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In reply to the discussion: Just cancelled my VFW membership [View all]mickmten
(13 posts)So I was a member of the VFW until they really, really ticked me off. Tammy Duckworth was just getting into politics and was running for the House from her home district near/in Chicago. She addressed a local gathering of VFW members and asked for their support - keep in mind that she was a disabled Army officer, helicopter pilot, shot down in combat and lost both of her legs in the shoot-down.
She was a member of the VFW and her opponent (incumbent Republican) was not because he never served in the military.
So the VFW threw their support to the non-member Republican. I was livid. I wrote a scathing letter to VFW head office and included my membership card - told them to stick it. Damnedest thing happened after that - turns out that I get a new membership card every year; they gave me a lifetime membership. As soon as that crap comes in the mail it gets tossed ASAP. Bastards are so stupid they don't even know when they've been insulted.