Meet
OUR BOARD
Gerald Decker
VCAP Board
Gerald Decker is a 4-year Navy veteran who went on four tours to Vietnam between 1968 and 1971. Gerald earned a Master’s Degree from George Washington University. Gerald's career includes nine years as a U. S. Senate staffer, Senior Manager for the National Federation of Independent Business, and a teacher of American History at the middle school level and Political Science at the high school and college levels.
Since 2020, Gerald has co-written two books. The first was about his good friend and WWII veteran Alex Moskowitz. The second, “The Great Lockdown of 2020: An Anthology,” was published by Teen Scene, Inc. in October 2021. He is the founder and publisher of Cape Fear Voices/Teen Scene, an online publication that promotes communication skills among teens and provides a home for adult creative writers in the area.
Larry Dennis
VCAP Board
Jr. Vice-Commander, Leland VFW Post 12196
Bro Larry Dennis grew up in Brooklyn, New York and after Graduating from High School he joined the United States Army on January 25, 1982 as a Personnel Management Specialist and Retired as (Army First Sergeant) in the United Army Recruiting Command on 1 April 2002. After Retiring from the United States Army, First Sergeant Dennis taught Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp (9th Grade) for Twenty Years for Brunswick County Schools and Retired on 1 June 2023. First Dennis is a Desert Storm Veteran.
Jim Koslosky
VCAP Board
VFW Post 12196 Leland NC Quartermaster - Former US Navy Electronics Technician, 1969-1975, has served at a variety of bases and ships, including a brief tour in Vietnam with the Naval Advisory Group. Now retired, dedicating my time to actively support the VCAP program as well as the VFW in Leland and surrounding areas in helping those "brothers and sisters" who are in need of our support in various ways.
John Marone
VCAP Board
VFW Post 12196 Surgeon, John was born and raised in New York and moved to Leland, North Carolina in 2014.
Before retiring, John was the Executive Vice President and Partner for one of the largest interior construction companies in the country and responsible for the NY operation. His responsibilities included overseeing the Estimating and Sales, Project Management and Field Operations, along with the Purchase and Logistics.
John retired after 38 years and moved to Leland, NC with his wife of 38 years and their daughter. John has three other children, one living in Virginia and two in New York. John is an active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and Pine Valley Methodist Church.