The Shadow
The Curtis A. Smith Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1033 recently presented 55 fruit baskets to veterans in local nursing homes and the spouses of deceased vets.
The post was assisted with the project by Bartley’s Meat Market and Alleghany Printing.
TOP PHOTO: Members of the post display several of the baskets prior to delivering them.
Front row, from left: Ron Swoope, Floyd Lane, Calvin Fridley, Paul Siple, Bill Atherholt, Ron Swann, Clivie Nicely.
Back row: Claude Ailstock, Carl Johnson, Sherman Holloway, James Defibaugh, Everette Bush, Wayne Andrews, Jake Sutphin.
BOTTOM PHOTO: Three members of the post delivered baskets to four veterans who are currently residents of the Woodlands Nursing Home in Clifton Forge.
Residents receiving baskets, and the branch of the military they served in, were, front row from left: Lawrence Simpson, Navy; Basil May, Army; Bill Rimmer, Army; and Eldridge Cook, Navy.
Post members who delivered the baskets, and their branches of service, were, back row from left: Calvin Fridley, Army; Everette Bush, Air Force; and Jake Sutphin, Air Force.
(Gavin Dressler and Buck Rumpf Photos)
