MEMBERSPOTLIGHT You could say that Montana Senior Vice-


President Snoma “Sno” Meagher has led a double life. Meagher is American Indian, Blackfoot, and Irish. Her mother passed away when she was a baby, and at age 2, she was adopted by a family off the reservation. She was named after her birthplace – Snoma means “many quail in the valley of the snow.” “I lived three months every year with my


Indian grandmother until I was 12 and learned our language and how to survive,” she said. “The other nine months I was with my other family learning the white way and to speak English.” Meagher grew up and went on to explore


several professions – she became a licensed nurse practitioner, has a degree in sociology and she also attended culinary school. Now retired, she works on her sculpture and is writing a book about her life both on and off the reservation called “Living on the Edge of Two Worlds.”


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Director and retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Alcides Lugo. They even lead an exercise class three


times a week for residents. The Beckers and their son, VFW Post 10682 Commander Dana Becker, also help recruit new residents to the one-of-a-kind Village. John, who was a U.S. Army Corporal, served


Maxine and John Becker John Becker, 84, of Copper Center,


Alaska, and his wife, Maxine, 81, are great ambassadors at the VFW Veterans Village in Fort McCoy, Florida, always going out of their way to help staff there, according to Village


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in the Korean War in 1952 with the 3rd Infantry Division, 58th Field Artillery Battalion, as a Forward Observer Team Member. He is a Life Member of VFW Post 10682, joining 26 Years ago. Maxine has been an Auxiliary member for 31 years. The Village was established in 1991 by the


Department of Florida Veterans of Foreign Wars. Village operations are funded by the VFW and VFW Auxiliary, residents and donor friends of the Village. Its mission is to provide an affordable, homelike atmosphere to veterans who have bravely served the United States of America.


Snoma “Sno” Meagher She is a Life Member of Lion Mountain


Auxiliary 276, joining in 1994 on the eligibility of her husband, Robert Lynn Meagher. She said being a member is especially important to her because it means “being able to help our veterans, as many of the Indians were among our forgotten veterans.”


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