Healing at Don Diego VFW After 20 years in the service, I retired in 2010.
In 2021, I was elected as the first female Commander in the 66-year history of the Don Diego VFW Post 7420 in Logan Heights.
It was really healing.
It was, actually, an amazing place to try to step back into the world. I was around veterans, but I was still immersed in the community—from a safe place, from inside the VFW.
I finished my term as the Don Diego Post VFW 7420 Commander in June 2025.
My time there helped me grow. We implemented a lot of the programs I felt we needed. It’s important for me to do this work just because it’s healing. It’s healing to help others.
VFW Speaker at Congressional Hispanic Caucus Washington, DC, December 4, 2024 (Photo courtesy©Livy Lazaro)
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