“Our VFW here in North-Central Illinois is different”
I’m in Kane Co., just a couple miles from the Cook border, and I know its different here.
I have been to VFW posts up in northern WI, Minn, Iowa and even one in DeKalb Il that were great, and were completely different than the one we have here.
I am thinking that just the proximity we have to Chicago makes our VFW the way it is.
The Mrs. told me once that she would rather sit in bowling alley tavern than go to our VFW. And she hates bowling alleys and taverns...
We’re in Rochelle, IL, about 18 miles West of DeKalb. I have friends who are members of the DeKalb organization, and of the Sycamore organization as well. I agree, they’re pretty good organizations.
The DeKalb VFW does the burial ceremonies as well. I attended one last Summer for a good friend’s brother who passed away. They did a superb job in that ceremony. But, again, we’re talking two fairly conservative areas, especially here in Rochelle where we don’t have the university influence...