Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jeff Ballenski

Member Organizations

The following organizations are members of the Comanche County Veterans Council:

American Legion Post #29 - Mel Grimes, Commander

American Legion Post #193 - Art Besa, Commander. Alternate - Kenneth Metcalf.                      P.O. Box 33116, Lawton, OK 73503. (580) 529-2400

Associations United States Army - Lawton/Fort Sill - President, David Madigan (dmadigan@arvest.com), Alternate - Dennis Meyer. P.O. Box 6100, Lawton, OK 73506.                   (580) 250-4500.

Associates Vietnam Veterans of America - Delegate, Virginia Cantu (lvcantu@sbcglobal.net), alternate - Bud Arenz. P.O. Box 2483, Lawton, OK 73502. (580) 351-1544.

Disabled American Veterans Chapter #56 --  Commander, Nicholas R. Miller(nickminok@sbcglobal.net or davlawton@sbcglobal.net  or dav_veteran@yahoo.com ) , Alternates - Leon Davis (davis2581@sbcglobal.net ).   P.O. Box 53, Lawton, OK 73502.

LaSill Optimist Club - Delegate, Bill Anders (bkanders@sbcglobal.net), Alternate, Al Valouch, Terry Watson. P.O. Box 693, Lawton, OK 73502. (580) 248-3422.

Military Order of the Cooties, Pup Tent #16; Seam Squrill, Bill Davis, mcdavis0311@sbcglobal.net, (580) 351-4173, 103 NE 20th St, Lawton, OK 73507, Alternate, Troy Hensch.


Military Order of the Cooties, Auxiliary, Pup Tent #16,  Auxiliary - President, Jurhee Makowiecki. Alternate - Rothena McGee, Susan Secor, Nelda Baker. 103 NW 20th St. Lawton, OK 73507. (580) 678-0157.

Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter #602  - Commander, Jeffery Seright (jefferynrobin@yahoo.com), P.O. Box 3516. Lawton, OK 73595-3516.

Society of Military Widows, Chapter #6 - President, Jessie Brundige (jrb@sirinet.net), Alternate - Marge Sharp, Betty Martinez, Adela Sandusky. 304 Ketch Creek Dr. Lawton, OK 73507. (580) 529-2447

Southwest Oklahoma Chapter Military Officers Association of America - Grimum "Mac" Magnusson. 419 NW 72nd Street. Lawton, OK 73505. (580) 536-0866.

Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter #751 - President, Jimmy Schutte (vva751@sirinet.net), Alternate - Tery Quisenberry, Bobby Glasco, Dennis Hodges. P.O. Box 2483, Lawton, OK 73502.    (580) 351-1544.

Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post #5263 - Commander, Bob Tryan (vfw5263@sirinet.net), Alternate - Darrell McGee, Bill Davis. 103 NE 20th St. Lawton, OK 73507. (580) 678-0157.

Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post #5263,  Auxiliary - President, Jurhee Makowicki, Alternate - Dorma J. Moostel. 103 NE 20th St. Lawton, OK 73507. (580) 678-0157.

Veterans Upward Bound - Director, Mary Huckelberry (mhuckleb@mailclerk.ecok.edu), Alternate - Stacy Behrens. 1100 E. 14th Street. East Central University, Ada, OK 74820. (580) 559-5541.

Voiture 1138 of the Society of 40 and 8 of Bateman-Zarlin, Post #193 -                            Chef de Gare, Carl Bertoch, Alternate - Kenneth Metcalf, Tim Hedgecock, John Kilgus. 5302 NW Elm Ave. Lawton, OK 73505.

Women’s Army Corps VA (WACVA) Trails #116 - President, Darlene Gryctz (wacok116@yahoo.com) , Alternate - Pat Powell, Sharon Saxon. 4131 SW Parkridge Ave. Lawton, OK 73505. (580) 248-4131.