VFW Post 4534
The Rocket Post
From the Commander
Greetings Rocket Post, I hope and trust
everyone is doing well. This past week on Thursday, August 7th, we
recognized National Purple Heart Day. This is to honor the brave men and women
who are wounded or killed while serving our nation. This award is not for
bravery or heroism, but for sacrifice. It is a United States Military decoration
awarded in the name of the President and has been observed since on or after
April 5th, 1917. It was originally designated as the Badge of
Military Merit and established by George Washington, then the
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, by order from his Newburgh, New
York headquarters on August 7th, 1782. In the early 20thcentury, General Douglas McArthur, confidentially reopened work on a new design
involving the Washington Commission of Fine Arts. The redesigned newly revived
medal became known as the Purple Heart. The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
is located in New Windsor, New York.
To the members of our Post who have been
awarded this medal, we as fellow comrades in arms say thank you for your
sacrifice in service to our great nation. As we continue to deal with living in this age of Covid 19, I hope all
of you remember that we are here for you, our veterans. We may not be open as
much as we were before, but we are still here for you. If anyone has a need or
knows a veteran or family member of a veteran in need, please let us know so we
can be of service to you. Stay safe and I hope to see you soon.
Respectfully,
Mark
R. Kelley
Commander
VFW
"Rocket” Post 4534
3250
South US HWY 1
Rockledge,
FL 32955
Cell:
(321) 514-5565