Month: July 2026

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Gold Star Sailing Campers Enjoy Newport Yacht Club Grill Night

Gold Star Sailing is a charity focused on providing sailing camp activities to surviving children of fallen military service members. It uses sailing as a way to instill self confidence, build character, teach teamwork, develop leadership, and promote healing in a positive environment of hope, adventure and friendship. VFW Post 406 often chooses to have…
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Post 406 Supports Newport Gulls Veterans Appreciation Night

VFW Post 406 teamed up with the Newport Elks Lodge 104 as the lead organizations for the Newport Gulls Veterans Night at Cardines Field. The pre-game ceremony started with an on-field parade of Elks, Elks Veterans Committee, and VFW Post 406 members. The Honor Guard was provided by local Boy Scouts with the Newport Fire…
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Post 406 Supports Newport Gulls Military Appreciation Night

VFW Post 406 was the lead organization for the Newport Gulls Military Appreciation night at Cardines Field. The pre-game ceremony started with an on-field parade of the Color Guard from Coast Guard Station Castle Hill. The first pitches were thrown out by representatives from all services, including Rear Admiral Darryl Walker, President of the U.S….
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Post Gathers for Flag Removal from Newport Cemeteries

Newport VFW Post 406 members along with family and community members gathered at Island Cemetery to retrieve the American flags that had been placed on Veteran graves in advance of Memorial Day. We retrieved the almost 1000 flags including 5 Medal of Honor recipients who are buried in Newport from the 6 local cemeteries. The…
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VFW Loon Mountain Riverwalk Condo Raffle a Great Success

The VFW Post 406 Raffle of a week-long stay at a luxury Loon Mountain Riverwalk Condo was a resounding success for the Post. Following a busy morning of Memorial Day activities of Strewing of Flowers and City Hall Memorial Day ceremony, the Post members convened at the Elks for the raffle drawing. Thanks to the…
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VFW Post 406 Celebrates Independence Day in Rhode Island

VFW Post 406 Newport celebrated Independence Day at the Bristol 4th of July Parade, the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration, dating back to 1785. Post member Chrystal Arel and Junior Vice Commander Sharon McGinnis joined National Commander-in-Chief Carol Whitmore at the parade. The Independence Day celebrations continued on July 5th when Newport VFW Post 406,…