Vietnam vet Camerer 'a pillar' of the Yakima VFW
Fred Camerer is a Vietnam veteran. He’s 74. This is his 18th year heading the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars parade in downtown Yakima.
Fred Camerer is a Vietnam veteran. He’s 74. This is his 18th year heading the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars parade in downtown Yakima.
It’s been 75 years since Staff Sgt. Jack Pendleton sacrificed himself for the men in his infantry squad when they were pinned down by a German machine gun nest.
Tim Gatton, the newly appointed commander of Yakima VFW Post 379, said every generation has an event they’ll remember forever. For him, that day is Sept. 11.