
Members of West Milford Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 7198 salute as flags are raised Sunday, Aug. 17 to commemorate the post’s new home in the former Upper Greenwood Lake Volunteer Ambulance Corps building, 814 Warwick Turnpike, Hewitt. (Photos by Fred Ashplant)

Members of West Milford VFW Post 7198 salute as flags are raised Sunday, Aug. 17 to celebrate the post’s new home in Hewitt. The former Upper Greenwood Lake Volunteer Ambulance Corps building will be shared with the West Milford First Aid Squad and the township’s Office of Emergency Management.

Post Commander Rudy Hass tells state Assemblywoman Aura Dunn, R-25, how to start the Humvee.

VFW leaders pose with state and local officials. From left are Minnie Austin, VFW Department of New Jersey Surgeon-Army; West Milford Councilwoman Marilyn Lichtenberg; Post 7198 Commander Rudy Hass; state Assemblywoman Aura Dunn; Councilwoman Ada Erik; Jon Hinker, VFW Department of New Jersey Commander-Army; and Councilman Matthew Conlon.

Post 7198 adjutant and quartermaster John Trojanowski grills burgers for the third annual Veterans and First-Responder BBQ after the flag raising.

VFW member Mike Dotson mans the hot dog grill.





