Richard 'Bear' Sobek, commander American Legion Post 327 in Shawnee, Kansas, served as a Marine in Vietnam and says he’s survived a lot -- but months of closure during the pandemic has the post on the ropes. There are similar stories across the U.S. kcur
Richard Sobek is known as “Bear” to the members of American Legion Post 327 in Shawnee, Kansas, where he’s the commander. He served as a Marine in Vietnam and said he’s survived a lot.
The post is open again now, but business is slow, and its finances are in crisis. Sobek said it has lost both money and some of its 376 members — but not to the illness. Meanwhile, Post 327 received a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan, which is almost gone and was barely enough to keep it out of the red.Most of the post's revenue comes from the rental of the banquet hall in their modest brick building on the outskirts of Kansas City.
“We enjoyed coming in here because they have live music here on Friday night. It’s older people, and I get a kick out of older people,” Dennis Busby said.The couple said they appreciate that their post followed the guidelines.
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