Veterans Clinic Receives Donations from VFW Post No. 5254 Auxiliary
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Donations through the Veterans Outreach Program sponsored by VFW Auxiliary No. 5254 La Grange were made to the Veterans Clinic in La Grange by (far left) Richard and Becky Leer in memory of Veterans John Leer and Lawrince Heinrich. Helping them present the donations were third from left, Commander Richard Gray and President Marilyn Kothmann, VFW Post and Auxiliary No. 5254 of La Grange, respectively; Roger Heinrich and Ninette Heinrich, children of Lawrince Heinrich; and Barbara Ryza, niece of John Leer. -
Presenting a donation to the Veterans Clinic in La Grange from the Veterans Outreach Program were VFW No. 5254 La Grange Auxiliary President Marilyn Kothmann and Post Commander Richard Gray, along with VFW Auxiliary No. 5254 La Grange Veterans Out-reach Program Chairman Becky Leer. The donation was made on behalf of Kathy Schenck in memory of her Father, Marine Lieutenant Paul Schenck and all Veterans. -
Receiving items for the Veterans Clinic in La Grange was, center, Brittney Schneider, AMSA. The donation was made by the American Legion Post No. 143 Schulenburg through the Veterans Outreach Program. Pictured from left, Jim Brown, Donation Chairman of American Legion Post 143 Schulenburg; Marilyn Kothmann, President VFW Auxiliary No. 5254 La Grange; Richard Gray, Commander VFW No. 5254 La Grange; and Becky Leer, Chairman of the Veterans Outreach Program, VFW Auxiliary No. 5254 La Grange.
The Veterans Clinic in La Grange received donations on Friday, Sept. 19, from the Veterans Outreach Program that is sponsored by the VFW Auxiliary No. 5254 La Grange. Recent gifts to the program made the donations of acceptable clothing, toiletries, food items, backpacks, etc., possible.
The VFW Auxiliary No. 5254 is thankful to the following groups and persons who have generously remembered our local area Veterans.
TheAmerican Legion Post No. 143 of Schulenburg made a kind monetary donation for the Veterans Outreach Program.
Items were given in remembrance of family members who were Veterans. Becky Leer, who serves as the Chairman of the Veterans Outreach Program for the VFW Auxiliary No. 5254, and her husband Richard Leer donated in memory of his uncle, John Leer, from Keswick, Iowa, who passed away in March of this year. He served in the U.S. Army, was assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, and served in Vietnam from September 1969 to September 1970 when he was severely injured. They also donated to the memory of Lawrince Heinrich, Becky’s uncle, who passed away on July 28 of this year. He was in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years, 1953 to 1973, having served in Korea, Okinawa, Panama, and Vietnam.
Another kind monetary donation was made by Kathy Schenck, in memory of her beloved Father, Marine Lieutenant Paul Schenck, and to honor all those Veterans who have served, still serve, and those retired and continue to serve their neighbors, communities, towns, and cities all across this country.
For information about the Veterans Outreach Program, contact Chairman Becky Leer at (979) 966-8284. Donations may be mailed to, Attention: Veterans Outreach Program, VFW Auxiliary No. 5254, P.O. Box 727, La Grange, Texas 78945.