PART TWO: Senior Vice Commander in Chief of the Veteran of Foreign Wars of the United States

Greetings dear readers and welcome to Part Two in my journey to become the Commander in Chief of the VFW.  Today, I become the Senior Vice Commander in Chief.

Usually, this would occur at an election during our national convention but due to COVID-19 the convention was cancelled as a matter of public health and safety.  Avoiding a "constitutional" crisis,  rational minds came together in the National Council of Administration and determined that even though an actual election could not take place, the Congressional Charter and our National By-Laws clearly outlined the succession of certain offices.  And that is why, today, at the end of my term as the Junior Vice, I move up to take the position of Senior Vice.  The current Senior Vice, at the time of this writing, will have assumed the position of Commander in Chief.  An orderly transition of power is the hallmark of a truly civilized organization!

I look forward to serving under Commander Hal Roesch and I promise you things are not going to move forward in the same manner we have always done them.  COVID-19 is still an enemy but it will be defeated and we will be out visiting with all of you once again, eventually.  We are in a new age of enlightenment in this country and so too in the VFW.  The winds of change are blowing.  Change can be uncomfortable and it can be difficult, I understand this.  However, we cannot grow if we are not capable of change.

Thank you for supporting me and for your continued support as I move forward.  Check in from time to time to see what's new in the blog.  All I do, I do for the mission of the VFW and I want to share that with you as best I can!