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In reply to the discussion: Just cancelled my VFW membership [View all]True Blue American
(17,972 posts)78. Felt sad
When I saw so many elderly people drinking and smoking every day. A family member insisted I go every time I visited finally I refused. The air was so think with smoke it as hard to breath. I had o wash all my clothes to get the smell out.
I am sure the organization did good things. I just did not see it.
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Good points. While there are islands of intelligence in the midwest, it's a sea of know-nothings.
erronis
Jul 2018
#32
I joined the American Legion after getting out of the Army (Vietnam Era draftee).
Elwood P Dowd
Jul 2018
#40
Good for you! We all have to start being bolder, more proactive, and sending the message. nt
Honeycombe8
Jul 2018
#59
As a non-military person looking in from the outside, I've never understood why
gtar100
Jul 2018
#67