Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, December 30, 2023

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Mountain View News Saturday, December 30, 2023 


VETERANS OF 
FOREIGN WARS 
#3208

Sierra Madre has been home to Post 
#3208 of the Veterans of Foreign 
Wars (VFW) for over 100 years. The 
VFW is America’s oldest patriotic 
and fraternal organization for 
veterans of the Armed Services. 

Our local post members provide 
the color guard at civic events, 
host annual holiday observances, 
and represented veterans issues 
at gatherings from here in the 
San Gabriel Valley all the way to 
Washington D.C. 

In the past year, in addition to other 
acts, we helped serve the homeless, 
supported the student veterans of 
Pasadena City College, awarded 
scholarships, and assisted in the 
distribution of holiday meals and 
toys to young veterans. 

The accompanying photo is of 
past-Post Commander Dave Loera 
accepting citations for the post’s 
efforts from Supervisor Barger and 
Congresswoman Chu. 

Mark your calendar for this 
coming March 23rd at 1100 when 
we will host in Memorial Park a 
ceremony honoring ALL Veterans 
of the Vietnam War, not just VFW 
members. 

Everyone in the community is encouraged to join us in this important recognition of those veterans who served in Vietnam.

Regular meetings are held at 3:00 on the second Sunday of each month at The Hart House in Memorial Park (222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.). 

Contact information: Commanders Dave Loera (d.loera@verizon.net) or Harold “Doc” Martin (hfmartin@pasadena.edu).

 
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