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VFW Post 549 75th Anniversary Banquet
Article
and photos by Alan Edwards
It was a glorious evening in Tucson, where comrades, sisters and
guests gathered to attend a banquet celebrating the 75th
Anniversary of VFW Post-549. Quite a number of Department, District
and Post officers and members, both VFW and Auxiliary, joined in
congratulating VFW-549 and its Ladies Auxiliary for their 75 years
of service to veterans and community affairs.
Highlight of the evening was an entertaining slideshow
of activities sponsored by Post-549 over the years, and a delicious
dinner served by AFROTC cadets from the University of Arizona. Post
Commander E Wendell Hague read a proclamation from the City
of Tucson, and Department Commander Betty Gripp presented a
‘Diamond Jubilee’ certificate to Post-549 members. Emcee and Keynote
speaker PDC/CinC Bob Curio entertained the audience with his
humor as emcee, and highlighted a history of Post-549 activities in
his keynote speech. After Auxiliary-549 President Mary ‘Ronnie’
Heinemann and Commander E. Wendell Hague cut a
cake celebrating the event, everyone retired to the lounge to enjoy
an evening of socializing and dancing.
This was a really grand event and everyone, including
the kids, departed in good humor with smiles on their faces.
Slideshow of
Event
Please click on photos to view larger ones.
VFW-549 Commander E
Wendell Hague displays a Proclamation by the Mayor of Tucson
that cites Post-549 members and auxiliary for their 75 years of
contribution to community and veterans affairs.
On behalf of the
National CinC, Arizona VFW Department Commander Betty Gripp
presents a “Diamond Jubilee” Certificate of appreciation to officers
of VFW Post-549 celebrating its 75th Anniversary (L-R):
Jr Vice Commander Lynn F Cafiso; Trustee and PPC Eugene C
Adams jr; Quartermaster and PPC/PDC Johnnie H Hoskins;
Department Commander Betty Gripp; Post Commander E Wendell
Hague; Chaplain Raymond K Hiatt; Advocate and PPC
Thomas Collins; and Trustee Homer O Peters.
VFW-549 Auxiliary
President (and Department Vice President) Mary “Ronnie” Heinemann
with Commander E Wendell Hague cuts a cake celebrating
the 75th Anniversary of Tucson VFW Post-549.
Pictured are some of the
guests who attended the 75th Anniversary Banquet of VFW
Post-549 in Tucson. Many District and Post officers and members were
in attendance. Altogether over 80 guests attended this event.
Even grandkids enjoyed a
banquet celebrating the 75th anniversary of VFW Post-549
in Tucson.
On the right VFW-549
Commander E Wendell Hague and Auxiliary-549 President Mary
‘Ronnie’ Heinemann present a thank-you memento to emcee and
keynote speaker Bob Curio at the 75th Anniversary
celebration of VFW Post-549 in Tucson. Bob Curio, Past Arizona
Department Commander and Past National CinC, entertained the
audience with his humor in his role as emcee, and reviewed the
history of Post-549 in his keynote speech.
On the left VFW-549
Commander E Wendell Hague and on the right Auxiliary-549
President Mary ‘Ronnie’ Heinemann are pictured with
cadets from AFROTC Detachment 20 of the University of Arizona. The
cadets helped serve guests at the 75th Anniversary of
VFW-549 in Tucson and were greatly appreciated by all.
Pictured are visitors from
California; VFW District-15 Commander and President Raymond
and Dara Wong. Ray and Dara were in Tucson to attend a
ships reunion, and stopped by to congratulate VFW-549 members on
their 75th Anniversary.
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