The Lopez-Williams VFW Post 7634 in Falfurrias is battling to keep its doors open as Commander Ricardo Rubio faces a mid-December deadline to recruit new members or risk permanent closure of the 70-year-old veterans organization.

"We need you. We need your expertise. We need your service," Rubio said in a plea to local veterans.

The post has served as a gathering space for local veterans for decades, but now faces a critical membership shortage that threatens its future.

Rubio, who has led the post for two years, describes the challenge of operating with insufficient help.

"We do not have enough members to operate the post. I do most of the work here," Rubio said.

While the post has 41 members on paper, only about nine regularly attend due to age and medical issues. This has left Rubi

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