One of the first projects as new commander of VFW Post 3729 for Denise Hart is launching a fluke tournament fundraiser Aug. 15 to support the post’s unheralded but strong work for veterans.

Hart, a Gulf War veteran of military intelligence service in the U.S. Army, is the first female commander in the history of the post, based in Beach Haven Terrace. That achievement seems to be more a statement of fact than any political statement seeking gender equality.