Georgetown Post Holds its 9th Annual Master Sgt. Ben D. Snowden Cup Golf Tournament Fundraiser VFW POST 8587 HELD ITS LARGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR on November 8, 2021, with over $12,000 raised through sponsorship and player fees for the Golf Tournament held at the Georgetown Country Club. There were 74 players in the tournament. Funds raised will be used by the Post to contribute to some of the following causes: • Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen Essay Contest Scholarships • Scholarships for Georgetown High School and East View High School Students • Collection of Clothing for Homeless and “At-Risk” Veterans of Central Texas • Support to Local Boy Scout Troops • Contributions to ROCK (Ride On Center for Kids) • Contributions to Other Non-Profit Organizations in Georgetown • Better VA healthcare • Lobbying Congress for Veteran Friendly Legislation
Outstanding!
Seaman Laid to Rest 80 Years after Pearl Harbor Attack SEAMAN CHARLES SAUNDERS OF WINNIE, TEXAS was killed on the USS Oklahoma when the ship sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Saunders was 18 years old and one of the 429 Sailors and Marines killed in the attack on December 7, 1941. His remains were finally identified 80 years later through advanced forensics with the help of family members and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA). Seaman Saunders was sent home in a flag draped coffin and received a hero’s welcome. He is laid to rest in Winnie’s Fairview Cemetery in a plot that his grandparents set up for him in 1964.
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Post 912 Commander Harold Sams poses with Baytown Sun reporter Matt Hollis.
