=02AUG2023

07/26/2023

Greg Emmons received one of the 3 Veteran Award at the annual fund raiser for wood n hearts, congratulations Greg 🇺🇸

07/09/2023

Tomorrow after the funeral and celebration of life for Bill Bailey there will be a get together at Starbuck VFW Club rooms for remanissing with old friends and Bills family🇺🇸🇺🇸

06/14/2023

June 14, 2023 marks the army’s 248 years of service. The Continental Army was the first army of the United States, and it played a key role in winning the Revolutionary War.

What Happened on June 14, 1775?
On June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress authorized the enlistment of six companies of expert riflemen to serve in the American Continental Army. This date is considered the official birthday of the U.S. Army.

The Continental Army was formed in response to the growing tensions between the American colonies and Great Britain. Both countries were in a war state for months and the April 18 incident forced the U.S. to establish a solid army ground to protect itself.

Why is it celebrated as the U.S. Army Birthday?
The U.S. Army Birthday is celebrated on June 14th because it is the date on which the Continental Army was established in 1775. The Continental Army was the first army of the United States, and it played a key role in winning the Revolutionary War.

Here is a brief timeline of events leading up to the establishment of the Continental Army:

April 19, 1775: The Battles of Lexington and Concord are fought, marking the start of the Revolutionary War.

June 14, 1775: The Second Continental Congress authorizes the formation of the Continental Army.

The Army was initially made up of untrained militiamen. However, the delegates to the Second Continental Congress knew that they needed a professional army if they wanted to defeat the British.

According to the Library of Congress, George Washington stated: “The abuses [problems] in this army, I fear, are considerable, and the new modeling of it [reorganization], in the face of an enemy, from whom we every hour expect an attack, is exceedingly difficult and dangerous."

On June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress authorized the enlistment of six companies of expert riflemen to serve in the American Continental Army. These soldiers were to be paid $6 a month and the captains received $20 per month and it increased according to the ranks.

The American Battlefield Trust states “These riflemen, hailing from Pennsylvania and Virginia, that served as privates would be paid $6.67 per calendar month. As the year 1775 unfolded, captains in Continental service would earn $20 a month and the pay would increase as the ranks did, with a colonel collecting $50 per calendar month.”

05/26/2023

AN OPPORTUNITY .... MONDAY IS MEMORIAL DAY AND POST 4582 WILL HAVE THEIR MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM AT THE STARBUCK LAKESHORE PARK AT 10:30. Sounds like good weather ... bring a lawn chair or blanket and be part of a great small town salute to our veterans ... THANK YOU TO ALL INVOLVED.

05/25/2023

05/25/2023

ANYONE who would like to assist with honoring those who we remember on Memorial Day are welcome to join VFW members and Starbuck Men's Auxiliary members at 8am Saturday morning to raise the flags at the Starbuck Park. They will also be putting flags on graves at local cemeteries after flags are raised at the park.

The Memorial Day Program will be 10:30 am Monday at the bandshell at Starbuck Park and is open to the public.

05/24/2023

Flag detail sat morning at city park 8 am then on to cemetery’s for grave markers Mon morning 8:30 to set up Memorial Day service

05/07/2023

The seasonal recycling trailer will be set up every Tuesday/Thursday from 9-4 at the South Environmental Drop Site on the edge of Starbuck. Gravel lot is located just north of West Central Irrigation.

05/07/2023

04/20/2023

04/13/2023

Happy National Pet Day!

04/08/2023

Thanks to the Starbuck Men's Veterans Auxiliary for their work on the bar. It looks great!

03/29/2023

Thanks for your service

03/18/2023

Sharing a photo from about 1 year ago ... a great group in the Starbuck Community ... They host a weekly fundraiser at the WATERS EDGE ON THURSDAY NIGHTS ... HORSE RACES AND MORE ... CHECK IT OUT .... Do you know who this group is? A hint ... Mary B. is not a member

03/15/2023

Today’s is Marine Corps Veteran Lee Marvin, who served as a sniper during World War II before becoming a successful actor.

03/15/2023

MEAT RAFFLE ON SATURDAY AT THE STARBUCK VFW ... starts at 5:30 ... be there by 5:00 to get a big table for you and your friends ...

03/15/2023

Thanks to a donation from the estate of Orvie and Angie Hagen and the skill and dedication of members of the Starbuck Men's Veterans Auxiliary, the bar is receiving a much-needed facelift! Stop by soon to see the transformation in person!

03/08/2023

Minnesota students rock!

WASHINGTON (March 7, 2023) – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce Siri Corson, a junior at Fillmore Central High School in Harmony, Minnesota, has been named second place national winner and recipient of the $21,000 Charles Kuralt Memorial Scholarship award in its 2022-2023 Voice of Democracy scholarship program.

The announcement was made during last night’s Parade of Winners ceremony at the 2023 VFW Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. VFW Post 6893 and its Auxiliary, located in Preston, Minnesota, sponsored Siri.

Open to eligible high school students in ninth through 12th grades, the VFW’s annual Voice of Democracy audio-essay contest requires entrants to write and record a three- to five-minute script on a democratic, patriotic theme. This year nearly 23,500 high school students from around the world reflected on the theme “Why is the Veteran Important?” with national finalists competing for their share of $171,000 in scholarships and awards.


Monticello Student Takes Second in VFW Essay Competition

WASHINGTON (March 7, 2023) – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is pleased to announce Nolan Green, a sixth grade student from Monticello, Minnesota, has been named the national second place winner and recipient of a $4,000 award in its 2022-2023 Patriot's Pen essay contest. Green, who was sponsored by VFW Post 8731 in Monticello, Minnesota, wrote his winning essay based on this year’s theme, “My Pledge to Our Veterans.”

Since its inception nearly 30 years ago, the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen essay competition has helped foster patriotism by encouraging young minds to examine our nation’s history along with their own experiences in modern American society while improving their writing skills.

Open to eligible sixth, seventh and eighth grade students, the competition requires students to submit a 300- to 400-word essay expressing their views on a selected patriotic theme while competing for their share of more than $1 million in awards and prizes.

More than 62,600 students participated in this year’s competition. Green competed at the national level against 52 other state finalists for individual awards ranging from $500 to $5,000. At the national and local level, the VFW awarded more than $777,200 in awards this year.

02/27/2023

The Starbuck VFW received a donation a few years ago ... part of the donation was to designated for doing an update of the Post bar area ... WE ARE FINALLY MAKING SOME PROGRESS .... 2 sections are near completion .... new chairs and stools should arrive soon.

02/19/2023

You're welcome!