Chillicothe Post 108 of the Veterans of Foriegn Wars will celebrate their 100th anniversary, May 16th. The Edwin F. Glenn VFW Post 108 will host a "members only" centennial celebration.
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The post was created on May 16th of 1919 by returning World War 1 veterans, as well as Spanish-American War vets. It was named in honor of Camp Sherman commander, Major General Edwin F. Glenn.
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One of the charter members of the post, when it opened in 1919, was a survivor of the U.S.S. Maine, which had exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898, starting the Spanish American War.