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​Brainerd VFW Facebook

​National VFW
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VFW Action Corps
National VFW Auxiliary
​VFW Store
VFW Foundation
VFW National Home

VFW News Feed
VFW Mental Wellness
VFW Mobile App


​U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
MN Dept. of Veterans Affairs
MN Commander's Task Force
Minnesota VFW
MN VFW Auxiliary


St. Cloud Stand Down, free clothing etc.
​Minnesota Vets Outdoors
Crow Wing Veteran Service Office
Crow Wing Disabled American Veterans
Brainerd American Legion Post 255


U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Merchant Marines
U.S. Space Force

National WWII Museum in New Orleans
Donate Organs to Donate Life America
Additional Veteran Links
Free Urns for Veterans
Sesame Street for Military Families
Vets on the Lake Resort at Ely, MN
VA-Vets and Families Living with Cancer

Military Veterans Resource Center
Medicare Options

Addiction Treatment Centers
MN Adult & Teen Challenge Drug Recovery
Addiction Resources
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Alcohol Rehab for Veterans
Suicide Prevention

Declaration of Independence
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B-25 "Mitchel" Bomber from WWII.
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Dog tags from the annual Bataan Death March in Brainerd.
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Veterans on the Hill in St. Paul every spring.
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Night at 309 South Sixth Street, Brainerd, MN
All Veterans Memorial project Brick Program: https://www.brainerdvfw.org/al-vets-memorial.html

The Minnesota Military Radio Show is heard Saturdays on KVBR, 1340 AM, in Brainerd MN, 9 am to 10 am.  Also on the web at: http://minnesotamilitaryradiohour.com 

Military Badges and Pins
Minnesota State Department of Natural Resources benefits to veterans. 
All veterans and Gold Star families have free access to all national parks
Music for Veterans, Friends, and Families:​
The Promise by Jack Murphy.  https://vimeo.com/149996914
God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBCoXgKyht0
Battle Hymn of the Republic by the US Army Band  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy6AOGRsR80
God Bless America  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB2_j7c0d70
Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqNoRNJSXx0
American Patrol by Glen Miller  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAVejLjXVdw
Ragged Old Flag
by Johnny Cash  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfzJ8UBr-c0
Patriotic songs on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOnkLKq1rLY

National Vietnam Veterans Day
U.S. Army's OV-1 Mohawk Aircraft  OV-1mohawkassociation.org/
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​AFVN:  The GI's Companion in Vietnam. 
​Free at: rockradioscrapbook.ca/afvn.html
U.S. Flag Etiquette
If you are a veteran enrolled in the VA Health Care System, you should keep these numbers in your wallet. 
Urgent Care Hotline 1-800-698-2411.
Emergency Care 1-844-724-7842.

Or, you can notify the VA by going to: https://emergencycarereporting.communitycare.va.gov/#/request  
​Use them if you wind up in a non-VA hospital because of an emergency.  Best to call within 72 hours and ask the VA to pay your medical expenses.  


For clarification, go to: https://www.va.gov/communitycare/programs/veterans/Urgent_Care.asp 

Call 911 for immediate help with life threatening conditions.
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Brainerd VFW
​309 South 6th Street

Brainerd, MN  56401
​218-829-6393
Mon-Sat: Noon to 10 pm
Sunday: Noon to 5 pm
& during Vikings Football  
3rd Sun. breakfast 8 to noon
1st Place MN VFW Website 2020, 2021 & 2022
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      • Mens Softball
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    • Youth >
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    • Thoughts
    • Apparel
    • Kitty Hawk
    • Web Writing
    • Lest We Forget
  • Events
    • January - April >
      • New Years
      • Midwinter Conference
      • Bean Bag Tournament
      • Pistol Shoot
      • Superbowl
      • Polar Plunge
      • Bataan
      • St. Patricks Day
      • Vietnam Vets Day
      • Vets on the Hill
      • Downtown Golf
      • Turkey Hunt
    • May - August >
      • Trap Shoot
      • Buddy Poppies
      • Freedom Festival
      • Memorial Day Prep
      • MemorialDay
      • Taps
      • State Convention
      • Flag Day
      • Independence Day
      • Veteran Tribute Day
      • County Fair
      • Picnic
    • September - December >
      • Bataan March
      • POW MIA
      • Football
      • Membership Dinner
      • Fall Conference
      • Veterans Week
      • Veterans Day
      • Thanksgiving
      • Decorating
      • Santa
      • Christmas
  • Membership
    • Post Officers
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