[ex-snook]

I had belonged to the Legion but never in the VFW until a few years ago. VFW has the biggest building but membership keeps going down. Leading is work and no one has that time. Newsletters are vital but non-existent. This goes for other organizations also. People don’t want to join. Only children’s organizations prosper ‘for the children’ works.

[AGreatPer]

The VFW is taking a beating on this post by many that don't know what they are talking about.

Just last year my post has:
1. Participated with Samsung (matched 1/2 by our post) 4 - $20,000 scholarships to children of vets.
2. Contributed $250 each to 8 boyscout troops.
3. Built 6 baseball dugouts for youth baseball.

We have done so much more but it would be boring for most with the bad attitudes here.

Last Friday night I had a rifle and we had a 21 gun salute and (God forbid) a prayer meeting for 23 of our own vets that just passed last year from our Legion alone.

Proud of the VFW here in Pennsylvania.