New Effort Seeks to Expand Local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post

An effort is underway to breathe new life into the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in Vermilion County. Bill Pickett has the story…

The Jewell Whyte Post 728 closed earlier so now some veterans are attempting to grow the ranks under the charter of VFW Post 3510.   Marine Brandun Schweizer (shown above) has been selected to be the Commander of Post 3510…

{AUDIO: “We’re needing to get a building.  We need to get a post for folks to be able to gather at.  And, just a place for our veterans to be able to go and mingle amongst each other, share war stories, and just kind of cope with what we all saw when we were over in a war zone.  And, basically, just have that camaraderie amongst ourselves.”}

Schweizer hopes other veterans will get involved….

{AUDIO:  “If you’re eligible to become a member I strongly urge you to do that. We’re really trying to get as many members as we can to keep the V-F-W alive here in Vermilion County. We have a strong veterans’ presence here. A lot of folks are eligible to be V-F-W members, and just might not be aware of what the V-F-W actually does. So I’d just encourage everybody to go on the web site and check it out.  See if it’s for them, and if it is, sign-up to become a member.”}

Matt Long was selected to become the new Vice Commander of Post 3510.  In addition to getting more information from the VFW website, an informational meeting for Post 3510 is scheduled for May 20^th at 4:00 p.m. at the Danville Public Library.

{***Note: The photo above shows the building where Post 728 was located near the intersection of West Main and Gilbert Streets in Danville.  Schweizer says Post 3510 is looking for a different site.}