Odd. I don’t belong to any because the closest vet group to me is VFW. They sent me some literature. Turns out that since I served from 77-81, and no one shot at me, they don’t want me.
Screw ‘em.
Does anyone have a best estimate of how many people actually went inside the Capitol building. I am willing to bet less than 100 people were inside.
Sure, there were people outside, but from watching live as it happened, it could not have been more than around 1,000 people on the steps and balconies.
This is something I never understood. Even Hillary tried to get the military to issue a Cold War Service Medal. They refused because of the cost. At the time there were still a lot of Cold War vets in the military. They went with a certificate instead, which you would rate from 77-81. People no longer know our history from ten years ago, so they have no idea what it was like serving during the Cold War. It was the best of times it was the worst of times. Compared to today, it was a good time to be a man the military.
The Cold War is a recognized war and if the VFW were to recognize it as such they would increase their membership. I know Sailors in the VFW who never left the ship, but their task force fired some missiles into Iraq. I belong to one veterans group, because of my last Navy Commands I was allowed to join. We have a couple of events a year, but the Association has some really awesome people in it.
VFW? I ain’t catering to them anyway. We have a small one in my town. I went one day to check it out...didn’t go in.
Next day at work I talked to a fella that goes there. He strongly advised me not to enter; I will be run out in a rail.
I asked if he served in the military and replied “No”. So, “How comes you can hang out at the bar, but I can’t. I am an actual veteran of a foriegn war.”
If they don’t know you, they won’t accept you! He said.
So ..screw ‘em.