2023

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND ACTIVITIES

Memorial Day is a day to honor our U.S. Military Personnel who have died while serving in the US Armed Forces while defending our country.

 

POPPY DRIVE

VFW Members will be out at Walmart, Kroger at Thomas Crossroads, & Kroger at Lower Fayetteville on Friday-Monday, May 26-29 giving out Buddy Poppies.  Please wear these poppies proudly to remember the sacrifice our Fallen Soldiers made for our country.

Donations always welcome.

 

FLAGS ON GRAVES

Everyone is welcome to come out and help put flags on

Veteran’s graves on Saturday, May 27 at 9:00 a.m.

Everyone is asked to meet at the Coweta Veterans Club at 9:00 a.m. to receive maps of the Veteran graves, coffee, donuts & a group photo.

The groups will then proceed to Oak Hill and Forest Lawn Cemeteries.

Flags will be given out after arrival at the cemeteries.

Bring your family out for this event.

Bring a screwdriver to poke holes in ground for flags.

 

MEMORIAL DAY

Ceremony at Veterans Park at 11:00 a.m. May 29, 2023.

Bring a chair.

Immediately following the ceremony there will be a free

lunch at the Coweta Veterans Club, 130 Veterans Club Rd.

Public is welcome.

 

2023 Policeman of the Year

Hosted by the American Legion Post 57

Georgia Stat Police : TFC Alberto (AJ) Jensen

Newnan Police Department: Adam Griffith

Coweta County Sheriff's Office: DS Nickota Wheat

Gentlemen we Thank you for all you do to Serve and protect.

FOUR CHAPLAINS DAY

On February 3rd each year, Four Chaplains Day honors four military chaplains from World War II who sacrificed their lives for fellow service members.

#FourChaplainsDay

Chaplains in the military are an integral part of the service environment. They provide counseling, spiritual guidance, conduct services, and religious rites, among other responsibilities, and serve all over the globe. If there are military personnel stationed there, chaplains are too.

During World War II, four chaplains who had attended Chaplain School together at Harvard boarded the Dorchester en route to the Army Command Base in southern Greenland. Aboard the ship were 904 service members.  The four chaplains were Reverend George L. Fox, a Methodist minister, Reverend Clark V. Poling of the Reformed Church of America, Rabbi Alexander D. Goode, and Father John P. Washington of the Roman Catholic Church. Their voyage began on January 23, 1943. At the time, German U-Boats were patrolling the area, and the convoy was on high alert. When a German submarine torpedoed the Dorchester on February 3, 1943, in the frigid waters off the coast of Newfoundland, chaos ensued.

Eyewitnesses recounted the chaplains’ heroism, including giving their life jackets and gloves to other service members. They prayed with service members, assisting them into lifeboats. The four chaplains remained on the sinking Dorchester. Only 230 men were rescued from the waters. 

HOW TO OBSERVE FOUR CHAPLAINS DAY

• Read about the four chaplains in books like No Greater Glory: The Four Immortal Chaplains and the Sinking of the Dorchester in World War II by Dan Kurzman or Sea of Glory by Ken Wales.
• Watch the movie Four Chaplains: Sacrifice at Sea.
• Visit exhibits remembering the four chaplains such as the National World War II Museum in New Orleans or Pioneer Chapel at Fort Leavenworth where a stained glass window remembers the chaplains.
• Attend memorial services in honor of the four chaplains.

FOUR CHAPLAINS DAY HISTORY

In 1998, Congress unanimously established Four Chaplains Day to be observed annually on February 3rd.

Bomber Girls Cookie Drive

 

Blood Drive

 

Wreaths Across America

The annual Wreaths Across America here in Newnan/Coweta

Saturday,  Dec. 17th,10:30am, at the Oak Hill Cemetery, then join us at 

Noon at the Veteran's Memorial Park will be the ceremony. 

Hope to see you all there.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2022 AT 3 PM

Holiday Movie Day

130 Veterans Club Dr, Newnan, Georgia 30263

Classics and fun… day of holiday cartoons and movies
Dress comfy, come to see them all or at any time to enjoy the one playing

 

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2022 AT 5:30 PM

Veteran Family Holiday Party

130 Veterans Club Rd, Newnan, GA 30263, United States
Potluck dinner - Dirty Santa Game - Ugly sweater
All of our veteran family groups invited

Shop with a Cop

 

 American Legion Post 57 Newnan Monthly meeting will be held Thursday, August 5, 2021. 

Auxiliary meeting starts at 5:30 pm and the Family meeting will begin at 6:30 pm Legion meeting will begin at 7:00 pm. 

Newnan Tornado Relief

 

NEWNAN TORNADO RELIEF

HAVE DONATIONS?  

NO MORE CLOTHING UNLESS IT IS NEW, IN-PACKAGE UNDERWEAR. 

THE CVC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VFW AND AMERICAN LEGION IS ACCEPTING DONATIONS OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS, PERSONAL CARE ITEMS, BATTERIES, HEARING AID BATTERIES, PACKAGED UNDERWEAR (ALL SIZES),... WHATEVER YOU THINK MIGHT HELP

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NEED ASSISTANCE? WE WILL BE OPEN 8:00 AM TO 8:00 PM 7 DAYS A WEEK TO HELP OUT WITH THE ITEMS ABOVE AND MORE.

WANT TO VOLUNTEER? WE NEED PEOPLE TO HELP US GATHER, SORT AND DISTRIBUTE DONATIONS. PLEASE COME BY TO VOLUNTEER.

FRIDAY, APRIL 2 - REFRIGERATED TRUCK WITH MEAT & MILK