National VFW Commander in Chief visits Cloquet

Thomas Tradewell (pictured left), national Commander in Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, talks with Cloquet Mayor Bruce Ahlgren Wednesday morning at the Cloquet VFW Post 3979. Close to 20 people turned out to welcome Tradewell, who was elected Commander in Chief on Aug. 20, 2009. The local VFW organization has 240 members, but Tradewell was meeting with officers during his stop in Cloquet. Tradewell served in the United States Army from 1966-68 and earned VFW eligibility while serving with B Company 26th Engineers 198th Light Infantry Brigade in South Vietnam as a demolition specialist.