Dartmouth Memorial VFW Submit 9059 on Cross Highway has been a part of the Dartmouth panorama for 75 years, and its leaders hope to proceed its work in the neighborhood for a lot of extra years to come back.
The VFW Submit will have fun its seventy fifth anniversary with a dinner on Sunday, June 5 at 1 p.m. Tickets are $20 per individual, and might be bought on the membership after 12 midday. Throughout the occasion, the Submit’s 75 years of service to veterans and the neighborhood can be acknowledged by the Massachusetts VFW group.
Submit Commander Joseph Toomey joined Townsquare Sunday this week to debate the historical past of the Submit, and a few of its plans for the long run.
Toomey is an Air Power veteran and served on the Dartmouth Planning Board for 25 years. He now works for the U.S Division of Protection in Newport, Rhode Island.
Toomey has been affiliated with Submit 9059 for greater than 25 years and can start his third yr as Commander in June. He sees the VFW as a spot the place older veterans can share data with youthful vets about advantages, experiences and life normally.
“When you’re youthful, you assume you do not really want a number of the companies by the VA and different businesses, however they’re extra essential as you become older,” he stated.
Toomey stated Submit 9059 has an extended report of service within the city of Dartmouth, from putting flags on the graves of veterans for Memorial Day and Veterans Day, to annual donations to the Council on Ageing, and toy collections and events for kids at Christmas.
As for the subsequent 75 years, the Commander says he needs to see the Submit proceed to be there for veterans whereas additionally rising its numbers.
“We wish to get our membership up, and recruit new members who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Gulf Conflict, and have somebody to take over once we retire or cross on,” he stated. “We have to hold the VFW alive as a result of it can be crucial for the city of Dartmouth and people who have served.”
Submit 9059 Commander Joseph Toomey’s interview might be heard right here:
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