Dear Editor:
Recently, I had the honor to visit with Al Wear. Al is 95 years of age living in Grand Junction at a nursing home. While we have lost most of our World War II veterans, Al, and his brother, George, are still living.
Al is the only surviving charter member who formed our Meeker VFW Post No. 5843 after World War II.
Al played trumpet in the Meeker High School Band, having been…