Secaucus VFW Celebrates 125 Years, Holds Open House Sunday

SECAUCUS, NJ — This Sunday, Sept. 28 the Secaucus VFW will hold an open house.

This is to celebrate the 125th-year anniversary of the Secaucus VFW, which marks 125 years since it first opened in Secaucus.

There will be an open house from 1 - 4 p.m. Sunday, open to all to come in and tour the building. The VFW will be serving hamburgers, hot dogs, sausage and peppers.

The Secaucus VFW helps veterans of foreign wars, said Phil Papas, who has been a member of the organization for decades now, and is also the commander of Secaucus VFW Post 3776. He himself is a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he served with the United States Army in 1970 and 1971.

"We help all veterans in need," said Papas. "We visit veterans who are in the hospital; we recently celebrated a birthday for a veteran who turned 100. We work with Councilman Bill McKeever to help veterans. We provided food for veterans for in need and most recently worked with the Rotary Club to provide newborn baby supplies for a woman veteran in need."

The Secaucus VFW holds a monthly meeting on the third Thursday of the month at the VFW Hall, which is also available to rent out for parties and celebrations. They also host a breakfast for veterans every Friday morning.