WELCOME TO LEXINGTON POST

Teamwork ~ Leadership ~ Commitment
VFW Post 8739 424 Cedarcrest Dr. Lexington, SC

Welcome to VFW Post 8738 and Auxiliary!  We are a non-smoking indoor facility, and family friendly.  Please feel free to stop in and visit us Mon-Fri 3 pm-12 am, Saturdays 12 pm-12 am and on Sundays from 12 pm - 9 pm, you will be glad you did!  We have a Hall available for rent to members and public.

Reminder that the Post is Closed on the 1st Tuesday of the month for our Auxiliary Meeting at 7 pm and Comrades Meeting at 7:30 pm.



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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


Free Pool Fridays
 
 Memorial Brick purchase for VFW Post 8738 Memorial Walk 
Please click the link below for online order placement 
 
 
VFW's Day of Service
04 May 2024
(Helping a Comrade with repairs to his house)
 
 
The VFW Post 8738 Celebrates Birthdays for the Month
on the 1st Sunday of each month starting at 2p

 
Darlington Race Goodyear 500
10-12 May 2024
$45/per ticket (Special VFW Rate) 
 
 
Steak Night
17 May 2024 5:30-7:30p
$18/person
(8 oz ribeye, baked potato, side salad & dessert) 
 
 
Adopt A Highway/Flag Retirement Ceremony
18 May 2024 8:00a

 
Buddy Poppy Drives
25 May 2024 8a-12p
Ace Hardware in Chapin
3 Fountains Ace Hardware
Tractor Supply Red Bank

 
Flag Placement on Graves
Celestrial Memorial Gardens (Delree Street)
26 May 2024 9a
 
 
Memorial Day Celebration
Monday 27 May 2024
ALL DAY MONDAY 
10a Program at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home (Lexington)
12p Observance at Veteran Memorial on S. Lake Drive (Lexington)
1p Lunch will be provided at the Post
3p TAPS Across America at O'Hara's Public House on Main Street (Lexington) 

 
VFWSC State Convention
June 21-23
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel
2100 Bush River Road
Columbia, SC 29210
Information on how to register can be found on vfwsc.org 




 

 
 

 

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Membership

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

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.

Post News

Important Info for Post8738 Members

2022-23 Scholarship Programs

POST CANTEEN HOURS!

Typical Hours are 3pm-12am Monday through Friday 12pm-12am Saturdays & 12pm-9pm Sun

Statewide News

News & Info from your department

April 2024 VFW Checkpoint

This month read about VFW Post 3137 The "Post on the Coast"

Darlington Raceway Cookout Southern 500

VFW DEPARTMENT OF SC - OPENING FLAG UNFURL CEREMONY The VFW is honored to participate in the NASCAR Cup Series, Cook Out Southern 500

National News

Important info from National VFW

Chief's Commentary: Aid for Allies Must Include Support for American Defenders

WASHINGTON - On April 23, the Senate passed $95 billion in funding to support our allies in Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, an aid pac...

VFW Expresses Support for Free Speech, Not Violence on College Campuses

WASHINGTON - "The first amendment of the Constitution grants the rights of freedom of spee...

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OUR MISSION

"That the purpose of this Corporation 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."