PHOTOS
Our M109 Self Propelled Howitzer arrived on Tuesday 10/22 and was offloaded and put in place on Wednesday! Three cheers and a beer for Dave McCuskey for making this a reality at last after a 5 year wait!
A big thank you to the county folks who were absolutely essential in getting the gun into it's final place of honor:
                            Steve Davis      Larry White    John Neilson
                                   Austin Daves    Lanell Prible
A SALUTE TO YOU ALL!
This page was last updated: May 30, 2017
Dave McCuskey, Doug Stowe, Larry Schultz, Zeke Raby, Richard Gersch and Richard Buehrer mark the location of the concrete pads that will house the 155mm gun.
Concrete pads are poured, weed blocker and gravel laid down. 6/3-6/7/13
Final site prep on 10/18. Larry Schultz, Dave McCuskey, and Rick Brown.
10/23/13 The gun is offloaded and wrestled into place!
THE BIG GUN IS HERE
  New Addition
Larry Schultz stands next to the fantastic M2 Browning .50 caliber replica he made from scratch. He also made the tripod. The mount and ammo can holder we took off the M109.
(Just to be clear, that's Larry on the right, not in uniform)
MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY
2014
Independence Day Activities
2014
Concrete was poured on 8/7 for the Care & Share unloading pad and the sidewalk in front of the M109!

Comrades Dave McCuskey, Richard Buehrer, Zeke Raby, Larry Schultz, Don Kelshaw, Doug Stowe, and Bob De Groff helped with the manual labor. Then everybody went home for a nap.
Dove Creek Rat Rod Car Show Aug. 16th, 2014
Sponsored by Post 5181
Richard Buehrer and Don Kelshaw man our booth.
The new restroom in the Care & Share community food distribution area is almost done!
Richard Buehrer, Don Kelshaw and Doug Stowe discuss international affairs at Wednesday morning coffee.
Our newest display addition.
Uniform donated by Mr. Russell Pyle of Ohio.
The District 12 meeting was held at Post 5181 on Sunday, May 3rd
Dept of Colorado Judge Advocate Kirk Rosa and Distrtict 12 Commander Richard Buehrer present the award to Tom.
Many thanks to the Ladies Auxilliary for providing another fine meal!
Comrade Tom McDonnel of Post 5181 received the Salute to Service Award for his outstanding volunteer work. Congratulations Tom!
          The 2015 Dove Creek National Rat Rod Show, Aug 15
          The VFW District 12 Meeting was held in Dove Creek on February 14th
Guest Speaker, Dolores County Sheriff Jerry Martin, gave a presentation on firearms safety and the responsibilities of concealed carry under Colorado Statutes.
The meeting was attended by members of the District 12 posts and Auxilliary. Department of Colorado Surgeon David Stone was also there to  pass on info from State HQ.
NATIONAL POLICE WEEK/ARMED FORCES DAY CHILI PICNIC MAY 21, 2016
The post hosted a free chili picnic on Saturday in celebration of Armed Frces Day and national Police Week. Our local law enforcement officers were presented with certificates of appreciation for their work protecting and serving Dolores County and Sheriff Martin was  given a plaque to display in the office as a token of our gratitude for their dedication to the community. Spencer Gatlin, the winner of the VFW College Scholarship was also recognized for his accomplishent.
MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY MAY 30, 2016
Rico Cemetery Cleanup June 4, 2016

The post undertook a community service project to clean up the poorly maintained cemetery in Rico. The cemetery contains the graves of numerous veterans fron the civil war to present day and was seriously overgrown, Members of the post, family, and volunteers spent Saturday removing undergrowth, mowing grass, trimming trees and making the place look more like it should as the final resting ground for American Veterans and citizens. A big thank you to all who participated. Good hearts and sore muscles.

The 3rd Annual Dove Creek Rat Rod Nationals 8/20/16
Memorial Day 2017
After the annual memorial ceremony at the cemetery, we moved to our Veteran's Park next to the post and unveiled the stone designating the park as the David K. Allen Veteran's Park. David and his family were there for the ceremony. Afterword, everyone moved inside for a special cake and coffee. The post also presented Sonny Frazier with a plaque in appreciation for his years of support for the VFW.
Dave McCuskey, David Allen, and Rich Buehrer
David served with the 8th Air Force in World War II
Sonny Frazier accepts his plaque
Rich and David cut the cake
The cake and the biggest knife we have