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CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS
The Paul & Jacques Martin Post #1652
Falls Church, Virginia 22046
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OUR LOCATION
Post #1652 is located at Saint James Catholic Church,
Falls Church, Virginia 22046.
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
CWV Post #1652 membership applications can be obtained via email or by phone (see below). If you do not live in the Falls
Church, Virginia and are interested in joining a local Catholic War Veterans post, visit the CWV National site for more information
at one of the links below: For membership eligibility; for an application form. (both can be reached at the
national CWV site <
http://cwv.org>; use the browser Back button to return to this site.)
THE PEOPLE OF POST 1652 (click on top left Page for Members)
The Officers of Post 1652 (click on top left Page for Officers)
The History of Post 1652 (coming soon in Early 2009)
Honored Members CWV POST 1652 (coming soon)
NEWSLETTER: (details in the Post activities ).
Past Issues (future update)
MEETING AND ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE:
Members hold general membership meetings on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 pm at the Library in Saint James Church
School.
Monthly Scheduled Meetings:
Normally run from September through June. At the regular meetings of the Post 1652, the Officers provide a summary of activities
for past, present and future meetings. All members of the Post are encouraged to attend and take part in these
activities. Members should make sure the Post has your current mailing address and e-mail address so we can keep you
informed of changes in monthly and special meeting schedules.
The Winter-Spring 2010 monthly meeting schedule is as follows:
January 25, February 22, March 15, April 19, May 17 and June 21.
There are no regular monthly meetings in July and August.
Our Membership Drive outreach is held in May.
Our Annual Summer Picnic is held in August.
The Summer-Fall 2010 monthly meeting schedule is as follows:
September 20, October 18, and November 15.
There is no regular monthly meeting in December.
Our Post Holiday Party is held in December
Post Activities:
During the Holidays each year the Post holds a Holiday Dinner with music at a local restaurant to share cheers with members
in December. Members may plan to participate in the Founder's Day celebration held annually at a local
cafe to celebrate CWV membership with friends and guests in May.
Members may also join us in May at the Falls Church Memorial Day Gala begining with
a Mass at Saint James Church, a morning Memorial Ceremony at the Falls Church Community Center and followed by a
City Parade held after noon. Post members in August may participate in the annual Summer Post Picnic held at
the local American Legion Post in the Falls Church area.
Post 1652 members in November always support the US Military Troops on Veterans Day with
routine visits and acts of charity at the Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital in Washington DC and the local military posts.
Every November on Veteran Day Post 1652 members have a special mass at St. James Church with a flag salute to our veterans
followed by a reception in the Church Hall. At 11 AM the post members attend the Veteran Day Salute at the Falls
Church City Community Center to honor those who have given the altemate measure to their country especially those from the
Mid East wars. Some members also attend the Arlington Cemetary Services on Veteran Day to represent the Falls Church
Post 1652.
UPCOMING CWV, LADIES AUXILIARY (future
update)
CATHOLIC MILITARY AND
WAR VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS LINKS
Catholic War Veterans (CWV) Headquarters and
CATHOLIC ORGANIZATIONS LINKS
Links to Catholic sites and organizations:
VETERAN, MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT LINKS
Veterans Administration (http://Va.gov)
HOW TO CONTACT OUR POST
The Post officers can be reached by e-mail or by telephone (see below and Directory page) or by postal
mail at CWV Post 1652, PO Box 484, Falls Church, Virginia, 22040. Please contact us if you would like more information
about the Catholic War Veterans, Post 1652, Membership qualifications (Post offer social memberships too), or any other
items of interest.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Please include a precise, descriptive title with your message so that we can get back to you as soon as possible. Send
your e-mail messages to the Post Commander at the following e-mail address :
CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Post Webmaster developed this web page to support the members of CWV Post #1652. If you would like to add or
change the contents, please send the material to our webmaster address to receive proper attention and listings. We encourage
novice web site developers to take advantage of these and all the web-based utilities available on the Internet.
Our main web host can be reached at the National CWV web site address <
http://www.cwv.org> via the link provided for CWV Post # 1652. HTML resources were used to develop this web page. The Verizon.net
serves as the page host engine. The webmaster for the page is listed below if you need to send communications about the web
page. This site has been up and running since March 2006.
