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VFW Post 328 - Stoughton - Friday Night Fish Fry
This entry was posted on 1/6/2012 1:30 AM and is filed under Friday Night Fish Fry.
Just on the east side of Stoughton, the VFW folks have a dandy building. They tell me it has had a face lift not so long ago. This is yet another place I have never been to before, and once I get there I am surprised at what they have to offer and how long they have offered it. Our waitress says the current building has been around since the early 1960s. You will however find more than one reminder around Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 328, that they are the, "Mother VFW Post of Wisconsin," established on January 20, 1920. My crude knowledge of history tells me it was probably World War I veterans that most likely had something to do with the organization's inception.
History aside, the current regime has a welcoming Friday fish fry. There is a large "U" shaped bar to greet you as you enter the place. We headed back to the smaller dining area by the bar. There is also a large banquet hall as well. While we waited for my Miller Lite and Heide's A & W Root Beer, I sized the joint up. I noticed they had handy serving windows between the kitchen, bar, and dining areas. The bar, wait, and kitchen staff could just hand the food and drinks though said openings to each other.
They had a great little salad bar that came with the meal. I've noticed the veterans' organizations seem to be holding on to that salad bar tradition more than regular restaurants and bars. Lately, several of the restaurants we have visited seem to have abandoned salad bars all together.
This salad bar however, had my favorite topping of fresh chunks of boiled egg. The lettuce was good and crisp. There was the consummate fresh rolls and butter. The cole slaw had a red cabbage base. Both the chowder and the chili offerings were thick and way beyond run of the mill soups.
Heide's Perch dinner and my Walleye Special were the Real McCoy. Both offerings were served up with crisp and tasty battered breading; and, tender fish on the inside.
I found my old Second Armored Cavalry Army unit patch - "Toujours Pret," in French, or "Always Ready." It was in a display of military insignias neatly set in the glass cabinet hanging on the wall in the hallway between the bar and the smaller dining room. I paused for a second to nod at said patch, as we were on our way to the bar for one more adult beverage - maybe two. We settled at the bar just in time to hear the Karaoke dude warming up for his gig.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 328 is cool with Cool Dadio. Fins them at 200 Veterans Road on the east side of Stoughton, Wisconsin. They are just south of Highway 51. Call (608) 873-9042 for more information.
Note: You can find a chronological list at the Cool Dadio Media Fish Fry Page of these fish frys as we have visited them. The list presents the most recently visited fish fry at the top, in lieu of alphabetical order.
Wisconsin Military Service Person Special Mention of the Week
(each week Cooldadiomedia mentions a Wisconsin service person killed in Iraq or Afghanistan)
Army National Guard Master Sergeant Brian Keith Naseman, 36, Racine, Wisconsin, died on Friday, May 22, 2009 in Taji, Iraq. Naseman's death is listed as a non-combat related incident. Master Sergeant Naseman was assigned to the 108th Forward Support Company, attached to the 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Wisconsin Army National Guard, out of Sussex, Wisconsin.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel mentioned that Brian Naseman was a native of New Bremen, Ohio. At the time of his death his home was in Racine, Wisconsin, were he lived with his wife and children. He had previously been deployed to Kuwait from November 2005 to November 2006. Before his current mobilization, he functioned as a full-time National Guard soldier.
The Web site militarytimes.com using information from the Associated Press notes that Naseman was remembered for his comic personality. The Web site went on to say, "Brian Naseman grew up in Ohio and met his future wife at a barn dance, where he taught her to line dance." They had been married for 10 years. He had originally been in the Ohio National Guard and later transferred to a Wisconsin unit. The Web site also mentioned that the Taji region of Iraq where Naseman died is about 20 miles north of Baghdad.
The Sidney Daily News out of West Central Ohio in the area Naseman grew up, mentioned that Brian was a 1990 graduate of New Bremen High School. He had been in the Boy Scouts and earned several awards. In high school he had been in the Spanish club and also was a member of Future Farmers of America. He played baseball, basketball, track, and ran cross country. Brian also played on the American Legion League Baseball team for a few years after high school. He attended Wright State University and The Ohio State University studying a degree in Education. In his younger years, he had worked on dairy farms and later for a forklift manufacturer and also metal fabrication company. The Sidney Daily News also noted Brian Naseman was born on July 13, 1972. He was married to his wife Peggy in 1999.
An article in the Racine Journal Times said that Naseman and his future wife had a three years of long-distance courtship traveling between Wisconsin and Ohio. They eventually settled in Racine where Peggy grew up.
An obituary from the Racine Journal Times posted on legacy.com says Naseman enjoyed fishing, camping, golfing, and shooting archery with his sons. He was remember as having, "an outgoing, compassionate character...and being a true family man."
At the time of his death Master Sergeant Brian K. Naseman was survived by his wife Peggy; his sons Cole and Carter; his parents Richard and Diane Naseman; his sisters Lori Buroker, Christy (Jason) Eilerman, and Sandra (Scott) Wendeln; Peggy's parents Shirley and Carl Chmielewski; brother-in-law Jeff (Kandie) Chmielewski; sisters-in-law Cindy Becker and Kristine (David) Ricchio; nieces and nephews Jennifer, Lisa, and Andrea McGregor, David Buroker, Danielle and Hannah Wendeln, and Alayna Eilerman; uncles and aunts Jerry (Tex) and Nick (Pickles) Schmitmeyer, Judy (Wayne) Krebs, Karl (Sally) Naseman, Maurice (Doris) Naseman, Pauline Otting, and Rosemary and Jim Gianguzzo; and, friends Scott Krebs, Scott Toutant, Danny Toutant, Scott Seymour, Colin Hackney, Patrick Ball, and Nick Hamilton. Master Sergeant Brian Naseman was laid to rest with Full Military Honors at West Lawn Memorial Park in Racine, Wisconsin.
Army National Guard Brian K. Naseman is the 104th military service person that has been identified by Cool Dadio Media as having Wisconsin connections and that has died in Iraq since the Spring of 2003.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
104,547 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003 (actually documented).
10,125 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,487 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
1863 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
318 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
984 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
1 American/Coalition casualty in Libyan "Operation Odyssey Dawn" since March, 2011.
32,226 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
592 Wisconsin military service persons have been wounded in Iraq since Spring 2003.
15,157 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
192 Wisconsin military service persons have been wounded in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
107 Wisconsin military service persons have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
36 Wisconsin military service persons have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
3 Wisconsin military service persons have been killed in the U.S. related to "The War on Terror" since September, 2001.
151 journalists (several nationalities) have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
22 journalists (various nationalities) have been killed in Afghanistan since September, 2001.
5 journalists (regional and independents) have been killed in Libya since March, 2011.
Wisconsin military service person special mention of the week, military casualty, and journalist casualty information sources: Committee to Protect Journalists; cnn.com; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; washingtonpost.com; thehighground.org; Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs; iraqbodycount.org; www.defense.gov/news/casualty.pdf; and, icasualties.org .
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