Area man sues to have vet suspension lifted
A New Salem man wants the suspension of his membership to a Hopwood veterans post lifted. John H. Wensing alleged in a lawsuit that he was suspended from the Gen. George C. Marshall AMVETS Post 103 for six months after someone claimed he made an off-color remark when asked if he came to participate in the election of officers at the post.
Robert Dayner, commander at the post, suspended Wensing on May 28. The alleged remark was made the night before, according to the suit filed by attorney Richard Bower.
The lawsuit, which includes a letter sent to Wensing, said his conduct was “unbecoming an AMVET,” and indicates what was said.
However, Bower, indicated in the suit that another person told Dayner that Wensing was not the one who made remark – and that by suspending Wensing without holding a hearing at the post about the matter violated his rights.