Here's a chance to come out and support the Desert Vets FV and try your hand at a Meat/Cheese/Beer Raffle. Also meet some of our members and see what our organization is all about. Not only will you be supporting us but the venders that made this event possible as well. Big thank you to the host Mark and Staff at Calmes' Pub. Mark has made it a mission to help give back to the community through Nonprofits and we are extremely humble he has chosen us as one of them. Thank you to Bobby and Crew at McFleshman's Brewing Co. for sponsoring the beer. Bobby is such a down to earth guy and we can't wait to work with him at the event. Check out both places anytime to see for your self but Desert Vets hopes to see you at the raffle.


Where: Calmes’ Pub, 1441 Arbor Way, Kaukauna
When: March 28 starting at 2:00 pm
What: Meat/Cheese Raffle
Sponsors: McFleshman’s Brewing Co.
Music After: TVs Classic Countdown

Meet member and 1st Vice President Zetta Burns Hupf! 

Zetta served in the US Army from 1988 to 1992. Her first duty station was with a support unit in the 2nd Infantry Division at Camp Mobile Korea. She later came back stateside to Ft. Campbell, Kentucky.  Zetta deployed to Operation Desert Storm from 1990-1991 in a detachment of the 18th Airborne Corps, which supported the 101st.  She will be married for 28 years in May and has a son (age 21) who will graduate from UW-Stevens Point in May with a Forestry Management degree! Zetta enjoys traveling, hanging out with friends, going back to West Virginia (her home state) to visit family, friends and enjoy all of the beauty that is WV!  She loves drawing, taking photographs, nature walks and volunteering to assist Veterans however she can, especially with the Desert Vets, Old Glory Honor Flight, and other organisations when possible.  She's worked at Appvion Inc for 25 years and in 2019 began working with the company to start a Military/Veterans Program to bring knowledge and understanding to coworkers and also to become a Military/Veteran Friendly and Ready business.

A special thanks to Milwaukee Burger Company- Appleton and Revolution Brewing for donating $1 each for every Every Day Hero IPA sold in November! 
Thank you!

Milwaukee Burger Co Appleton 

Revolution  Brewing 

By STARS AND STRIPESPublished: January 1, 2020

Note: This article has been corrected.
Twenty-two American service members were killed in Afghanistan in 2019, the highest number since NATO combat operations in the country ended at the end of 2014.
Since then, the United States has continued a separate counterterrorism mission.
All but four of the military fatalities in Afghanistan in 2019 were combat-related.
The deaths came as Washington held direct peace talks with the Taliban aimed at the ending the war, the U.S.’s longest, throughout most of the year. The talks are ongoing.

Roughly 13,000 American troops were deployed to Afghanistan at the start of 2020. 

Niemuth’s collab beer for Desert Veterans is done! Bottling Wednesday night and waxing and packing Thursday night. They'll be in store Friday! Let’s get this shared! 🇺🇸 $19.99 Bomber Bottles! 


They're $19.99 bomber bottles. They can save cases for you if there's a good response, no problem.


Purchase Bomber Bottles and Support your loacal Veterans at the same time!  Share with everyone!

Welcome Home!!

After nearly a year in Afghanistan, about 200 soldiers with the Appleton-based 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry have safely returned to the U.S.