Wyandotte Veterans Give Back to Disabled Comrades

Members of the Polish Legion of American Veterans Post No. 7 in Wyandotte said they enjoy treating residents of the veterans’ hospitals in Detroit and Ann Arbor to some fun whenever they can.

Once a month, a group from the post travels to the Ann Arbor hospital to visit, and a couple of times a year, the post brings disabled veterans to Wyandotte, where they’re given a festive meal (including a barbecue feast every summer). The vets play a form of bingo with cards for cash prizes, and go home with “goodie bags” filled with personal care items.

“It’s a good day for them,” Post Commander Ron Cassette said. “This place is packed when we bring them in."

Cassette said as many as 65 veterans have been bused to Wyandotte from the veterans' hospitals.

"The more the merrier," he said. "Some of these people are homeless. There are others who get one meal a day. Some are in dire straits. ... Helping them out is what a veterans' post should do, in my opinion.”

The latest event occurred Thursday when veterans were brought to the Wyandotte post for a few hours of socializing.