Northwest Montana Stand Down steps up for its veterans
Allen W. Erickson Sr. was not initially interested in leading the Northwest Montana Veterans Stand Down. Twenty-five years later, Erickson is handi...
Allen W. Erickson Sr. was not initially interested in leading the Northwest Montana Veterans Stand Down. Twenty-five years later, Erickson is handing his responsibilities to others. The Vietnam veteran was approached by Gus Fabbe to run the event. Fabbe, who died in 2012, was a U.S. Army veteran before going to work at the Seattle Veterans Administration Center. He later transferred to Spokane and rose to the position of Chief of Medical Administration. 'He wanted me to do it and he said I could do it,' Erickson said.