CLEARLAKE >> VFW Post 2337 in Clearlake celebrates 75 years of serving the needs of local veterans and their families on May 4. The Diamond Anniversary Award Citation is presented to the Post in recognition of 75 years of outstanding service to the community.
John W. Stroud, national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., congratulated all members of the Post.
“I send my sincere thanks and appreciation to the members of VFW Post 2337 for the outstanding record of service to the community, veterans and to the nation over the past 75 years,” Stroud said.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is a nonprofit veterans service organization comprised of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, Guard and Reserve forces. Founded in 1899 and chartered by Congress in 1936, the VFW is the nation’s largest organization of war veterans and its oldest major veterans organization. With nearly 1.9 million VFW and Auxiliary members located in more than 6,800 Posts worldwide.
