VFW 852

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 852 Named after World War I U.S. Army Captain Samuel G. Clarke and U.S. Army F1RST LT Alfred C.
(1)

Alford who died while fighting with the 20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry during the Philippine–American War (1899–1902),
VFW Department of Kansas Alford-Clarke Post 852 was chartered on April 4, 1931 by local veterans, most of whom had fought and served in WWI. These veterans gathered at the first post home near 10th and Connecticut. Since February 1965, the post had resided at 138 Alabama St. Then

on May 1st, 2013 Post 852 once again moved and is now located at 1801 Massachusetts St., Lawrence,KS.

07/19/2026

Greetings VFW Members and Friends,

National Headquarters has released the 2026–2027 Voice of Democracy (VOD) and Patriot's Pen program themes.

If you would like a entry form please email [email protected].

Once you have completed your entry, please submit it to your local Post Commander using this email address.

I have also received information regarding a Northeast Kansas Honor Flight planned for June 2027. The Honor Flight Committee is currently seeking:

Financial donations
Volunteers
Veterans interested in participating

For more information, please contact the committee at 316-742-3335 or [email protected].

Reminder: Our next Post meeting will be held on Monday, July 27, at 6:00 PM.

Thank you, and we hope to see everyone at the meeting.

05/25/2026

"When you go home, Tell them of us, and say, For your tomorrow, We gave our today."
- Kohima Epitaph

On this Memorial Day, we pause to remember and honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. Their courage and dedication allowed us to enjoy the freedom and peace we hold dear. Let us reflect on their stories, cherish their legacy, and commit to building a future worthy of their sacrifice.

05/14/2026

🇺🇲WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! 🇺🇲

Join us Saturday May 23rd at 7am to help place flags for our Veterans at
Memorial Park east 15th street south side.
Flag pick up will be Monday May 25th at 4pm.
Last year we had 4 people show up to help pick up. We need help to continue to be able to do this every year!

03/15/2026

Hello Members and Friends of Post 852!
Burr!
Hope you are all staying inside on a day like this, it's snowing!

Upcoming Events:
District meeting April 11
Department Convention June 11-14 (registration required)
National Convention July 25-29 (registration required)

Monday March 23rd Post Meeting
Topic of conversation:
*ROTC Awards
*Memorial Day Procedures
*How to get the Community more involved
*Scout of the year award
*And anything else that may come up before.

If you have any questions, please message us!

01/10/2026

Greetings VFW members and friends.
Its a good day to stay inside and watch a few basketball games. KU plays at 11.

Thank you to everyone that paid their annual dues for this new membership year. The $$ we get from these dues
help us promote many of the local programs we support.
We may not have a building to call our own but we have our charter and the will to carry out the VFW goals.

This year we had a good response for our school essay program, Vet assistances, flag donation and retirement program and there
more.

Next month we'll start working on our KU rotc recognition program to do the awards in May.

This Saturday is our district convention in Desoto and our post meeting is the 4th Monday of the month. If you would like to attend, message us for time and place.

Thanks you for all your continued support!

CDR

Address

1
Lawrence, KS
66044

Telephone

(785) 843-2078

Website

https://vfw852.com/

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