Commands VFW, Washington, D.C. Oct. 2. Bernard W. Kearney, of New York, is the new National Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was elected at the annual convention in Denver and succeeds James Van Zandt, who served three terms and refused the nomination for a fourth
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"Commands VFW, Washington, D.C. Oct. 2. Bernard W. Kearney, of New York, is the new National Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was elected at the annual convention in Denver and succeeds James Van Zandt, who served three terms and refused the nomination for a fourth" (1936). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Commands_VFW,_Washington,_D.C._Oct._2._Bernard_W._Kearney,_of_New_York,_is_the_new_National_Commander_of_the_Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars._He_was_elected_at_the_annual_convention_in_Denver_and_LCCN2016878609.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 275884.
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