Local VFW Post 6937 Named All American For 5th Time

L-R: Randall Wilson, Ray Durbin, Post Commander Edwin Vincent, “Doc” Daugherty, and Floyd Houston.

Edmonson Voice Report:
On Saturday, October 5, 2024, past State VFW Commander “Doc” Daugherty presented the certificate from National VFW Headquarters honoring Brownsville VFW Post 6937 as an All American Post, according to a press release from the Brownsville Post.

Only the top VFW Posts of the over 6,100 posts in the United States and abroad, receive this distinction. All American status is meant to recognize outstanding VFW posts and is based on participation in VFW Programs as well as membership gains by Posts, Districts and Departments. 

This is the fifth time in recent years our Post has received this distinction.

America’s largest organization of combat veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars was established after veterans of the 1898 War with Spain returned to the United States bearing wounds and illnesses (primarily Yellow Fever), as well as with the moral burden of taking care of the widows and orphans of their wartime comrades for which the nation at that time had absolutely no safety net.  They initially organized locally but by 1915 they became a nationwide organization which helped establish a fledgling VA by the time the Doughboys returned from WWI.  Before WWII was concluded, they helped establish the GI Bill and they have been in the forefront of national legislative, as well as practical local efforts to help veterans ever since.
 
"Here in Edmonson County, VFW Post 6937 is most visible to the community in conducting burial honors for veterans, conducting flag training, patriotic speaking and writing contests in the schools, as well as providing honors at significant community events," local post 6937 said in a statement. "Our Post meets on the third Monday of each month at 6:30 pm at the Edmonson County Library.  If you are an Honorably discharged veteran with a campaign medal from any overseas conflict, please join us."