North Oakland VFW Post 334 had its annual election of officers on April 12. Newly elected officers include Ernest Baker, Commander; James Hubbard, Senior Vice Commander; Randy Stetson, Junior Vice Commander; Les Waggett, Commander Pro-Tempore; Wesley Klein, Quartermaster; Frank Cobb, Officer of the Day and Robert Woodcum, Guard.
Other officers include Robert Watros, Adjutant; James Trumble, Post Advocate; Roberta Salisbury, Service Officer; Leo Thomas, Chaplain and Leland Uhl, Surgeon. The Trustees are James Delaney, Conrad Konczal and Dr. Joe Mastromatteo.
Roberta Salisbury will also serve as Community Service Officer and James Trumble as Buddy Poppy Chairman. Other positions include James Hubbard, VOD and Youth Essay Chairman; Clarence Cameron, POW-MIA Chairman; Randy Stetson, Diversity Chairman; David Eastman, Homeless Vets Chairman; Loren Schmidt, Youth Activities Chairman; and Kenneth Kimble, the National Home Representative. The new officersserve from July 1 through June 30, 2012.
Members of Post 334 served either in World War 11, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraq or Afghanistan or had other overseas duty and members live in Lake Orion, Oxford, Metamora, Leonard, Bloomfield Hills and Rochester. The Post meets at the American Legion/VFW Hall at 130 E. Drahner Road in Oxford the second Thursday of every month at 7:30 pm. For more information about the Post veterans may call Ernie Baker at 248-391-6933.