“It’s an escape, it’s a chance to playing with people across the world, you’re playing with all kinds of people and it gives you an opportunity to get away from what’s actually happening,” Smith said.Ī room at the VFW will soon be transformed into a high tech, high performance gaming facility - and it is set to open on the fourth of July. He explained the draw of video games as a way to de-stress. “Halo, Fortnite, Madden 2000, they played a lot of games during their down time, so a lot of the newer vets that are coming out and retiring they are drawn to gaming,” Smith said. But in his last, he noticed a change in downtime activities. Smith was active duty for 18 years, and served three tours overseas. VFW volunteers honor fallen soldiers in show of solidarityįor Smith, like many of the members, the VFW is a big part of his life. Purchase a digital version of the National Bylaws here. Purchase a hard copy of the National Bylaws here.

“My father passed away in 2003 and my last tour was 2007 2008 I went through that hard time and the veteran‘s here, well I got a lot of good guidance from them,” VFW 8541 Post commander Bill Smith said. How to prepare and submit a proposed Bylaw, Manual of Procedure, Ritual and/or Resolution. They hope a new high tech, high performance gaming facility will draw in a new generation of veterans. SAN ANTONIO – VFW 8541 was recently ranked the best VFW in Texas and now the post is staying ahead of the game with a new shift towards technology.

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