Organizations

: Vaughn's Feed Store (Salida, Colo.); Vaughn's was a wholesale dealer in farm implements, buggies and wagons at 126 G St.. When they moved into 136 G Street in 1922, they began selling groceries. Geroge W. Vaughn, owner; Lester L. Vaughn, manager.

: Veteran's Art Center (Grand Junction, Colorado); An organization supporting US veterans and other local people in their artistic endeavors. They have a gift shop located at 307 S 12th Street.

: Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4246; The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4246 is located in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. It was founded in August of 1945 and is named after two Steamboat Springs boys killed during World War II. They were Bernard S.Shubring who was killed during the Anzio invasion of Italy and Charles J. Cruse who died when his ship was sunk at the battle of the Coral Sea. Hence the name Shubring-Cruse Post #4264.

: Vietnam Veterans of America (Grand Junction, Colorado); A local chapter of the national organization that was begun by Frank Huber, Thomas Harrison Moore, and other veterans who had been meeting in groups or for "rap sessions" at the Veterans Administration Hospital for four years. The local VVA chapter was founded in the 1970’s or early 1980’s. It met at the Outreach Center. The group allowed veterans to speak about their combat experiences, and to bond and educate over things like Delayed Stress Syndrome (PTSD) and exposure to Agent Orange.

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