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J. J. Raby, VFW Post 445
Post Officers
Commander................................................................................................Jim Barger
Senior Vice Commander............................................................................Nim DeMers
Junior Vice Commander............................................................................Jackie Hall
Quarter Master...........................................................................................Jed Hermes
Adjutant.......................................................................................................Annie Allison
Chaplain........................................................................................................Bill Farmer
Service Officer..............................................................................................Annie Allison
Judge Advocate............................................................................................Harvey Thomas
Surgeon.........................................................................................................Ronald Hennion
1st Year Trustee...........................................................................................Henry Augustine
2nd Year Trustee..........................................................................................Richard Schramm
3rd Year Trustee..........................................................................................Mike Hadbavny
House Committee
Chairman......................................................................................................Trae Hartsfield
Member..........................................................................................................John Coy
Member...........................................................................................................Gerry Miles
Member...........................................................................................................Harvey Thomas
Member...........................................................................................................Open
Building & Grounds Committee
Chairman........................................................................................................Gerry Miles
Member...........................................................................................................Jim Barger
Member...........................................................................................................Jed Hermes
Member...........................................................................................................Judy Spencer
Member...........................................................................................................Montana Adams
Member............................................................................................................Roy Shingledecker
Member............................................................................................................Tim Tilley
Auxiliary Officers
President.........................................................................................................Judy Spencer
Senior Vice President....................................................................................Tammy Suggs
Junior Vice President....................................................................................Cheryl Greene
Secretary.........................................................................................................Mary Lenda
Treasurer.........................................................................................................Dennis Baker
Chaplain..........................................................................................................Toni Stramm
Conductress.....................................................................................................Irene Keiper
Gaurd...............................................................................................................Peggy Tieman
1st Year Trustee...............................................................................................Barb Barger
2nd Year Trustee..............................................................................................Lisa Kluge
3rd Year Trustee...............................................................................................Jan Pittman
Hospital Chair..................................................................................................Millie Edge
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Commander's Corner
Comrades, Auxiliary and Supporters,
We are beginning a new fiscal year in the VFW and with it comes the challenges associated with continuing our pledge to helping Veterans and our Community. We need your support in our continuing efforts to fulfill this pledge. We would like to have candidates for the Voice of Democracy and Patriots Pen programs, Teacher of the year, First Responder, and Boy Scouts awards.
These candidates are all from our Community and you as members know them personally. You need only to nominate them and we will initiate the necessary steps to recognize them. Many of these programs reward Candidates with Scholarship monies in addition to their standing in the community.
We are continuing our efforts to make repairs to our Post Home despite emergencies that seem to be constantly arising i.e. parking lot flooding, road construction, air conditioning condensation and parking alignment. We have gotten approval for a new Trash pump to relieve our flooding problem and with the completion of the road construction water will be directed to the road. My company has agreed to design a parking layout which will be offered for your approval. We will then add signage and markings to facilitate parking and traffic flow.
We need YOUR help if we are to accomplish any of these things.
God Bless America and the VFW
Jim