{"id":1600,"date":"2012-02-13T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T09:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vfwpost1260.org\/?page_id=1600"},"modified":"2023-07-14T18:39:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T18:39:38","slug":"comments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vfwpost1260.org\/?page_id=1600","title":{"rendered":"Commander"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vfwpost1260.org\/?attachment_id=4905\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4905\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4905\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vfwpost1260.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Group-Picture-2022-2024-1024x598.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vfwpost1260.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Group-Picture-2022-2024-1024x598.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vfwpost1260.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Group-Picture-2022-2024-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vfwpost1260.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Group-Picture-2022-2024-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vfwpost1260.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Group-Picture-2022-2024-1536x897.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.vfwpost1260.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Group-Picture-2022-2024.png 1840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Post Officers 2023-2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Officers<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>VFW Post 1260<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Bemidji, MN<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em> COMMANDER:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bruce Malterud\u00a0 \u00a0(218) 854 7499\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 bmjm@paulbunyan.net\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>SR. VICE COMMANDER: John Naastad\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (651) 283 8657 \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0johnnaastad@hotmail.com\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>JR. VICE COMMANDER: Joshua Kojetin\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8211; joshkojetin@gmail.com<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>QUARTERMASTER :\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Kelly M. Booge\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(218) 751 3258\u00a0 &#8211; kelbooge@gmail.com<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>CHAPLAIN:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Kent Porter\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8211; gikent@yahoo.com<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>JUDGE<\/em><em> ADVOCATE:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Bruce Malterud<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>ADJUTANT :\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Curt Anderson\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (502) 263 &#8211; 9802 &#8211; anderscu@gmail.com<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">******************************************************************************************************<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>1 YEAR TRUSTEE:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>2\u00a0YEAR TRUSTEE:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Donald C. Haugen &#8211; dcnjk@paulbunyan.net\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>3 YEAR TRUSTEE: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">******************************************************************************************************<\/h4>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Freedom Defenders Veterans Memorial<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 130 <strong>Minnesota<\/strong> Ave SW<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Bemidji, MN<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vfwpost1260.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Bemidji-Veterans-Memorial1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2182\" title=\"Bemidji Veterans Memorial\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vfwpost1260.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Bemidji-Veterans-Memorial1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"618\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;not to honor or glorify war, but to show our appreciation to the common men and women who rose to do the uncommon&#8221;<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">To view\u00a0Details, Click:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bemidjiveteransmemorial.org\/history.htm\">http:\/\/www.bemidjiveteransmemorial.org\/history.htm<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">******************************************************************************************************<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vfwpost1260.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BruceWhiteHatPresentation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2457\" title=\"BruceWhiteHatPresentation\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vfwpost1260.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BruceWhiteHatPresentation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"671\" height=\"457\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Commander, Bruce Malterud accepting the white hat that he has earned.\u00a0 \u00a0State Commander<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ray Trebus places the hat on\u00a0\u00a0Malterud.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Commander Malterud earned the title of All State Team of Post<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Commanders.\u00a0\u00a0Event took place at the Mn. State Convention in Rochester, June 2012.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">******************************************************************************************************<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lifetime VFW memberships are available.\u00a0 Contact the Commander or Sr. Vice Commander for details.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>$100 may be available towards the total Lifetime membership cost.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Bemidji VFW Post 1260 Meetings are held at 7:00 PM on the first Tuesday of every month in the back room of the Eagles Club, <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1270 Neilson Ave SE, Bemidji, MN\u00a0\u00a0 (Phone: 218-751-9985)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***************************************************************************************<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">M99 Minnesota Tax Credit for Military Service in a Combat Zone<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Minnesota Tax filers who served in a combat zone or qualified hazardous duty area on or after Jan 1 2008 may qualify for this credit.\u00a0 The credit is based on the number of months served and is refundable, even though there was no income or owed tax.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Click on: <a href=\"http:\/\/taxes.state.mn.us\/individ\/pages\/other_supporting_content_military_credit.aspx\">http:\/\/taxes.state.mn.us\/individ\/pages\/other_supporting_content_military_credit.aspx<\/a> for details on how to determine eligibility, how to claim, what documentation is needed, and claiming the credit for someone who has died.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">******************************************************************************************************<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">******************************************************************************************************<\/h4>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Business advertising space is available in the Post Newsletter which\u00a0includes &#8220;advertisement&#8221; on this web site.\u00a0 Phone any of the officers listed above for current information and pricing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-30554267-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text\/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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