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VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS. Two Dubuque Veterans of Foreign Wars posts have consolidated into a single charter.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9663 has voted to consolidate into VFW Post 508, Iowa’s first and oldest VFW post. The post will now be called Leo A. Schwind-Gerald F. Winter VFW Post 508, Dubuque, Iowa.
Post 508 recently announced the merger in a news release after the consolidation received approval from the national VFW. Work is now underway to merge financials, membership and officers, the announcement states.
Leo A. Schwind VFW Post 508 has been chartered in Dubuque since 1920, and its membership has fluctuated throughout the eras of different overseas conflicts.
Post membership has experienced a recent decline, the announcement states, but rather than losing the status of first Iowa VFW Post, Dubuque-based Post 9663 voted to consolidate its membership into Post 508.
New VFW Post 508 Officers include Commander Wayne Brown, Senior Vice Commander Amy Bahl, Junior Vice Commander Richard Kelley, Quartermaster Daniel Loewen, Chaplain Jason Schomburg, Trustee 1-year Stephen Johnson, Trustee 2-years John Combs, Trustee 3-years Ronald Healey, Adjutant Bob Felderman, Service Officer Janet Grass, Judge Advocate Leroy Timmerman and Surgeon Julie Schulte.
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Source:
"2 Dubuque VFW Posts Consolidate into Single Charter," Telegraph Herald, March 6, 2023, Online: https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/tri-state/article_666866a6-d8c4-11ee-9ff4-9f9c428d9e2b.html