VFW Auxiliary 12185

2024 VFW/Auxiliary National Conventions!

We have metal patriotic signs for sale while supplies last.

$10 each with 100% of the proceeds going to our local VFW Post 12185

🇺🇸We support these amazing women! 🇺🇸

TOMORROW is going to be a cold day!!!! Join our auxiliary at Siluria Brewing Company for a good bowl of hot chili!

We will be selling bowls of chili from 12pm to 3pm with proceeds going to benefit veterans and their families!

Should be a great night! Come get some wings to help support our VFW!

It’s the Chiefs vs the 49ers in the 58th “Big Game” on Sunday February 11th!

Siluria Brewing Company will be OPEN at 4pm and ready to serve you the best brew in town while we watch the biggest game of the year!

VFW Post 12185 will have smoked wings available for $10/plate!

Kick off is at 5:30pm so get here, get your beer, and get ready to cheer!

See you there!!!

VFW Auxiliary 12185 will be hosting a Buddy Poppy drive this Saturday, December 2 at 8:30am at Siluria Brewing Company, rain or shine!

If you don’t know the significance of the Buddy Poppy, click on this link and read about it…

https://www.vfw.org/BuddyPoppy/?_ga=2.192657002.1371857676.1701191966-147953856.1701191966

This morning, on Birmingham’s Fox 6 News, VFW Auxiliary Post 12185 member, Mike Dubberly, interviewed the Alabama VFW State Commander, Danny Sample. We are proud to be a part of veterans’ lives and proud of all those in the VFW Posts and VFW-Auxiliaries that are making a difference!

Saturday September 16, 2023…members of VFW Auxiliary Post #12185 took part in a very special ceremony to honor POW/MIA soldiers. The ceremony was held at Veterans Park in Alabaster. Also in attendance and participating in the ceremony, was Lance Corporal Rivers VFW Post #12185, led by Post Commander Zell Railey, Gold Star Family member Eric Fort, whose father was shot down in Vietnam and whose remains were never recovered, Girls Scout Sophia Kite, Scout DM Dallas O’Brien, Alabaster Fire Station #3, Paul Johnson who performed the National Anthem, the Boy Scouts, Katie Kite Ivey, and Ron Flynn

September 11, 2001…

8:46am - AA Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower
9:03am - UA Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower
9:37am - AA Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon
9:59am - The South Tower collapsed
10:03am - Flight 93 crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania
10:15am - Pentagon’s E Ring collapsed.
10:28am - The North Tower collapsed

We will never forget.

It was something we promised to those who perished in the attacks of 9/11.

Never forget who they were; who they could have been. Never forget those 3,000+ lives lost that day. Some were citizens at work in the towers. Some were airline passengers traveling to and from. Some were first responders, running in when everyone else was running out.

We don’t want to think about the horrors of that day. It’s hard to put down the comforts and worries of our present lives to reflect on 9/11/2001 and the days that followed. But in order to hold our promise of never forgetting, we have to remember the tragedy of it to fully understand the surge of patriotism, of togetherness, of unity that followed that horrific day. Our country was united in tragedy.
There was no “left” or “right.”
There was not division among generations.
There was no hatred of the police.
There was only solidarity as we came together to mourn those gone, and righteous anger at the infiltration of our country.

We will never forget.

Men and women joined the military in droves in the days, weeks, and months following the attacks. Their reasons were varied and worthy. They wanted…no…needed to do something to stand up for their country…our country. These brave people donned uniforms to stand proudly for the United States of America. They vowed to protect our land, our people, our constitution, and to do so on foreign soil if that’s what it took.

We will never forget.

Whether you were in New York City that day, or in an office in Texas, or at home with your children in Alabama, if you were alive that day, and old enough to remember…then please….after all these years…do not forget them. Those that perished, those that signed up for our military, those who lost loved ones, the heroes…the survivors…the victims.

22 years seems like a long time…and it’s easy to let the impact of that day slip away…but we must remember…for them. We have to hold up our promise to never forget.

Jill R. Johnson
Secretary
VFW Auxiliary Post #12185

VFW Auxiliary Post #12185 President, Tammy Sample, and VFW Department of Alabama Commander, Danny Sample, spoke to a group of homeschool students from the local SEEC Beta Club (Shelby Engagement and Enrichment Community). They spoke to the students about the Voice of Democracy Audio-Essay Contest, the Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest, and about September 11, Patriot’s Day. They also encouraged the students in their volunteerism (Beta Club is a service-oriented organization) and let them know about several ways they could volunteer for or serve veterans.

The VFW Post 12185 will be cooking out German-style today at Siluria Brewing Company in Alabaster for their Oktoberfest celebration.

Come by and support them today! They get started at 4pm.

Tomorrow the VFW-Auxiliary Post #12185 will be cooking out at Siluria Brewing Copmany starting at 11am as part of a community outreach event benefitting the Shelby Humane Society!
Come see us and order some hot dogs and chips for lunch!

Members of VFW-Auxiliary Post #12185 (including President Tammy Sample and Treasurer Pam Kite) enjoyed a fabulous weekend in Montgomery for the Alabama VFW Auxiliary’s School of Instruction (August 18-20).

2023 VFW Auxiliary Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest

Department of North Dakota
“Faces of Freedom”
Aria Kindseth
11th Grade | Grand Forks Central High School
Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 1874 | Grand Forks, ND

Throughout the month of June, we are showcasing the Department (state) winners of the 2023 VFW Auxiliary Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest! Department entries in the National contest will be judged at National Headquarters. A total of $34,000 will be awarded to thirteen (13) students with the first-place National winner receiving a $15,000 scholarship. Winners will be announced during National Convention, along with the winners of the 3-Dimensional Patriotic Art Contest and Illustrating America. These contests, sponsored annually by the , recognize up-and-coming artists and encourage patriotism in youth.

Happy Father's Day to all of our heroes.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Danny Sample of Alabaster was elected Saturday as state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Department of Alabama. He will lead the 10,000 combat veterans of the Alabama VFW for the next year.

Sample has previously served as senior vice commander at the state level. He is also a former commander of Lance Cpl. Thomas Rivers Memorial Post 12185 in Alabaster. A retired U.S. Army colonel, Sample and his wife, Tammy, are owners of Siluria Brewing Co., also in Alabaster.

He succeeds Tammy Johnson of Huntsville, who has served in the position since 2022. Sample’s term will expire in 2024.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is a nonprofit veterans service organization comprised of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, guard and reserve forces. The VFW has approximately 1.5 million regular and auxiliary members in all 50 states, and many foreign territories.

Did your Auxiliary participate in Flag decoration and/or other Memorial Day ceremonies this weekend?

Please send your photos to us at [email protected] - last year, members sent more than 100 pictures; we hope to top that this year. We know you’re out doing the work. Help us showcase your Auxiliaries in Action!

Danny Sample: Veterans honor Memorial Day Danny Sample: Veterans honor Memorial Day

Danny Sample, state senior vice commander and member of Post 12185, speaks with WBRC's Mike Dubberly this morning about the importance of Memorial Day.

Week spent prepping and preparing for today’s Memorial Service 🇺🇸❤️

Alabama Fallen Warriors Project Monument Dedication Ceremony May 29, 2023

Honoring one of our VFW members today on this . Thank you VFW - Lance Corporal Rivers Memorial Post 12185 for a wonderful ceremony.

Great time working with our VFW serving up awesome burgers and dogs.

Come out and visit us for lunch! Hotdogs and hamburgers on the grill! 🤤

Happy Armed Forces Day! Come out and support local veterans!

2023-2024
Installation

"An elderly veteran on hospice wanted to get a meal with his wife at a local pizza restaurant. There he sat with his oxygen machine and his cap that identified his branch of service in a long past war. In the same restaurant, a middle school choir was also enjoying lunch. Several of them saw him and started to sing the national anthem. The entire choir stood up, faced him, and joined in singing. This old and broken down warrior struggled to stand, placed his hand/cap over his heart, and wept as the choir sang. The humble and noble expression on his face said everything to me. There stands a true hero. Also, the actions of these kids tell me that there is good all around us.” c: Bling Trend