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New Jersey veteran fights to save American Legion post
NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — The eye American Legion posts obtain each Memorial Day is commonly overshadowed by what occurs throughout the remainder of the yr; and what’s been taking place for the final a number of a long time.
The once-thriving membership of veterans — from World Battle I and World Battle II, adopted by the Korean and Vietnam wars are getting older. However George Van Der Wall, station commander on the put up in North Haledon in Passaic Counry, isn’t prepared to surrender the battle simply but.
The Vietnam Battle veteran’s wake-up name got here when a senior official at American Legion informed him they had been getting right down to their 15-member restrict. When that occurs, he stated, the put up loses its constitution.
In response, he began a recruitment marketing campaign.
“I can not let this legion fail,” he informed PIX11 Information.
PIX11 Information’ Jay Dow has extra within the video above.