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The Charter members of Post 9907 initially met in homes of the members, then in the garage of Gerald Page. The Post Charter was issued by National, effective April 7, 1968. The Ground on which the Post Home stands today was purchased by the members in 1978. Over the years it has seen some dramatic changes, after the initial building, the canteen, next came the area where the kitchen and Ladies Auxiliary meet. The final addition to the Post Home is the back portion of the hall and the upstairs. Over the years the Post has grown from the original 26 members to the 470+ members it has today. The Post has a Ladies Auxiliary, which was chartered in 1976. It also has a Men’s Auxiliary. Other veterans organizations also call our Post their home, both American Legion Post 76 and Disabled American Veterans Chapter 9, meet here monthly. The community service projects have grown as the Post has grown. The Post Honor Guard provides military honors at funerals for Veterans. Additionally, our Honor Guard leads the Annual Independence Day and Annual Christmas Parades for the City of Show Low, as well as performs flag ceremonies throughout the White Mountains. The Post sponsors Scholarship programs at the Junior High School and Senior High School levels. Members of the Post and its Auxiliary coordinate the DAV Shuttle, which takes veterans down to the Carl T. Hayden V.A. Medical Center in Phoenix each weekday. Each year the Post provides a Thanksgiving Dinner to the community, and passes out food baskets to the needy during the Christmas season. The Post co-sponsors a Boy Scout Troop and a Cub Scout Pack. Each November, the Post along with Elks Lodge 2090 put on a Veterans’ Dinner to honor the veterans in the community. Currently the Post is a collection point for sending packages to our troop in Iraq and Afghanistan. The programs mentioned are but a few of our many projects. The activities of the Post are many and varied. To pay for our many programs, hosts Bingo once a week, and offers buddy poppies for donations.
POST COMMANDERS
| 1968 Dell R. McNeil |
1990-1991 Dale Duggins |
| 1969-1970 Monroe J. Wall |
1991-1992 Gerald Dagenhart |
| 1970-1971 Dell R. McNeil |
1992-1994 Thomas Lord |
| 1971-1972 Joseph M. Creswell |
1994-1995 Merlin Olson |
| 1972-1973 Gary Wakefield |
1995-1996 Frank Daley |
| 1973-1974 Tim P. Rhoton |
1996-1998 Roy DeFrance |
| 1974-1975 Robert J. Paul |
1998-1999 James Campbell |
| 1975-1977 Gerald Page |
1999-2000 Gregg Kozakiewicz |
| 1977-1978 John W. Bell |
2000-2001 Terry L. Hill |
| 1978-1980 Ardis G. Dagenhart |
2002-2004 Jack Latham |
| 1981-1983 Rosendo A. Vargas |
2003-2004 Chris Kozakiewicz |
| 1983-1985 Gerald E. Clark |
2004-2005 Donna Holloway |
| 1985-1987 James L. Crull |
2005-2007 Kelvin Ralston |
| 1987-1989 Anthony Franitti Sr |
2007-2008 David Terwilliger |
| 1989-1990 Darwin Stanford |
2008-2010 James A. Campbell |
CHARTER MEMBERS OF POST 9907
| William E. Baker |
William M. Matthews |
| John W. Bell |
Maurice C. McCarley |
| Robert E. Carey |
Robert C. McIntyre |
| Frank A. Chilcote |
Dell R. McNeil |
| Ardis G. Dagenhart |
Donald M. Noel |
| Henry E. Daub |
Gerald E. Pace |
| Ronald E. Dawson |
A. Belton Palmer |
| Larry E. Frost |
Albert B. Palmer |
| John I. Gardner |
Raphael Phillips |
| Robert E. Hansen |
Cecil G. Piazza |
| Herbert T. King |
Carl L. Vance |
| Otis J. Magill |
Monroe J. Wall |
| Calvin D. Mathews |
Howard F. Williams |
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