The new officers for VFW Post 7507, pictured right to left, are Commander Phil Yin, Senior Vice Commander Carl Krawczyk, Junior Vice Commander Kevin Wood, Judge Advocate Tait Elkie, Surgeon Peter Barelski, Chaplain Lou Maegdlin, Trustee Boe James, Quartermaster John Sujak, Trustees Al Shattuck and Carlos Alvarez.
With the completion of the state of Arizona’s VFW Convention at Fort McDowell Saturday, June 7, new officers throughout the state assumed office.
An installation dinner for the newly-elected and appointed officers for VFW Post 7507 was held at Eagle Mountain Golf Club.
Post 7507’s officers for 2014-15 are Phil Yin, Commander; Carl Krawczyk and Kevin Wood, Senior and Junior Vice Commanders, respectively; John Sujak, Quartermaster (Treasurer); Lou Maegdlin, Chaplain; Len Modder, Adjutant (Secretary); Tait Elkie, Judge Advocate (lawyer); Peter Barelski, Surgeon; and Al Shattuck, Carlos Alvarez and Boe James as Trustees.
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New VFW officers installed
The new officers for VFW Post 7507, pictured right to left, are Commander Phil Yin, Senior Vice Commander Carl Krawczyk, Junior Vice Commander Kevin Wood, Judge Advocate Tait Elkie, Surgeon Peter Barelski, Chaplain Lou Maegdlin, Trustee Boe James, Quartermaster John Sujak, Trustees Al Shattuck and Carlos Alvarez.
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With the completion of the state of Arizona’s VFW Convention at Fort McDowell Saturday, June 7, new officers throughout the state assumed office.
An installation dinner for the newly-elected and appointed officers for VFW Post 7507 was held at Eagle Mountain Golf Club.
Post 7507’s officers for 2014-15 are Phil Yin, Commander; Carl Krawczyk and Kevin Wood, Senior and Junior Vice Commanders, respectively; John Sujak, Quartermaster (Treasurer); Lou Maegdlin, Chaplain; Len Modder, Adjutant (Secretary); Tait Elkie, Judge Advocate (lawyer); Peter Barelski, Surgeon; and Al Shattuck, Carlos Alvarez and Boe James as Trustees.
At the Arizona VFW District 4 level, Boe James was re-elected and re-installed as District 4 Chaplain in a separate ceremony at VFW Post 3632 in Tempe.
Founded in 1899, VFW is the nation’s oldest major veterans organization with more than 1.7 million members.
Post 7507 is the local Fountain Hills, north Scottsdale and Verde Communities chapter of the national VFW organization. The post has been recognized as both an “All American” and an “All State” post for its service.
The VFW’s mission is to “honor the dead by helping the living” through veterans’ service, community service, national security and a strong national defense.
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