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VFW Auxiliary
A Veteran Helping Veterans A Life Of Patriotism
Sherri LeVeille, a member of Post 1590 Auxiliary in Daytona Beach, Florida, is an Army Veteran, who served as a Merchant Marine as well. Her journey began in her early twenties, when she enlisted in the United States Army. She was stationed at Ft.Dixon for boot camp, later to Ft. Braggs, where she was trained extensively, achieving her rank as E4. She was a Delta Warrior, D-2-26- INF. She served in Grenada, near Panama, where her training as a sharp shooter enabled her the responsibility of patrolling the border. After the Army, Sherri wanted to continue to serve our country. She wanted to actively help our troops, so she joined the Merchant Marines, serving a 10 year voluntary deployment, moving and delivering medical supplies, food, and uniforms to our troops all down the East Coast, Virginia, to Florida, Texas and California. On one special occasion, Sherri remembers delivering food to the people of Somalia in the early 1990’s, just before the destruction, and the U. S. Forces went in.
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Sherri has three beautiful children, raising them in the north east, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, where she drove a school bus, once again providing service to her community. She started in the VFW Auxiliary at Post 1093 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and has continued to serve our Veterans, her fellow Veterans, ever since. She has organized many fundraisers , one to benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, as well as Wounded Warrior Project.
Today Sherri resides in Florida, and belongs to the VFW Post 1590 Auxiliary, and the VFW Riders Group in Daytona. She serves on multiple committees, including helping our nursing home Veterans, Youth events, Hospital, and fundraisers to support our Service dogs and the new Veterans Museum . Sherri has a love for our country, and tirelessly shows her support. She is a role model.
Karen Heikkila is the Historian Media Relations for District 19 in Daytona Beach. She is also Jr. Vice President, and Legislative Chairman. Karen's passion is to serve Veterans and their families, and our community.
