VFW 5785

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WELCOME TO KENNEWICK VFW POST 5785

"Service First"

Welcome to the James E Rosselot Kennewick VFW Post 5785.

Chartered in 1957, the James E Rosselot Post #5785 offers a wide range of services to support veterans in our community. We work closely with local organizations to ensure that our veterans have access to the resources they need to thrive. Our team is made up of veterans and supporters who are passionate supporting those who have served our country.

Our members are Veterans that served honorably in U.S. wars on foreign soil. We are dedicated to serving veterans and their families. Our motto is "Honor the Dead by Taking Care of the Living.”

As yesterday's defenders of freedom, we want to welcome today's military service members into our ranks to become part of our elite group. Our common bond is the battlefield, whether it is service in the Persian Gulf, Korea, Kosovo, the war on terrorism or peace-keeping expeditionary campaigns. Your courage and sacrifice have made a difference in preserving and defending world peace.

We are located at:

28 E 10th Ave, Kennewick, Washington

Phone: (509) 396-3148

vfw5785@gmail.com

vfwpost_5785@outlook.com

OUR MISSION

In the simplest of terms, our Mission is "Service First."

Our purpose shall be fraternal, patriotic, historical, charitable, and educational: to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members; to assist worthy comrades; to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead; and to assist their widows and orphans; to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States of America, and fidelity to its Constitution and laws; to foster true patriotism; to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom, and to preserve and defend the United States from all her enemies.

The VFW traces its roots back to 1899 when veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) founded local organizations to secure rights and benefits for their service: Many arrived home wounded or sick. There was no medical care or veterans' pension for them and they were left to care for themselves.

In their misery, some of these veterans banded together and formed organizations with what would become known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. After chapters were formed in Ohio, Colorado and Pennsylvania, the movement quickly gained momentum. By 1915, membership grew to 5,000; by 1936, membership was almost 200,000.

Since then, the VFW's voice had been instrumental in establishing the Veterans Administration, creating a GI bill for the 20th century, the development of the national cemetery system and the fight for compensation for Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange and for veterans diagnosed with Gulf War Syndrome. In 2008, VFW won a long-fought victory with the passing of a GI Bill for the 21st Century, giving expanded educational benefits to America's active-duty service members, and members of the Guard and Reserves, fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The VFW also has fought for improving VA medical centers services for women veterans.

Besides helping fund the creation of the Vietnam, Korean War, World War II and Women in Military Service memorials, the VFW in 2005 became the first veterans' organization to contribute to building the new Disabled Veterans for Life Memorial, which opened in November 2010.

Annually, the nearly 2 million members of the VFW and its Auxiliaries contribute more than 8.6 million hours of volunteerism in the community, including participation in Make A Difference Day and National Volunteer Week.

From providing over $3 million in college scholarships and savings bonds to students every year, to encouraging elevation of the Department of Veterans Affairs to the president's cabinet, the VFW is there.

DONATE TO KENNEWICK VFW POST 5785

Our programs support our service members while they are on the front line, as they are being discharged and long after they return. Your tax-deductible donation will be immediately directed to the VFW programs where your support is most urgently needed.

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Announcements

On May 5, 2026, the Post voted to change the meeting time for our Monthly Business Meetings to 1830. This is a change from 1900. The below is the email that was sent to the Department Commander as required.

Pursuant to Section 205, this email serves as the written notification of our Post meeting time change. VFW Post 5785 currently meets on the 1^st Tuesday of the month at 1900. Per our meeting last night (5/5/26), the membership voted to change the meeting time to 1830, same date and location. Additional notification will be placed upon the Facebook page and website along with notification to personnel not present last night. This notification meets the required 14 days advance notification, but the Post has determined that implementation date will be 1 Jul, specifically with the first meeting in July as Jul 7. Our Auxiliary has been advised and they are working the process to change their meeting time to the same time of 1830 with the same implementation date.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Again, this change will be effective with the July 7th Meeting.

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Membership Details

As yesterday's defenders of freedom...

...we want to welcome today's military service members into our ranks to become part of our elite group.

WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Kosovo, War in Afghanistan, War in Iraq, War on Global Terror and other Peace-Keeping Expeditionary Campaigns throughout the globe.

Assistance & Benefits

The Veterans of Foreign Wars is dedicated

to supporting those who sacrifice so much for this country, veterans, service members in the US Armed Forces, and their families and continues to be a voice for returning and currently deployed service members and their families.