VFW surprises Banks with cake to honor his service to post
Wed, 04/22/2026 - 2:11pm
The Lake City VFW surprised longtime member Wally Banks at an April 6 meeting with a cake that read: “Thank you Wally for your 42 years of dedication to the VFW.”
Banks served as quartermaster and janitor at the post for decades, in addition to volunteering on things like the color guard.
His military career spanned 23 years. He served in the Marines for over 6 years. Later he was in the National Guard.
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