LOCAL VFW MEMBER NAMED TO NATIONAL COMMITTEE

Charles F. Thrower Jr., a member of VFW Post 3838 in Cape Girardeau, has been appointed to serve as a member of the organization's National Civil Service and Employment Committee by Allen F. Kent, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Thrower is a resident of Cape Girardeau.

In announcing the appointment, Kent stated that Thrower's record of service and achievement to both the nation and the VFW was the key consideration in making the selection.

The National Civil Service and Employment Committee is responsible for establishing the goals for the VFW during the 1994-95 administrative year.

The more than 2-million member VFW is celebrating its 95th anniversary.