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Periodically, during the year the Post provided funds to the battalion for the purchase of sundry items for the soldier and family. Recently Christmas donations were brought to Fort Bragg for distribution to the Fisher House and the Transition Battalion totaling over $ 1,000 from donations received from the Wake Forest and surrounding communities. Presenting the Ft. Bragg Certificate of Appreciation to Commander Dennis Mecum is Pete Lambert, Committee Chairman for the Wounded Warrior program for the VFW Post.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fort Bragg Wounded Warrior Transition Battalion Commander LTC J.W. Whitehead presented the Army Certificate of Appreciation to the Wake Forest Memorial Post 8466, Veterans of Foreign Wars for their financial and professional reinforcement to the soldiers wounded during the current conflicts during 2015. 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