Welcome to 2023! We hope that the New Year brings you Peace, Great Health and lots of Prosperity!
At our 1st meeting of the year, we were honored to have Percy D. Butler, (a life-time member) as our guest speaker. … Read more
AMVETS Post 44 Annual Holiday Brunch – December 10, 2022
AMVETS Post 44 (Willie Weatherly), held its last general membership meeting for the year, in style!
Held at our host building, American Legion Post 66, in Avondale, GA; a great time was had by all who attended! The festive brunch … Read more
AMVETS Post 44 and Military Organizations with Sororities Lead the Way in Wreaths Across America – 2022
National Wreaths Across America Day has a simple mission: “Remembering fallen U.S. veterans; honoring those who served; and teaching our children the value of freedom.” This important day is an annual event that takes place every third Saturday in December
Red Shirt Friday’s ! (Remembering Everyone Deployed)
Honoring Our Veterans – 11 November 2022 Thank you For Your Service
HISTORY OF VETERANS DAY
Veterans Day, originally celebrated as Armistice Day, was first issued on November 11, 1919, by President Woodrow Wilson a year after the end of World War I. The purpose of Armistice Day was to honor the … Read more
AMVETS November Meeting – Highlights
The second Saturday of each month is always exciting for our members as we gather together to share membership information and updates on various subjects including, events for Veterans, benefits, fun activities, and general membership updates.
Our AMVETS Post 44 … Read more
AMVETS Post 44 Volunteerism and other activities
The month of October was celebrated with various activities with members of AMVETS POST 44. 2nd Vice Commander Roy Montgomery provided his time to outreach and volunteerism for Breast Cancer Awareness month. In collaboration with the organization “Sisters By Choice”, … Read more
Veterans Expo & Fellowship Lunch – Presented by Steve Bradshaw, Commissioner, DeKalb County, District 4
On September 17, 2022, at the Central DeKalb Senior Center/Mason Mill Park at 1346 McConnell Drive in Decatur, GA., AMVETS Post 44 Members supported the efforts of Commissioner, Steve Bradshaw. Commissioner Bradshaw is a lifetime member of our AMVETS group. … Read more
Community Services and Volunteer Work at Best!
We were honored to participate in a Community Food Give-a-Way, held and sponsored at Greenforest Community Baptist Church, in Decatur, GA on Wednesday, 10 August 2022.
AMVETS Carl Hill, Harvey Johnson, Arthur Long, and Dylester Scott along with 19 other
Guest Speaker Commander Milton Allen (Commander, Department of Georgia AMVETS / Chaplain, District III AMVETS)
On Saturday, August 13, 2022, our monthly meeting was held. Our guest speaker for the month was Commander Milton Allen, Dept of Georgia AMVETS/Chaplain, and his wife 2nd Vice Commander Wanda Allen.
Our meeting was well represented with members in … Read more