NEW GLARUS - Francis Beers, Comman-der of AMVET Post No. 69 at New Glarus, was named Wisconsin AMVET of the Year during the Saturday evening banquet at the Wisconsin State Convention June 25-27 in Manitowoc.Beers' accomplishments to earn this honor include having served in the Marines during the Atomic testing period in the state of Nevada. He speaks often in school and to groups on "An Atomic Veteran's Experience in the Foxhole."
Beers named state AMVET of the Year