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COMING HOME
Veterans mark center opening Wednesday
VFW CENTER PERRY1 11-6-15
Veterans of Foreign Wars Jimmie Connors Post 6311 Post Commander Carlon Perry gives a tour of the new Moffat Community Center/Manteca Veterans Center. - photo by HIME ROMERO/The Bulletin
Jimmie Connors has finally come home.Connors — the first Manteca soldier to die in World War II and subsequently had Post 6311 named in his honor when it was chartered on March 3, 1946 — has his portrait and story framed in the entrance hallway of the new Moffat Community Center.The center, which doubles as Jimmie Connors Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6311/Manteca Veterans Center is conducting an open house on Wednesday, Nov. 11, starting at 1 p.m. It is being conducted in conjunction with the annual Veterans Day observance that will include dignitaries and presentations.Along those walls as you enter is not just the portrait of Connors —who has a striking resemblance to the dashing Errol Flynn of Hollywood’s Golden Age — but also the post charter and numerous awards including ones for being the fastest growing VFW post in the nation two years in a row and another for being No. 1 in the VFW Legacy program on the national level as well.There are plaques displaying the names of past post commanders starting with Richard Schadeck who served from 1946-47Above the entrance door are photos of five major post benefactors. Post Commander Carlon Perry notes between them they represent $25,000 that helped the VFW post realize a 69-year dream to have a place to call home.