Post Meetings held every 4th Thursday at 7pm.
Come check out our 3 new Video Arcade Games!
We also have an official Poker table with chips.
Become a member, good friends, fun times and affordable drinks.
OUR MISSION
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The purpose of the Veterans of Foreign Wars​ is to preserve and support the patriotic and historical interests of our country, our communities and our veterans. To strengthen the common bonds of the men and women who have served and who are currently serving in our military, and assist military and veteran families to enhance their quality of life. The Veterans of Foreign Wars maintains true allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America and defend from her all enemies, whomsoever.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1506 is strongly tied to the Melrose community and our surrounding towns. Throughout the year the post holds several community events including monthly Red Cross blood drives, chili cookout, fundraiser for the Boston Wounded Vet Run and we open our hall to local artists during the Victorian Fair. We strive to be the community location for any local events. VFW Post 1506 is proud to serve our community and we look forward to welcoming you at our post.
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OUR MEMBERS
GARY BROWN
Post Commander
LEO BOUDREAU
Sr. Vice Commander
STEVE ERICKSON
Jr. Vice Commander
GARY WHEELOCK
Quartermaster
BRIAN LADNER
Adjutant
Gerald Libby
Chaplain
MIKE NOCITO
1 Yr Trustee
GERALD FOLEY
2 Yr Trustee
JOSEPH STENTIFORD
3 Yr Trustee
HALL RENTALS
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WELCOME BACK!!
VFW Post 1506 is available for hall rental with all Covid 19 restrictions removed per city and state guidelines.
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With plenty of options to configure it to how you like, our hall is the perfect location for your next event!! VFW Post 1506 is conveniently located to several MBTA bus lines and a short distance from the Wyoming Hill Commuter Rail and Oak Grove Orange Line stops.
Please see the chart below for a list of our pricing. We do not provide, but however, if you so desire, a convenient Caterer is Petrone's Pizza which is next door to us. For any information, or to answer any of your questions, please fill out the form at the bottom of this page and a representative will reach out to you shortly.
HALL RENTAL PRICING:
Standard Rate (4 Hours) $1000
This includes Hall set up/breakdown and Bartender. No outside drinks or liquor allowed per the City of Melrose or allowed outside of premises. Strictly enforced.
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A signed contract is required to secure venue date and $200 cash security deposit which is refundable after Management inspection of premises.
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Additional Hours (per hour): $100
$25/hour each extra hour for Bartender.
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Please scroll to bottom to fill out a request form and/or call with any questions.
Lt. Norman Prince was born on August 31, 1887 in Beverly, Massachusetts. He was son of Frederick Henry Prince.
Prince attended the Groton School, graduated Harvard College, cum laude in 1908 and Harvard Law School in 1911.
Prince, under the alias 'George Manor' to conceal his flight training from his father, was the 55th American to be licensed to fly an airplane by the Aero Club of America. He passed his test on August 28, 1911 at Squantum, Massachusetts flying a Burgess with a Wright motor.
Norman was practicing law in Chicago when he joined a group to build and race a plane in the Gordon Bennett Cup Race. They hired Starling Burgess to build their plane in his boat yard in Marblehead, Massachusetts in 1912. In 1910, Norman's family had bought an estate in Pau, France known as "Villa Ste. Helene".The estate, with its house, still stands at 29 Avenue Norman-Prince, and contains a painting of Norman standing next to an aircraft. The year before the Prince family purchased the estate, the Wright Brothers had traveled to Pau, and made many well-publicized flights there, carrying passengers, and training pilots.
In January 1915, Norman, who spoke fluent French, sailed to France, and finally persuaded the French to allow the founding of the American Escadrille (squadron) in April 1916.
Captain Georges Thenault, the Escadrille's commander, credits Norman for conceiving the idea of bringing together his countrymen with some of those of the French Foreign Legion in a squadron of flyers to be initially known as the Escadrille Américaine. He formed the squadron with William Thaw II, Elliot C. Cowdin, Frazier Curtis, Victor Chapman, and Greeley S. Curtis, Jr. Elliott C. Cowdin, in an article which he published in the Harvard Alumni Bulletin (March 7, 1918) gave the full credit for the formation of this flying corps and for its incorporation in the French flying service to the energy and persistence of Norman Prince.
As an aviator, serving as a sergeant in the French air service, Norman Prince was involved in 122 aerial combat engagements in which he was officially credited with five victories. He was also thought to have brought down four additional hostile planes which were not confirmed. Note - Sources vary as to how many aerial victories Prince had. Estimates range from zero to five.
Prince was awarded the French Legion of Honor, Medaille Militare and Croix de Guerre.
On October 12, 1916 Prince flew as an escort for a bombing raid on the Mauser rifle works at Oberndorf, Germany during which he shot down an enemy plane. Returning to base, his landing wheels hit telegraph cables near his air base and his plane flipped over and crashed.
Prince was severely injured and died on October 15, 1916. On his deathbed he was promoted to sous lieutenant and awarded the Legion of Honor. His body was returned to the United States and buried in an elaborate tomb at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C..
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*Information from the Norman Prince Wikipedia page.
CONTACT
VFW Post 1506
428 Main Street, Melrose, MA 02176
Email: LTPRINCEVFWPOST1506@GMAIL.COM
Tel: Facilities Manager: (781)-665-0317
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