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April 27 - 1863 – Chief Justice Roger B. Taney issues ex parte Merryman, challenging the authority of Abraham Lincoln and the military to suspend the writ of habeas corpus in Maryland.

Veteran Outreach

Coming home doesn't mean the battle is over. If you know someone who is suffering from PTSD, we have people that are ready to help.

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Membership at 2562

As yesterday's defenders of freedom, we welcome today's military service members into our ranks to become part of our elite group.

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WELCOME TO SILVER SPRING MEMORIAL POST 2562

No One Does More For Veterans
The Members of VFW Post 2562 and the Auxiliary are here to serve our fellow veterans and their families.  We welcome your support in that mission.   Welcome to VFW Post 2562, Silver Spring Memorial Post.
 

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Join us as brothers and sisters of America to preserve the rights of veterans and support each other as only those who share in the camaraderie forged by conflict can. 

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ATTENTION TO POST 2562 MEMBERS

All Post 2562 VFW members, the Post is temporarily closed. 

 

We are working diligently to reopen and thank you for your patience.   

Annual elections for the 2023 - 2024 year were held on 17MAY2023.  

                                                                                                           

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Post News

Important Info for Post2562 Members

2023-2024 Post Elections

Annual elections for the 2023 - 2024 year were held on 17MAY2023. Elected Officers are current on this website.

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VA Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence

The Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence was established and congressionally recognized in 2019 as a part of VA’s War Related Injury and Illness Study Center (WRIISC). The Center specializes in clinical and translational research that uses scientific insights to help improve health outcomes for Veterans exposed to airborne hazards while deployed. Click here for the full article

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Statewide News

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Action Alert: Tell Congress to Support the COST of War Act and the Honoring our PACT Act

Contact your members of Congress today and tell them to support the COST of War Act and the Honoring our PACT Act. Congress must pass this crucially needed legislation now, veterans cannot wait any longer!

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Be a Voice for your Military Family by taking the Military Family Lifestyle Survey

Blue Star Families is holding their 12th annual Military Lifestyle Survey from April 27-June 6, 2021

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National News

Important info from National VFW

VFW Commemorates Memorial Day

WASHINGTON - This Memorial Day, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) joins a grateful nation in honoring and remembering the soldier...

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VFW Commemorates Armed Forces Day

WASHINGTON - Tomorrow is Armed Forces Day, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) joins a grateful nation in paying tribute to the...

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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.