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The bar at the Howard Porter VFW Post 5717 in Kearney is open to the public and people trickle in in the late afternoon Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. Like many Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, Kearney's would like to attract younger members. The only two people in the bar who are members are post Cmdr. Jim Holmes (right) and Le Roy Lowe, who joined the post as a life member about 1992. Both are Vietnam-era veterans.
JILL TOYOSHIBA
The Kansas City Star
The bar at the Howard Porter VFW Post 5717 in Kearney is open to the public and people trickle in in the late afternoon Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. Like many Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, Kearney's would like to attract younger members. The only two people in the bar who are members are post Cmdr. Jim Holmes (right), who arrives in the bar, and Le Roy Lowe, who joined the post as a life member about 1992. Both are Vietnam-era veterans.
JILL TOYOSHIBA
The Kansas City Star
The bar at the Howard Porter VFW Post 5717 in Kearney is open to the public and people trickle in in the late afternoon Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. Like many Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, Kearney's would like to attract younger members. The only two people in the bar who are members are post Cmdr. Jim Holmes (right), who just received his beer, and Le Roy Lowe, who joined the post as a life member about 1992. Both are Vietnam-era veterans.
JILL TOYOSHIBA
The Kansas City Star
The bar at the Howard Porter VFW Post 5717 in Kearney is open to the public and people trickle in in the late afternoon Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. Like many Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, Kearney's would like to attract younger members. Only Le Roy Lowe of Kearney (left) is a member. Lowe said he joined the post as a life member about 1992.
JILL TOYOSHIBA
The Kansas City Star
The bar at the Howard Porter VFW Post 5717 in Kearney, an old train depot, is open to the public. The decor features typical beverage signs but other interesting items are displayed as well.
JILL TOYOSHIBA
The Kansas City Star
The bar at the Howard Porter VFW Post 5717 in Kearney is open to the public. Some of the decor is entertaining.
JILL TOYOSHIBA
The Kansas City Star
The bar at the Howard Porter VFW Post 5717 in Kearney is open to the public and people trickle in in the late afternoon Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. Like many Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, Kearney's would like to attract younger members. Only post Cmdr. Jim Holmes (center) and one other man are members. Both are Vietnam-era veterans.
JILL TOYOSHIBA
The Kansas City Star
Howard Porter, the namesake of the Howard Porter VFW Post 5717 in Kearney.
JILL TOYOSHIBA
The Kansas City Star
The bar at the Howard Porter VFW Post 5717 in Kearney is open to the public. The decor features typical beverage signs but it also has other interesting mementos.
JILL TOYOSHIBA
The Kansas City Star
The meeting hall at the Howard Porter VFW Post 5717 in Kearney. Like many Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, Kearney's would like to attract younger members.
JILL TOYOSHIBA
The Kansas City Star
The bar at the Howard Porter VFW Post 5717 in Kearney is open to the public and people trickle in in the late afternoon Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. Like many Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, Kearney's would like to attract younger members.
JILL TOYOSHIBA
The Kansas City Star
The Howard Porter VFW Post 5717 in Kearney is an old train depot. Like many Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, Kearney's would like to attract younger members.
JILL TOYOSHIBA
The Kansas City Star
Senior vice commander Johnathan Duncan, 28, of Kansas City, displays the Veterans of Foreign Wars flag near the bible before the start of the members meeting Monday, Aug. 18, 2014 at the Alford-Clarke VFW Post 852 in Lawrence, Kan. Duncan served 10 years in the U.S. Army.
TAMMY LJUNGBLAD
The Kansas City Star
VFW Post commander Dan Parker, 32, (left), an Iraq war veteran, leads the members' monthly meeting at the Alford-Clarke VFW Post 852 in Lawrence, Kan., on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. Parker, a veteran of the Marine Corps, was flanked Quartermaster Ryan Satterfield, 29, of Lawrence during the meeting.
TAMMY LJUNGBLAD
The Kansas City Star
VFW Post commander Dan Parker, 32, (center), an Iraq war veteran, leads the members' monthly meeting at the VFW Post 852 in Lawrence, Kan., on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. Parker, a veteran of the Marine Corps, was flanked by VFW Adjunct Vern Russell (left) and Quartermaster Ryan Satterfield, 29, during the meeting.
TAMMY LJUNGBLAD
The Kansas City Star
VFW Post commander Dan Parker, 32, (left), an Iraq war veteran, leads the members' monthly meeting at the Alford-Clarke VFW Post 852 in Lawrence, Kan., on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. Parker, a veteran of the Marine Corps.
TAMMY LJUNGBLAD
The Kansas City Star
During a members' meeting, Amanda Villa, 30, of Lawrence, a veteran of the Army National Guard, listened to the comments at the Alford-Clarke VFW Post 852 in Lawrence, Kan., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2014. Villa was instrumental in helping to revive the VFW Post 852.
TAMMY LJUNGBLAD
The Kansas City Star
VFW Post commander Dan Parker, 32, (center, right), an Iraq war veteran, leads the members' monthly meeting at the VFW Post 852, the Alfred Clark Post, in Lawrence, Kan., on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. Parker, a veteran of the Marine Corps, was flanked by VFW Adjunct Vern Russell (left) and Quartermaster Ryan Satterfield, 29, during the meeting. Fellow veterans attending the meeting included Lynn Rolf III, (from left, front row) an Iraq war veteran who is the Vice Chairman of the Western Conference of VFW, Amanda Villa, 30, and Johnathan Duncan, 28.
TAMMY LJUNGBLAD
The Kansas City Star
After a VFW members' meeting, veterans (from left) Amanda Villa, 30, (from left), Michelle Miller, 23, and Brooklynne Mosley, 30, talked about Miller's recent wedding while catching up in the bar at the Alford-Clarke VFW Post 852 in Lawrence, Kan., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2014. Villa, served in the Army National Guard. Miller is in the Army National Guard, and Mosley served in the Air Force. Miller and her husband, Chance Miller, held their wedding reception at the Alford-Clarke VFW Post 852 earlier in the month.
TAMMY LJUNGBLAD
The Kansas City Star
After the members meeting at the Alford-Clarke VFW Post 852 in Lawrence, veterans, including (from left) Lynn Rolf III, Dan Parker, 32, Johnathan Duncan, 28, and Felix Zacharias, 32, took the ALS ice bucket challenge and got hit with cold, icy water.
TAMMY LJUNGBLAD
The Kansas City Star
Along with a replica of the Iwo Jima flag raising, a plaque marking the dedication of the at the Alford-Clarke Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 852, in Lawrence, Kan., is installed at the bar.
TAMMY LJUNGBLAD
The Kansas City Star
The Alford-Clarke VFW Post 852 in Lawrence, Kan., was formerly an Italian restaurant.
TAMMY LJUNGBLAD
The Kansas City Star
Seals from the five branches of the military including the U.S. Coast Guard, Department of the Navy, Air Force, Army and Marine Corps dot the front door at the Alford-Clarke Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 852, in Lawrence, Kan.
TAMMY LJUNGBLAD
The Kansas City Star
Members of the editorial staff of the VFW national magazine work on an upcoming annual report publications on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at the headquarters building, 406 West 34th Street in Kansas City, Mo. (clockwise from left) Janie Blankenship, associate editor, Robert Widener, art director, Kelly Gibson, senior writer, Rich Kolb, editor and chief and Tim Dyhouse, senior editor.
JOHN SLEEZER
The Kansas City Star
The VFW National Headquarters building, 406 West 34th Street on August 19, 2014 in Kansas City, Mo.
JOHN SLEEZER
The Kansas City Star
The Citizen Soldier statue outside the VFW National Headquarters building, 406 West 34th Street on August 19, 2014 in Kansas City, Mo.
JOHN SLEEZER
The Kansas City Star
The Citizen Soldier statue outside the VFW National Headquarters building, 406 West 34th Street on August 19, 2014 in Kansas City, Mo.
JOHN SLEEZER
The Kansas City Star
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