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Ole
Beck VFW Post 209
245 W. Main Street
Missoula, Montana 59802
Phone: (406) 728-7749
Directions | E-Mail
Full-Service Canteen
HOURS OF OPERATION
11am until closing
7 days per week
Join Us for Bingo!
Monday nights
6:45 until completion
Ladies Auxiliary.
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President
Jeanne Summers |
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Senior
Vice
Helen Moore |
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Junior
Vice
Sissey Jourbert |
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Secretary
Joe Smith |
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Treasurer
Alverta Symmes |
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Chaplain
Marion Zacharison |
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Trustees
Mary Nolan
Mary Lou Cooper
Justina Henkel |
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Mission
of the Post.
Ole Beck VFW Post 209 was chartered
in 1921. It was established to provide a means for Veteran's
to help their fellow veterans in their time of need. The post
has an Honor Guard which provides a firing party and a bugler
for funerals held at the Western Montana Veteran Cemetery.
History of the Post.
The Post was named after Private
Ole Beck. He was 28 years old when he died. He deployed from
his home in Polson in early December 1917.He served with the
Thirteenth Company, Second Motor Mechanics, Signal Corps from
Camp Merrit, New Jersey. Ole was born in Sweden and had made
his home in Missoula and the vicinity for 16 years. He left
with his Company on the 1st of March. He died in France on the
26th of March 1918 after a short illness with Diphtheria. His
Funeral service was conducted on the 24th of April at the Swedish
Lutheran Church in Missoula. The service was conducted by Rev
T.V. Anderson and was attended by the Commanding Officer of
Ft Missoula. There was a special street car service set aside
for those who wanted to attend the service. Private Beck was
the brother of Mrs. Caroline Driscoll who resided in Missoula
at the time.
About Our Gun Raffle - 2012 Raffle Now Underway!
You must be able to pass a federal
firearms background
check to participate.
Gun
Raffle - 33 guns in 31 days. One gun per day for
the month of December will be given away. Two guns will be given
away on Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas. $18,000 dollars
worth of Guns (Click here for the current raffle listing). 2500
max tickets sold. $20 each or buy 6 for $100.
Drawings will be held each day during the month of December
at 11 am. Winners will be notified by phone around 11:15 daily.
Also a list of winners will be posted by 5pm daily on the web
site. Must be able to pass a Federal Firearms Check to participate.
Tickets may be purchased at VFW Post 209 in Missoula, MT. For questions regarding
the raffle contact Jim Bobbitt at 406-240-9742 or via e-mail
info@vfwpost209.org.
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VFW
Programs Supported
by Ole Beck VFW Post 209.
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Teacher
of the Year |
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Law
Enforcement
Officer of the Year |
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Firefighter
of the Year |
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EMT
of the year |
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Voice
of Democracy |
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Patriots
Pen |
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Sea
Cadet of the Year |
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Boy
Scout of the Year |
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Care
packages to deployed Service Members |
VFW Officers.
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Commander
George Tayer |
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First
Vice
Jack Reneau |
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Junior
Vice
Larry Matten |
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Quartermaster
Jim Bobbitt |
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Adjutant
David Bobbitt |
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Judge
Advocate
John Perkins |
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Surgeon
Ron Gaul |
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Service
Officer
Ron Kraut |
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Chaplain
John Duncan |
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Trustees
3-year, Elmer Moore
2-year, Will Knutson
1-year, Sam Cooper |
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