Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 508 RecognitionCopyrighted
July 15, 2024
City of Dubuque
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE
SUMMARY:
SUGGESTED
DISPOSITION:
P rociamation(s) # 01.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 508 Recognition
On behalf of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 508.
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Proclamation Supporting Documentation
THE CITY OF
DuB E
Masterpiece are the Mississippi
WHEREAS, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States believe America is defined by how
it treats those who sacrificed to protect it; and
WHEREAS, the VFW believes in protecting and fighting for those brave enough to fight for us, the
residents of the United States; and
WHEREAS, the VFW fights and defends the rights of America's veterans, for the benefits they
deserve, for available education scholarships, and for living assistance for them and
their families; and
WHEREAS, the Dubuque Veterans of Foreign Wars Leo A. Schwind Post 508 mustered on October
2nd, 1920, as Iowa's first and oldest existing VFW Post; and
WHEREAS, the Dubuque Veterans of Foreign Wars Gerald F. Winter Post 9663 mustered on July
23Fd, 1952; and
WHEREAS, the Dubuque Leo A. Schwind Post 508 was recognized by the Commander -in -Chief
and Adjutant General of the VFW of the United States for one hundred years of
exceptional service to the community, our nation, and America's veterans on October
2nd 2020; and
WHEREAS, VFW Post 9663 consolidated into VFW Post 508 on January 16t", 2024.
NOW THEREFORE, I, BRAD M. CAVANAGH, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF AND RESIDENTS OF DUBUQUE, DO HEREBY
PROCLAIM THAT THE
"Veterans of Foreign Wars Leo A. Schwind — Gerald F. Winter Post
508, continues as the first VFW Post in Iowa"
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, AND CALL UPON THE PEOPLE OF THE DUBUQUE AREA
TO RECOGNIZE THE MEMBERS FOR THEIR SERVICE TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES
IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Great Seal of the City of
Dubuque to be affixed this xxTH day of July 2024.
Brad M. Cavanagh, Mayor
Attest:
Trish L. Gleason, MMC, Assistant City Clerk
2024: Submitted and accepted by Dubuque VFW Post 508 Adjutant, and former VFW Post 9663
Past Senior Vice Commander and Adjutant, Bob Felderman, 241 Southgate Drive, Dubuque, Iowa
52003, 563-213-0398, robertfelderman@gmail.com.