[Professional Engineer]

BTW, The picture above is my kid sister, who spent 8 months pounding sand in the Gulf War.

I don't know if she realizes the irony of the fact she can join the VFW, and I can't. We were both active duty, but I never deployed from TX.

[NicknamedBob]

Try to be consoled by the possibility that you can still be a member of the American Legion.

I never got out of Texas, either.

[Tax-chick]

My husband never went anywhere, either, in 10 years.

[Dead Corpse]

I went to boot in San Diego. "A" school in Tennessee. first duty station was Beaufort, SC. Went to Jet Engine school in Jacksonville, FL. Was deployed to Japan. Came back to Beaufort. Went to Japan again. Had orders to hit the Gulf during the Kuwati dust-up, but never made it "in theater". Finished out my tour in El Toro, CA.

How someone can go into the military and not "go anywhere" should be considered a minor miracle. Knock on some wood... ;-)

[Monkey Face]

It would seem to me, though it has been years since I had any affiliation with the VFW, that if you served in a time of war, you are eligible to join, whether you actually went overseas or not.

[RosieCotton]

I served overseas, but I dunno if that qualifies me for the VFW.

Spent most of my four and a half years (I extended six months) in Germany, plus training time in TX and MS and four months in southern Italy.