WELCOME TO POST 4055 PLATTE COUNTY MEMORIAL POST

Recognized as an All State Post, serving the communities of Platte City, Weston, Edgerton, Dearborn, Tracy, Camden Point and the surrounding areas.
As yesterday's defenders of freedom, we want to welcome today's military service members into our ranks to become part of our elite group.  Our common bond is the battlefield, whether it is service in WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Kosovo, the war on terrorism or peace-keeping expeditionary campaigns. Your courage and sacrifice have made a difference in preserving and defending world peace.
 

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Platte City Fall Festival is this Thursday, September 26th 2024. Join us from 5-8 on Main Street.

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Our programs support our service members while they are on the front line, as they are being discharged and long after they return. Your tax-deductible donation will be immediately directed to the VFW programs where your support is most urgently needed.

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IN-COUNTRY

A satirical reflection by Author/Artist Phil Fehrenbacher

Phil enlisted in the Army in 1965 where you served for years in Vietnam.  He became a graphic designer and has worked for the state of Oregon for 26 years.  He retired in 2003 and started the Cartoon "In-Country".  The cartoons reflect his experiences during his tour of duty in South Vietnam.


There is a new cartoon everyday.

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As yesterday's defenders of freedom...

 ...we want to welcome today's military service members into our ranks to become part of our elite group.

WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Kosovo, War in Afghanistan, War in Iraq, War on Global Terror and other Peace-Keeping Expeditionary Campaigns throughout the globe.

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The Veterans of Foreign Wars is dedicated

 to supporting those who sacrifice so much for this country, veterans, service members in the US Armed Forces, and their families and continues to be a voice for returning and currently deployed service members and their families.

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Patriots Pen and Voice of Democracy and Teacher of the Year

VFW Post 4055 RECOGNIZES YOUNG PATRIOTS AND TEACHER OF THE YEAR

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Statewide News

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De Soto Veteran Honored by VFW for #StillServing

De Soto veteran Quincy Myrick is being honored for dedication to country and community in the VFW national #StillServing campaign. (Photo credit: Quincy Myrick)

National News

Important info from National VFW

VFW Day: Celebrate the Legacy

WASHINGTON - This Sunday, Sept. 29, we proudly celebrate VFW Day, marking the 125th anniversary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (V...

VFW Applauds Congress Passing Emergency Appropriations for VA

WASHINGTON - I am pleased to hear the news, along with the nearly 7 million other veterans who rely on VA benefits, to include dis...

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OUR MISSION

That the purpose of this Corporation shall be fraternal, patriotic, historical, charitable, and educational: to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members; to assist worthy comrades; to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead; and to assist their widows and orphans; to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States of America, and fidelity to its Constitution and laws; to foster true patriotism; to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom, and to preserve and defend the United States from all her enemies.