{"id":17798,"date":"2022-05-22T14:57:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T14:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/05\/22\/how-the-last-vfw-post-in-one-city-is-shaking-things-up\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:14:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:14:23","slug":"how-the-last-vfw-post-in-one-city-is-shaking-things-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/05\/22\/how-the-last-vfw-post-in-one-city-is-shaking-things-up\/","title":{"rendered":"How the last VFW post in one city is shaking things up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New Orleans\u2019 last remaining Veterans of Foreign Wars post is breaking the mold. In a city where there was once a VFW hall in every neighborhood, NOLA VFW Post 8973 is the city\u2019s last. Once practically abandoned, the post is being revived by its Post 9\/11 membership, which may require a second branch if it continues to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA large part of what makes us unique is that our identity as a VFW post is closely tied to New Orleans culture,\u201d says retired Marine and VFW Post 8973 Commander Christopher Cox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What also makes the post unique is its youth; this energy makes the post one of the National VFW\u2019s most active. Membership has quickly grown from a handful of mostly Vietnam era members to 318 men and women, nearly all of them Desert Storm and Post-9\/11 veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\t