wreaths across america westerville
Wreaths Across America is coming quickly!
VFW Post 7883 will coordinate placing wreaths at Westerville cemeteries on December 14, 2024
Order your wreath(s) to honor local Veterans, or a Veteran family member
VFW Post 7883 - Westerville, OH (OH0293P) |167732|
all-American!
7/16/24 - We received notice that (past)Cmdr Frank Koenig led us to 2023-2024 All-American honors
Thanks to all who contributed time & effort to serve our Westerville community.
westerville 4th
Thanks, Westerville, for a great Independence Day celebration!
[Image Credit: We Are Westerville]
gunny back from honor flight
Welcome Home!
We're proud of you, Gunny.
We're proud of you, Gunny.
Gunny's bride lovingly welcomes him back from Honor Flight.
We're proud of you, Gunny.
We're proud of you, Gunny.
We're proud of you, Gunny.
Post officers enthusiastically welcomed our own Gunny Greg Wood, and 81 other veterans, back from Honor Flight.
d-day 80th anniversary
WWII vet & VFW Post 7883 member Al Surette, pictured here along with his fellow Post members. Al was a Marine medic in the Pacific Theatre during WWII and is 98 years young. Many in attendance spent time with Al hearing his stories and thanking him for his service.
La Chatelaine French Bakery & Bistro of Upper Arlington hosted veterans to an evening of recognition and a buffet thanking them for rescuing their country. Since most WWII veterans have passed on, La Chatelaine redirected their gratitude to those veterans present.
2024 patriot's pen / voice of democracy winners
Post 7883 proudly recognized the winners of the 2023-24 Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen essay contests — both of which are VFW’s annual essay contests.
Arden Heckman, a sophomore at Westerville North High School, earned second place in the Voice of Democracy contest,