VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS BATTLEFIELD POST 9808
7168 Flag Lane Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111
ABOUT US
We are a nonprofit 501(c)(19) veteran’s service organization comprised of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, guard and reserve forces. Serving the Richmond community though our outreach programs.
POST 9808 SEPTEMBER HAPPENINGS
Post Officers
Commander – Joanne Smith
Sr. Vice Commander – Will Purcell
Jr. Vice Commander – Herb Melson
Quartermaster – Doris Wollett
Judge Advocate – Boyd Burnett
Surgeon – Phil Hudson
1st Year Trustee – Bob Whitely
2nd Year Trustee – Paul Smith
3rd Year Trustee – Cole Winkler
Adjutant – Will Purcell
Service Officer – Eddie Hinton
Chaplain – Craig Secor
Auxiliary Officers
President – Rebecca Hudson
Sr. Vice President – Nancy Smithson
Jr. Vice President – Diane Melson
Secretary – Kristan Purcell
Treasurer – Dana Rivera
Conductor – Krystine Boehme
Guard – Luther Gammon
1st Year Trustee – Diane Melson
2nd Year Trustee – Susan Greene
3rd Year Trustee – Betty Edgell
Historian – Toni Brown
Chaplain – Brigitte Combs
Post 9808 News
VFW POST 9808 September 2026 NEWSLETTER
Commander’s Message Dear Team 9808 ~It’s been a long, busy summer, but we need to remain vigilant. Please participate in VFW Action Corps. The VFW continues to fight efforts in Congress to use cuts to future VA disability benefits to fund other veterans’ programs....
VFW POST 9808 AUGUST 2026 NEWSLETTER
Commander’s Message Greetings Team 9808,It’s been a very busy summer. The VFW National Convention in Reno served as a reminder that Legislation and our Grass Roots efforts are essential to our VFW Mission. We in Team 9808 stand ready to remind our Local, State and...
VFW POST 9808 JULY 2026 NEWSLETTER
Commander’s Message Greetings,Happy 250th Birthday America! We have enjoyed a very busy month with our first Post meeting with the new leadership team. Thank you to our membership for attending the meeting, thank you for your encouragement and support. It was...
VFW POST 9808 JUNE 2026 NEWSLETTER
Commander’s Message Congratulations to VFW Post 9808 on making All State and All American for 2026! What a tremendous achievement. May has been a very busy Month as we had our Installation of New Officers on May 14, 2026. Then we jumped into our VFW Day of Service by...
VFW POST 9808 MAY 2026 NEWSLETTER
COMMANDERS MESSAGE Team ~I hope you had an enjoyable April. The Post had outstanding events in April. We had the 60th Anniversary dinner and it was fantastic to see all the members that came out to celebrate. As always, Cassie and the crew did an outstanding job. We...
VFW POST 9808 APRIL 2026 NEWSLETTER
Commander’s Message Team ~ Okay, winter you can go home now, I’m ready for spring.We continue to have our Post Breakfast on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month so come on out and bring the family. We had a great time at our St. Patrick’s Day Dinner on the17th....
If you have a flag that needs to be retired, Post 9808 has a drop box just for that purpose. The drop box is located just to the left of the front door.
POST HOURS
Monday 9 am-2 pm & 4 pm-6 pm
Tuesday 9 am-2 pm & 4 pm-6 pm
Wednesday – CLOSED
Thursday 9 am-2 pm & 4 pm-6 pm
Friday 9 am-2 pm & 4 pm-6 pm
Saturday CLOSED
Sunday 10 am-1 pm
WHERE ARE WE LOCATED
