Post News

VFW Post 3402 Commander Ernest Carruthers and American Legion Post 75 Commander Dick Hynes, as co-chairs of Franklin's Memorial Day Parade, announced changes to the Parade for 2025.

For improved safety of parade participants, including the children marching with their schools and/or scout groups, the parade will now form up at the HMMS/Oak St School Complex on Oak Street. Parade participants should be at the site by 10:30am. The parade will begin at 11am.

Additionally, the route has been modified to make it easier for our veterans to participate. The Parade will start on Oak Street and the proceed to Union St. The parade makes a left onto 140, another left onto Emmons, and a third left onto Main St where it will proceed to the Town Common. 

The ceremonies that were previously held at Dean College, Union Street Ceremony, and St. Mary's Cemetery during the parade will now be conducted prior to. 

Dean College will begin at 9:30, Union St Cemetery at 9:50, and St. Mary's at 10:10.

We hope to see you along the parade route!

Franklin VFW Post 3402 is ready to bring back our Auxiliary! Unfortunately our auxiliary was a victim of COVID, but we are eager to get our new Auxiliary up and running!

To do so we need to find 15 brand new auxiliary members. Once we have these 15 identified and approved we can welcome back any prior auxiliary member and the new group will conduct their elections and be issued a charter from the National Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. 

Eligible auxiliary members are grandparents, parents, the spouse, siblings, children, and grandchildren of VFW eligible veterans. The VFW eligible veteran can be dead or alive and doesn't have to be a VFW member, just eligible for membership. 

To learn more about VFW eligibility please click this link https://www.vfw.org/join/eligibility

To learn more about the National VFW Auxiliary please click this link https://vfwauxiliary.org/

To learn more about the Massachusetts VFW Auxiliary please click this link https://vfwauxma.org/di/vfw/v2/default.asp

For more information on joining the Post 3402 Auxiliary please contact VFW Post 3402 Commander Ernest Carruthers at post3402@vfwma.org, use the Contact Us feature on the website, send us a message on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/post3402) or leave us a message at 508.533.2377

Post Commander Ernest Carruthers and post member/Chartered Organization Rep Tom Sullivan are excited to announce that Post 3402 is the new chartered organization for BSA Troop 126 and Pack 92.

Along with being the chartered organization that post has donated hall space for the organizations to meet. 

Ernest and Tom and the rest of the membership of Post 3402 are looking forward to many years of partnership between VFW Post 3402 and Troop 126 and Pack 92.  

Post Commander Ernest Carruthers was proud to receive the Post's All American award package at the VFW's 124th National Convention in Phoenix, AZ in July 2023.

Post 3402 finished the year ranked in the top 25 of posts in their division in terms of membership growth. 

Throughout the year the post participated in district and state events and programs such as the Voice of Democracy and Patriot's Pen.

The members of 3402 are working hard to earn All American and All State honors for the second consecutive year (5th time overall). 

On behalf of Post Commander, Larry Bederian, we are pleased to announce that Franklin Post 3402 has recently been named an All State Post for the year 2020-21! 

All State Posts are those that meet certain criteria throughout the VFW year, the biggest one is retaining 100% of the prior year membership count. 

Additional requirements for All State status are running a Voice of Democracy and Patriot's Pen program for high school and middle school students, complying with VFW administrative requirements. and supporting the VFW mission and programs. 

Franklin Post 3402 is a huge supporter of both VOD and PP as well as a frequent contributior to the State Commander's special project. the VFW National Home for Children, the Canton Hospital Christmas Party, the Veteran and Military Support programs, and many other. 

Congratulations 2020-21 All State Commander Bederian and the membership of Franklin Post 3402!

Members of Post 3402 are still serving! The Post is one of about 30 in the state that is a designated collection point for individuals and businesses to donate PPE.

We've had 2 pick ups already. The National Guard has picked up these items and brought them to the MEMA warehouse where they are then distributed out to organizations in need of PPE.

To donate please click the link below and go to MEMA's website where you can offer your donation. They will provide you with a donor ID that you'll need when you schedule your drop off. 

Have you heard of Honor Flight New England? They provide opportunities (at no cost to the veteran) for WWII and Korean War veterans to fly down to Washington, D.C. for the day and see the memorials to their wars. For more information and to apply or donate please visit their website by clicking below. 

Did you see Channel 5's story on World War II veteran and Post 3402 Life Member Louis Carlucci? If not click below to watch it on YouTube!

We're looking for a handful (or more) of area veterans who are artists. Does this sound like you? Or do you know one? Maybe you don't consider yourself an artist, but you paint or sculpt? Drop us a line below.