Gary Kurpius, national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, will visit El Reno VFW Post 382 on Thursday as part of his 15-city tour of the state.
During his tour, Kurpius will brief local VFW posts on the progress of the organization’s grass-roots efforts to increase Veterans Administration funding and to provide sufficient long-term VA health care.
Kurpius is a Vietnam Army veteran. He earned the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with four bronze service stars and Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.