Barry Donehue, commander of VFW Post 7376, left, talks with a guest at his retirement party at the post in Saxonburg on Friday evening. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

SAXONBURG — Members of VFW Post 7376 bid farewell Friday, June 9, to Commander Barry Donehue, who is retiring and moving back to his native South Carolina.

The post held a party to send Donehue off with gratitude for his work during the two years he led the organization.

He served two tours in Iraq and served in Kosovo and areas in the Middle East during his tour in the Army from 1992 to 2021.

Donehue said he and his wife, Saxonburg native Sara Hinderliter Donehue, moved from South Carolina to her hometown after he retired from the military.

As post commander, he said he always acted with the consensus of members and was happy to serve them.

“We tried to make everyone feel welcome and at home there,” Donehue said.