Members of VFW Have Each Other’s Backs

Three wars, three veterans, one camaraderie
Echo Press
By Annie Harman
February 17, 2015

The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) is an American veterans organization providing financial, social, and emotional support to members of the armed forces, veterans, and their dependents.

The VFW works to secure the rights of veterans who have served in a war on foreign soil.

The members of the Alexandria VFW have each other’s backs through everything they do, including when it comes to a medical emergency.

During the Marine Corps League meeting on July 1 at the VFW, World War II Veteran Bruce Brown was delivering the pagemaster reports when he suffered from heart failure.

“It looked like he had just missed his chair,” said the new Douglas County Veterans Service Officer Josh Brummond. “But he had actually fainted.”

Brummond, a veteran who served two tours to Iraq, rushed to Brown’s side. He administered the sternum rub and tried to bring Brown back.

“I could see him going away,” Brummond recalled. “He started changing colors and his eyes rolled back.”

Having been trained in CPR since his senior year of high school and through his 15 years in the military, Brummond took action and administered CPR.
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