Whether in conflict or while stateside helping a fellow countryman, U.S. veterans never give up a fight.
But things looked bleak for State College Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 321 as the pandemic tore through 2020. Looking at already declining membership numbers, COVID-19 eventually forced the 70-plus-year-old service club to make a drastic decision — close the doors and sell the building.
The nonprofit Veterans Club of State College put up the VFW post building at 139 N. Barnard St. for sale more than a year ago, but saw no taker until recently. In May, the club
Despite the sale of the building, the post veterans kept their chins up and have now linked club membership with Pine Grove Mills VFW Post 5825, said Post 321 Commander Bill McCamley.