Commander of the Oldham-Cummings VFW Post #6441 Huey Sandifer announced last week that he will be stepping down in January. Sandifer, who has held the position of post commander for three and a half years, a full 18 months longer than the standard twoyear term, stayed on to allow the progression of command from the Junior Vice Commander to the Senior Vice Commander before persons in those positions could be eligible to run.
As he prepares to step down, he wants to assure the community and other VFW members that, “I’m not sick, wasn’t fired or voted out,” he said with a smile.
“It’s time to step down,” said Sandifer. “Besides our own activities to provide support and resources for veterans and their families, the VFW does a lot for the community. While it isn’t our aim to seek recognition, we support many other organizations in their work,” he said. Besides his duties at the post, Sandifer works full time for Sabre Construction in Austin as a construction supervisor and serves as the VFW’s District Five quartermaster to which Post #6441 belongs.
Assuming the role of Commander in January is Brady Love. “It’s time for Brady to shine,” Sandifer said. “Brady has volunteered for everything here and he’s done a lot. He has been our facilities, building and grounds manager. Every time we said we needed to hire somebody to do this or that, he said, ‘I’ll do it.’ He is also going to be the new bingo chairman. He’s going to be great for the post.”
When asked why he is stepping into the role, Love said, “I have a long-time affiliation with the military and veterans. I feel most comfortable around other veterans, and, I can’t stand to see them suffer.” Love is married to Sara Love, a Veteran Service Officer for Caldwell County.
“Sara and I moved to Wimberley about nine, ten years ago and we had talked about organizing or supporting a nonprofit veterans organization long before I found the Wimberley VFW. When I discovered it, I thought, ‘this is really positive. This is something I want to be involved with,’” he said.
“I’ve now been a member for five years, and almost immediately became Junior Vice Commander,” Love said. “I missed a meeting, so they put me in charge of buildings and grounds because I own a handyman company,” he laughed.
“And I became connected with everyone. The things that we do here for veterans is outstanding and I wanted to be more and more involved. Every time they asked me to step up, I did.”
When asked if there was a message he’d like to impart to the community, Love said, “if you’re a veteran, come join.”
