During last weekend’s Occoquan Arts and Crafts fair, Occoquan VFW Post 7916 opened its doors to visitors.
As part of the festivities, The Bull Run Troubadours – a barbershop harmony chorus – performed a variety of songs in front of VFW Post 7916 on September 25.
According to a release, The Bull Run Troubadours come from all walks of life, and many are veterans. VFW members Captain Fred Blakeman and Jessie Barren are a part of the chorus group, according to a release.
“Post 7916 Senior Vice Commander Turk Maggi welcomes guests while Sea ScoutShip 7916 serves food and refreshments. Member volunteers, along with volunteers from the VFW Post 7916 Auxiliary, Boy Scout Troop 1352, and Sea Scout Ship 7916, also extended warm welcome to the Occoquan’s many visitors. Post 7916 charters four scouting organizations in the Woodbridge area,” stated a release.
More on VFW Post 7916’s activities, from a release:
The many Occoquan Town Volunteers stop by Post 7916 for food and refreshment.
All through the Craft Fair, VFW Post 7916 distributed “Buddy Poppies.” The VFW began the tradition of the Buddy Poppies in 1922 just after World War One in memory of the millions who were killed around the world in that war. Originally inspired by Canadian Army Colonel John McCrae’s famous poem “In Flanders Fields”, the poppy was chosen to represent the blood shed by American service members during World War I. Since its inception, Buddy Poppies have been and are still assembled by disabled, hospitalized and aging Veterans in VA hospitals.
