VFW Post 7333

We are thankful to the Randolph Diner for hosting our Missing Member table on Sept 16th. God bless our POW/MIA and their families. We will never forget.

Announcing PATRIOT"S PEN $5,000 Award Competition for 2022
Open to all students in grades 7, 8 and 9. Deadline is 10/31/22.
To enter print out the form or go to https://www.vfw.org/.
The 2022 theme is " My Pledge to Our Veterans".
The entry must be submitted to the VFW Post in your area for local awards and to advance to the national level. Please call 973.945.8507 for details.

Announcing Voice of Democracy $30,000 Award Essay Competition
Open to all students in grades 9 to 12. Deadline Oct. 31,2022
2022 Theme: " Why IS THE VETERAN IMPORTANT? "
To enter print out the form or visit https://www.vfw.org/
The entry must be submitted to the VFW Post in your area for local awards and to advance to the national level. Please call 973.945.8507 for details.

Please join our 2022 Patriot Day Remembrance Tribute
Date: Sunday, September 11th
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: VFW Post 7333, 103 Carrell Rd. in Randolph
The greater Randolph community is invited to attend VFW Post 7333's annual Patriot Day Tribute. State Senator Anthony Bucco, Commissioner Tayfun Selen, Deputy Mayor Lou Nisivoccia and other community leaders will be speaking at the event. Open to the public. You do not need to be a Veteran to attend. Photo is of prior event.

Commander Angel Soto was very pleased to present the VFW Certificates of Achievement at the Troop #50 Court of Honor on July 31, 2022. Pictured are (L to R) Eagle Scout Patrick G. Williams, Sr. Vice Commander John Reilly, Commander Angel Soto and Eagle Scout Ryan C. Borinski. It was a grand ceremony and we thank all who attended.

We are grateful to Randolph Township and our Program Guide participants for helping us bring the MOVINGWALL to the County College of Morris. Our Tribute touched over 5,000 lives, had 138 volunteers and featured 34 wreaths. Digital updates are posted at www.vfwpost7333.org. God bless your good hearts. Our Sponsors are listed separately.

We are grateful to Randolph Township and our Sponsors for helping us bring the MOVINGWALL to the County College of Morris. Our Vietnam War Veterans Tribute touched over 5,000 lives, had 138 volunteers and featured 34 wreaths. Digital updates are posted at www.vfwpost7333.org. God bless your good hearts.
Our Program Guide participants are listed separately.

We were pleased to award VFW Certificates of Recognition to two new Eagle Scouts at the Troop 50 Court of Honor on July 24. Pictured are Commander Angel Soto and Eagle Scouts Aden C. Katz and Aidan C. Jackson. VFW Post 7333 has been the proud sponsor of Randolph 's Troop 50 for decades and we appreciate their many contributions to our community.

We want to provide special recognition to the HOME DEPOT team that helped us to bring THEMOVINGWALL to the County College of Morris. These amazing volunteers built much of the wall on their own personal time, using the materials donated by the company.
Our deepest gratitude goes to:
Bambi Boughton
Caitlin Oakley
Donna Gonzalez
Chaz Gormley
Vlad Ramirez
Jim Wilkinson
Al Chibookian
James Meehan
Cynthia (Cindy) Kobylarz
Patty Russo
Cathy Mioduszewski
Daniel Whalen
Clay Stewart
Evan Greenberg

We were honored to present a VFW Certificate of Appreciation to Dr. Anthony Iacono and his "YES " County College of Morris team at our MOVINGWALL Tribute on July 16th. Pictured are (L to R) Colleen McCardle, CCM Special Events, Program Co-Chair Bill Menzel, Dr. Iacono, President of CCM, Steve Ackerman, CCM Director of Security, Co-Chairs Emerson Crooks and Deacon Rich Reck. Certificates were also awarded to 24 other key supporters of our program. We bless them all with our profound gratitude.

Our Thanks to the thousands of MOVINGWALL visitors, 138 volunteers, distinguished speakers, color guards, 34 wreaths and the Program Guide sponsors and donors. God bless you for your caring hearts. We are deeply grateful for your support. Please share this beautiful re-cap of our event.

More Than 5,000 Visited “The Moving Wall” By the Closing Ceremony UPDATE: More than 5,000 residents of Morris County and beyond visited “The Moving Wall” Vietnam Veterans Memorial by the time closing ceremonies were held this morning at the County College of Morris. Since arriving on July 7, Thursday, people flocked to The Wall to pay tribute to Vietnam vetera...

See the great presentation by the Gold Star Mothers, our distinguished speakers. top-notch color guards, wreaths placed by 32 organizations and the Masterwork Chorus of Denville.

Vietnam Moving Wall Opening Ceremonies at CCM - July 9, 2022 Opening Ceremonies and wreath-laying ceremonies at The Moving Wall on the County College of Morris campus, 1400 hours, July 9, 2022.

Enjoy the beautiful prayer and singing led by Emerson Crooks.

Vietnam Moving Wall Sunday Ceremony - July 10 2022 at CCM

Closing ceremony for THEMOVINGWALL on July 11, featuring our VFW Post 7333 retiring the colors, a touching prayer, a bold salute to our Fallen and a grand rendition of " God Bless America".

Vietnam Moving Wall Closing Ceremony - July 11, 2022, at CCM Due to an audio issue, the first 5 minutes of this video has slightly distorted sound. The rest of the video has clear sound.

Our Thanks to the thousands of MOVINGWALL visitors, 138 volunteers, distinguished speakers, color guards, 32 wreaths and and to the Sponsors and Donors shown in this digital Program Guide. God bless you for your caring heart. We are deeply grateful for your support.

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VFW Post 7333 was proud to be the honor guard for the MOVINGWALL ceremonies on July 8 . Pictured (L to R) are Program Spokesperson Bill Menzel. Commander Angel Soto, Chaplain Deacon Richard Reck, Cpl. Mike Smith, Jerry Stone, Adjutant Ken Lareau, Adam Alexander, Sgt. Matthias Portmann, Quartermaster Dan Gaestel and Sr. Vice Commander John Reilly.
Admission is free and the Site is open continuously until the closing ceremony on July 11 at 11 am. Please bring your heart.

Please join us for our ceremonies on July 8 at 11 am and July 9th and 10th at 2pm .

A half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was assembled on teh campus of CCM A half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., The Moving Wall was assembled on the campus of the County College of Morris

Please join us on FRIDAY July 8th at 11 AM
for proclamations by Randolph Mayor Marie Potter and Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill as we launch the Randolph Township tribute to Vietnam War Veterans with the MOVINGWALL. God bless all our supporters and friends. Pictured below are Emerson Crooks, a key founder of our program and Victor Mandio from the Secaucus Vet Center, during the assembly of the MOVINGWALL.

We were honored to spearhead the 2022 Freedom Festival parade.
Marching were (L to R) Scott Montanio, Angel Soto, Jerry Rubin, Bill Menzel, Jerry Stone and Adam Alexander. Two Ton Truck riders included Colonel Bill, John Reilly, Deacon Rich Reck and Dan Gaestel. It was great to see so many patriots salute the flag.

We were honored to perform our annual Flag Retirement ceremony on June 23 with Randolph Mayor Marie Potter, Council Members Joanne Veech, Chris Carey, Mark Forstenhausler, Joe Hathaway and Vice Mayor Lou Nisivoccia attending. Pictured below are (L to R) Vice Commander Bill Menzel, Joe Stone, Colonel Bill O'Brien, Senior Vice Commander John Reilly, Quartermaster Dan Gaestel and Commander Angel Soto. Matt Bozek and Ed Sartorius also attended. Thanks to everyone who brought their flags to be properly disposed of.

Please join us on July 7th to welcome The MOVINGWALL as it is es**rted from the Hanover Marriott to the Soccer field at the County College of Morris. The Motorcade will be led by Rick Merchant and the Warriors Watch Riders, but others are invited to participate as well. To join the motorcade es**rt or get route information please email [email protected] or call 973.945.8507.
The Wall will be assembled on July 7th and open for viewing by 3PM. The launch ceremony will be on July 8th at 11 AM and features Randolph Mayor Marie Potter and Morris County Commissioner John Krickus.
The Grand Opening will be on July 9th at 2 PM and features Bishop Sweeney, State Senator Bucco and other distinguished speakers and the Wreath laying ceremony. For details visit www.vfwpost7333.org. Photos are from past events.
Thanks for your support and please share this post with your friends.

Please join us on July 7th to welcome The MOVINGWALL as it is es**rted from the Hanover Marriott to the Soccer field at the County College of Morris. The Motorcade will be led by Rick Merchant and the Warriors Watch Riders, but others are invited to participate as well. To join the motorcade es**rt please email [email protected] or call 973.945.8507.
The Wall will be assembled on July 7th and open for viewing by 3PM. The launch ceremony will be on July 8th at 11 AM and features Randolph Mayor Marie Potter and Morris County Commissioner John Krickus.
The Grand Opening will be on July 9th at 2 PM and features Bishop Sweeney, State Senator Bucco and other distinguished speakers and the Wreath laying ceremony. For details visit www.vfwpost7333.org. Photos are from past events.
Thanks for your support and please share this post with your friends.

VFW Post 7333 Annual Scholarship Awards
We were pleased to present the 2022 awards for outstanding scholarship to Randolph High School graduates Larissa Donahue and Steven C Alt, Jr. Senior Vice Commander John Reilly is shown presenting the awards. Congratulations and God bless your path! .

For anyone who wishes to donate, please visit https://www.vfwpost7333.org/the-moving-wall

A Vietnam Veteran’s Experience Bringing The Moving Wall to His Hometown RANDOLPH, NJ- It was a long journey to bring the Moving Wall to Randolph, but for Vietnam Veteran Emerson Crooks it will be well worth it.

Thanks to all who are supporting this program. Here are some details about the daily events. Please share them with your friends.
Donate at www.vfwpost7333.org or email [email protected].

Randolph Memorial VFW Post 7333 sends our best wishes for a Happy Father's Day to all the Dads in the Military...past, present and future. God bless you.

Thank you to all our Sponsors and Program Guide Participants.
The list below is as of June 10, 2022. We will continue to accept donations for Sponsorships but the Program Guide has gone to print. We will recognize future donations on social media.

GREAT NEWS ! the beautiful Hanover MARRIOTT on Route 10 is offering our out of town MOVINGWALL visitors a special $149 group rate with $15 overnight parking, plus tax. Bookings are limited to Thursday 7/7/22 to Sunday 7/10/22 and must be placed by by Friday, 6/24/22. Only 40 Room Nights are available at this price. PLEASE CALL 973-538-8811 to RESERVE.
We are grateful to all the fine folks at the Hanover MARRIOTT.

We have now received support for our MOVING WALL program from Senator Booker in addition to the proclamation from US Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill. We are also very grateful for the help we have received from Randolph Mayor Marie Potter, State Senator Anthony Bucco, State Assemblywoman Aura Dunn, Morris County Commissioner John Krickus , CCM President Anthony Iacono and all the fine folks who have donated or volunteered to staff the event. God bless you all.

Please help us bring THEMOVINGWALL to Randolph , NJ
THEMOVINGWALL is the half-size replica of the Washington, DC Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
VFW Post 7333 will bring the Moving Wall to County College of Morris during July 7th to July 11th, 2022. Our goals are to honor our dead and to Welcome Home our Vietnam Veterans and help heal the wounds of this divisive conflict. The program is privately funded and is staffed by volunteers. To DONATE go to https://www.vfwpost7333.org/the-moving-wall
To Volunteer please email [email protected].
Thank you for your support.

We honor all who fought for Liberty on D-Day.

Thanks to Delia Cruz please enjoy this fine video of our Tribute to the Fallen.

Randolph Township VFW Post 7333 Annual Memorial Day Ceremony on May 30, 2022 Randolph Township VFW Post 7333 Annual Memorial Day Ceremony on May 30, 2022

On May 25th we were honored to flag the grave of our deceased comrade Jack Sassaman and all the other Fallen in the 7 cemeteries we serve in Randolph. On May 30th we will honor them with Rifle Salutes followed by our annual tribute at the VFW Post 7333. The Post ceremony will be at 11 AM and will include speeches by Mayor Potter and others and the playing of Taps. All are invited to attend. Pictured L to R are Past Commanders Bob Brembs and John Reilly , Matt Bozek, Chaplain Rich Reck, Jerry Stone, Jerry Rubin, Quartermaster Dan Gaestel, Emerson Crooks, Matthias Portmann, Ted Carman and Vice Commander Bill Menzel . God bless our military--- past, present and future.

Crooks, a member of the VFW Post 7333 that will host a touring replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall at the County College of Morris from July 7-11, 2022, delivered a moving keynote speech for Morris County’s annual Memorial Day observance. Seated are the County Commissioners, Sheriff Gannon, State Senator Bucco, Reps. Sherrill and Malinowski from the US Congress and Aura Dunn.

Vietnam veteran Emerson Crooks keeps a slip of paper in his wallet, like a receipt, to remind him of the true cost of every purchase he makes.

It bears the names of fallen comrades from his Marine Corps unit.

The receipt for freedom, at Morris County’s Memorial Day observance in Morristown | Morristown Green Front Page NewsGovernmentHistory The receipt for freedom, at Morris County’s Memorial Day observance in Morristown William Menzel, vice commander of VFW Post 7333, salutes wreath at Morris County Memorial Day Observance, May 25, 2022. Photo by Kevin Coughlin By Morristown Green Contributor - May 2...

Please print this flyer and use it to help VFW Post 7333 to bring THEMOVINGWALL to County College of Morris July 7 to 11.
Thanks for your patriotism.

JOIN our MEMORIAL DAY Tribute on Monday, May 30th at 11AM
Please join us for our annual Memorial Day tribute to the Fallen of our nation's many wars. We will honor them with speakers, a rifle salute and the playing of Taps. Everyone is invited. You do not need to be a Veteran to attend. We will also be distributing Buddy Poppies at this event. Thank you for your support.

We were honored to receive Randolph Township's Buddy Poppy proclamation at the Town Council meeting on May 5, 2022.
Buddy Poppies are handcrafted by disabled Veterans and the donations are used to fund charitable and civic VFW programs.
Shown L to R are Randolph Mayor Marie Potter and comrades Jerry, John, Rich, Matthias and Dan. We will be distributing Buddy Poppies at Weiss Supermarket and other locations with a schedule to be announced. Thank you for your support.