COLORADO SPRINGS • VFW Post 101 in Colorado Springs commemorated its 101st Anniversary with the ceremonial pinning of two horses.
The horses, owned by Ginger Patrick of Florissant, were officially inducted in the VFW Post April 20 due to their involvement with veterans’ activities.
VFW Post 101, at 702 S. Tejon St., is the oldest post in Colorado Springs and originally was stationed in Old Colorado City until moving to its current location in 1969. The Post was chartered on April 20, 1920 under Commander James W. Gowdy and post was named for Lt. Marion L. Willis, who was killed in France during WWI while assigned to the 356th Infantry Division. Willis, a native of Kansas, moved to Colorado Springs sometime before the war. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.