WELCOME TO JOHN M. BLISS POST, SIOUX FALLS

John M Bliss Post 628
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 the Persian Gulf, Korea, 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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Happy Thanksgiving from VFW Post 628

Pearl Harbor Day of Remembrance
December 7, 2025

19th Annual Day County Coyote Hunt in Roslyn, SD
December 12th is the first day of the Coyote Hunt only 16 days left 
Contact Patti at 605-280-0777 for more information 
 
Pancakes Breakfast, held at the Alliance Center
December 21st, 2025, at 0830 hours
(Intel suggests Santa will be on site)

Chislic Dinner held at the Alliance Center
December 21st, 2025, at 1500 hours 
 (No intel on Santa as of yet)
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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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 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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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.