Today, I plan on sending a donation to the VFW post to try to help make up for the money that was stolen so the families can still make the trip that Mr. Burtner was working to see come to fruition.
Thank you for your service Mr. Burtner. May you rest in peace.
That is a fantastic idea. Let’s see if we can get it rolling.
If anyone reading this has any pull with the VFW...it would be awesome if they could set up a specific donation link for the members of VFW.
I just sent the following email to Mr. Jerry Newberry, who is listed as the national hq contact. If anyone has a better contact or can do it themselves, please do so. I’m in for the first 100 bucks, and I wish I could do more.
“Sir,
It is with great sadness that I read of the robbery and murder of the Commander of VFW post 25-80, Mr. Bill Burtner.
The news stories I have read mention that the post lost the 2,000 dollars they had raised to help WWII Vets visit Washington D.C. It makes no mention of whether the money was recovered.
I read through the VFW’s main site, and found your donation page. However, I was wondering if it was possible to donate directly to 25-80, so that the Illinois Vets may continue their trip. If you were to place a link to donate straight to them on your main site, I have little doubt that the good citizens of America would quickly replace what was so wrongly taken from them. I personally will donate the first $100 towards their trip. I would be happy to do what little I could to attract attention to their cause.
Please let me know what you think of this matter.”
Anyone who would like to donate, please email them and let them know you’d like to replace the lost money for the Vet’s D.C. trip. Don’t let these thugs steal their Commander AND their trip. Our WWII vets have precious little time left.