About VFW Scottsdale Post 3513
Crowds turned out for the dedication of the Scottsdale Veterans Memorial at City Hall on Veterans Day 2009.
VFW Post 3513 is named after Stanley A. Crews, who was Arizona's first combat death in World War II.
Our charter was issued 65 years ago in 1946.
We are the largest VFW Post in Scottsdale, with 635 veteran members and 214 Ladies Auxiliary members.
The Post is run entirely by member volunteers, and we are always looking for new volunteers.
A color guard at the dedication of the Scottsdale Veterans Memorial. VFW Post 3513, Disabled American Veterans Post 22, and American Legion Posts 44 and 115 initiated and paid for the project.
In 1998 we moved into our building, near the corner of Scottsdale and Thomas Roads.
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 Marines Donald Hossack and Ray Calhoun are awarded the Silver Star for valor in the battle of Khe Sanh in Vietnam. The ceremony took place at the VFW's Marine Corps Birthday Ball. |
 Members of the VFW Post 3513 Ladies Auxiliary in Scottsdale sell poppies to raise money for needy veterans and the widows and orphans of veterans. |
 VFW Post 3513 hosts dances, dinners, lunches, steak fry's, taco nights, and special functions. The Post is a friendly, welcoming place to meet new people. |
 The VFW Post 3513 honor guard, VFW Thunder Mountain Riders and American Legion Riders form a flag line at the funeral of a VFW member. |
 VFW Post 3513 Ladies Auxiliary members help wrap Christmas presents at the Arizona National Guard Armory in Phoenix. Businesses donated gifts for troops and their families. |
 Post and Auxiliary members donate home-made desserts for the VFW's functions. Post 3513 is run entirely by volunteers, who cook and serve food, buy supplies, wash dishes, and clean. |
VFW Post 3513 Officers |
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| Commander | Austin Deuel |
| Senior Vice Commander | Jerry Van Slyke |
| Junior Vice Commander | Dan Kelley |
| Quartermaster | Scott Griffin |
| Judge Advocate | Terry Dalton |
| Chaplain | George LeFeber |
| Surgeon | Bob Vogt |
| 1 Year Trustee | Richard Seidenkranz |
| 2 Year Trustee | Jerry Lennemann |
| 3 Year Trustee | Claude Winney |
| 1 Year House Committee | Steve McDonald |
| 2 Year House Committee | Jim Shoeneman |
| 3 Year House Committee | Dennis Kane |
| Adjutant (Appointed Post) | John Russell |
VFW Post 3513 Ladies Auxiliary Officers |
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| President | Dorothy Callaway |
| Senior Vice President | Michelle Gladden |
| Junior Vice President | Seena Simon |
| Treasurer | Nancy Kane |
| Secretary | Nancy Kane |
| Chaplain | Laura Tomasini |
| Conductress | Joan Donaldson |
| Guard | Dixie Whittier |
| 1 Year Trustee | Marilou Peavley |
| 2 Year Trustee | Joan Brinkman |
| 3 Year Trustee | Phyllis Rieck |
| Patriotic Instructor | Joan Brinkman |
Annual officer elections are held in April