Month: November 2019

The Post will commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor which resulted in 2403 lives lost, 1143 wounded and which led us into World War II. This short commemoration will take place at Newport City Hall WWII Memorial at 08:30, 7 December, 2019.

Members of VFW Post 406, Newport, Rhode Island will be installing a flagpole for a WWII retired Navy Master Chief. Mr Charles Parks enlisted in the US Navy just prior to the end of WWII and served for 30 years to include the Korean War. The flagpole was provided to the veteran through the generous…