Petersburg VFW post gets new roof for free after nearly 2 decades of waiting

Petersburg VFW post gets new roof for free after nearly 2 decades of waiting

RICHMOND, Va. A single paragraph has helped to change the future of a 104-year-old Petersburg VFW post that has been struggling with a deteriorating roof for nearly 20 years.From inside Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 622, members could see the sky through holes in the roof a problem they've battled for nearly two decades. With replacement costs estimated at about $50,000, the repairs were simply too expensive for a post whose members are in their…