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May 6, 2021 - Trying on his new combat training boots.
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May 6, 2021 - Graduating Senior accepting his new pair of combat training boots. Presented
by VFW member, Guy Holden, Post 7523, Mineola TX.
VFW Post 7523, member Guy Holden, presenting this graduating senior from Mineola High
school with a new pair of combat training boots. Student joined the Air Force with an MOS of
Pararescue and will be shipping out soon to start his basic training. The boots were given to
him to help assist him in his pre-boot camp training, instead of the old tennis shoes he had
been running in.
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Golden Anniversary Award
April 21, 2021 - Wood County VFW Post 7523 received a Golden Anniversary Award during their monthly
meeting on April 21, 2021. The award was presented by District 12 Commander Larry D. Levy to Post
Commander Benjamin Coughlin and members present at the meeting. The award recognizes the outstanding
contributions to the welfare of our nation and its disabled veterans during 50 years of dedication to the high
ideals of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Post mustered May 25, 1971. The award was signed by national
VFW Commander-in-Chief Hal Roesch II and Adjutant General Kevin Jones.
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Rick Bocz displays the Golden Anniversary Award
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VFW 100 Year Celebration
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VFW 100 Year Celebration
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Memorial Day
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Auxiliary Installation
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Auxiliary Installation
VFW Installation
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VFW Installation
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Shuffleboard at the Canteen
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Shuffleboard at the Canteen