By Lauren Serrato | West Valley View
For years, Tolleson’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Robert “Bobby” Diaz Lopez Post 6310 has relied on the city’s senior center, local businesses and the fire station to host its meetings. However, in August 2021, the VFW broke ground on its own building at 10051 W. Van Buren Street.
Having a building of its own has been a goal of Post 6310 since receiving its national charter in 1992.
“It’s fantastic just to have a roof over our heads and a place where we can actually sit and have a meeting, even though we use a generator, but it’s doable,” said Richard Durso, VFW Post 6310 commander.
“We don’t have to beg people anymore for a place to have the meeting. That’s the big part. The city’s been so good to us, but having our own building has really been a long time coming and we’re really excited.”
