Nobles County Veterans Services Officer Bill Brockberg was appointed National Aide-de-Camp to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander-in-Chief Hal Roesch II of Hampton, Virginia.
A National Aide-de-Camp is an honorary appointment bestowed upon one VFW member per department annually. This appointment is given in appreciation and recognition of a VFW member who goes above and beyond the call of duty in serving veterans as well as serving the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Brockberg, a lifetime VFW member, was selected for the award from a pool of 30 other nominated VFW members.
Buck Underwood of Luverne and Rock County Post 2757 is the Third District Commander who nominated Brockberg from the district.
He is the senior vice-commander in the Third District which is comprised of 16 VFW posts in southwest Minnesota.
Brockberg has served as Nobles County Veterans Service Officer in Worthington for the past 13 years and is the coordinator for the Disabled American Veterans van transportation program run in conjunction with the Nobles County Veterans Services Office.