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To: swilhelm73
Oh BS. My father was a Vietnam era vet (served in the Atlantic fleet) and he was welcomed by the VFW with open arms.
Is that right? Well, how does floating around the Atlantic qualify one for the Veterans Of Foreign Wars?
And since I am 'Nam vet, I can tell you first hand my experience with the VFW way back when was negative.

12 posted on 08/08/2004 12:29:40 PM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67 - '68)
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To: oh8eleven
Well, how does floating around the Atlantic qualify one for the Veterans Of Foreign Wars?

What is that suppose to mean?

14 posted on 08/08/2004 12:31:36 PM PDT by Howlin (Saving Private Hamster)
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To: oh8eleven

I am not eligible for membership in the VFW because of the time frame that I served in. Thats OK with me.

I never saw War in person, but I try to support our veterans all, even though many such as myself never actually saw conflict.


23 posted on 08/08/2004 12:53:41 PM PDT by Radix ( I am Radix and I approved this tag line!)
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To: oh8eleven

IIRC he served in the Lebanon and Persian Gulf authorized campaigns.

http://www.vfw.org/pdf/eligibility.pdf

BTW, your tone of disrespect for other veterans is rather offensive.


26 posted on 08/08/2004 1:05:32 PM PDT by swilhelm73 (When Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq, his son murdered 2,000 people in the Abu Gharib prison in *one* day.)
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