Photos from Various V.F.W. Activities

2023 Veterans Day March to Honor Roll

VFW Post Commander Dave Noble welcoming attendees

Ellen Henschen preforms the National Anthem
SStg Solomon Cook, Legion Commander Joe Osborne, Phil Bailey, Ellen Henschen, Dave Noble, Dennis DeConcini, Lester Dehr, Ron Hicks, Ken Hengehold

Glen Carbon Mayor Bob Marcus, Jamie Bowden, Ellen Henschen, State Senator Erica Harriss, SSgt Cook, Joe Osborne, Dave Noble

Jamie Bowden

State Senator Erica Harriss

SStg Solomon Cook addressing the audience

2023 LeClaire Parkfest Curly Fries

Phil Bailey, JJ Fortschnider, Dave Noble, Jerry Cheavers, Dave Cobbell, Steve Kaiser (photos courtesy of Veron LeClaire)

2016 Leclaire Parkfest Curly Fries

Ron Hicks and Gary Hartzel man the friers

Steve Kaiser waiting on customers

Quilts of Valor

Jan copeland,Joe Michalski, Mike Schonlau, Gary Hartzel,
Cindy Schrieber, Pat Criley From Three Rivers Quilts of Valor

Dave Noble

Cindy Schreiber, Pat Criley, Ron Hicks, Jan Copeland

Glen Carbon Scarcrow Contest

VFW 2222 entry:
GI Scarecrow Jeep, first place winner

2016 Memorial Day at Glen Carbon Veterans Monument

2016 Memorial Day at Oaklawn Cemetary

2016 Memorial Day at Woodlawn Cemetary

Firing Squad at Woodlawn

M1 Garand Rifle Raffle

(L-R) Steve Kaiser, Raffle Winner Walt Harris, Ron Hicks

(L-R) Raffle Winner Walt Harris, Steve Kaiser, Ron Hicks, Dave Noble

Flags Displayed for 74th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor

2015 Pre-Veterans Day March to the Honor Roll

Color Guard marching in to the monument

Firing Squad at attention

Kenny Hengehold at attention with an M4

Walt Harris at attention with an M4

Presentation of Colors

Glen Carbon Mayor Rob Jackstadt, State Senator William Haine,
VFW Commander Ron Hicks, Congressman Rodney Davis, and Gabe Hartzel

2015 Curly Fries Booth at LeClaire Park

Kenny Hengehold (left) and Mike Schonlau making fries

Ron Hicks and Gary Hartzel man the cookers

Glen Carbon Homecoming Parade

Color Guard

Branch Flags

Memorial Day Ceremony

Pre-Memorial Day Ceremony at Oaklawn

Sons of American Revolution member Marvin Meng, Jim DeGroff, and Chuck Dobias

Audience listening to Commander Hartzel

Honor Guard at Funeral for Will Shashack

DeConcini, Noble, Well, Hartzel, Moore (VFW1299), Gibson, Miller (VFW1299), Hicks

Honor Guard for Nick Hamilos

SSG Williams, Hengehold, Well, McKeon, Thomas, Evens, DeConcici, Hicks, SGT 1st Cleass Smith

Funeral Flag Display

Dave Noble and Ron Hicks setup the Flag Display for a veterans funeral

2014 Curly Fries Booth at LeClaire Park

Ron Hicks and Commander Gary Hartzel.
(Image courtesy of Edwardsville Intelligencer)

Mike Schonlau,Kenny Hengehold, and Howard Creamer

Ron Hicks, Dave Noble, and Commander Gary Hartzel.

Fourth of July, 2014

Flag Display at the Monument

Flag Display at the Monument Fourth of July Evening

Flag Display at the Monument

Post members Ron Hicks, Ken Hengehold, Steve Kaiser, Joe Michalski, and Rob Meyers

Post members setting flags around the markers at the Monument

Post members setting up the Flag Display at the Monument

M1 Garand Rifle Raffle

(L-R)Chaplin Dave Noble, Quartermaster Steve Kaiser, Commander Ronnie Hicks
Raffle Winner Charles Korunka

Dave Noble, Charles Korunka, Steve Kaiser, Ronnie Hicks

Veterans Day 2013

Walter Harris, Ron Hicks, and Roger Blind

Spirit of '45

Kenny Hengehold with a veteran at the
Spirit of '45 event at University Nursing And Rehab

Ron Hicks at the Spirit of '45 event

Adopt-A-Highway Road Side Clean-up

Roger Blind, Ron Hicks, Jim Tosh, Steve Kaiser

2007 Curly Fry during October Feast in LeClaire Park

Kitchen Staff:
Roger Blind, Steve Kaiser, J.J. Cunningham, Ron Hicks, Ed Tosh, Norval Gusewelle

From the Adopt-A-Highway road side clean-up on September 22.

Ron Hicks cleaning along Meridian Road.