VFW and Ladies Auxiliary sponsor Dyess AFB Appreciation Day Published May 18, 2010 DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6873 and Ladies Auxiliary sponsor Dyess Air Force Base Appreciation Day for military families May 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1049 Veterans Drive across from the main gate. There will be free refreshments, hamburgers, hotdogs, snow cones, cotton candy and sodas. There will also be games and an air castle for the children to enjoy.