Dimly recall something like that, though I had n interest in joining that group.
“When my dad and uncle came back from service in “The Nam” as they called it, the VFW didn’t want anything to do with them; that’s why the Vietnam Veterans of America was formed. The VFW veterans (God Bless their service) are slowly passing away and they need more vets to keep it going. I’m sure the Iraq vets and the Afghan vets have no trouble joining, if they are.”
Well I’m a Veteran of the “Vietnam Era”.as a veteran from that period I feel we’re not really accepted by any of those organisations.We served during the Cold War when the United States finally decided that it had enough of war so all we had to worry about was the Soviet Union doing something foolish.
That is true, VFWs did not welcome Vietnam Veterans, a few in some areas may have but most did not. As their numbers dwindled they began to beg them to join in recent years. Younger vets are picky, they are willing to join a well run VFW that has an active membership. Not so willing to join those that have not moved forward and need to be reorganized. I can’t say I blame them, the VFW has made their own bed for the most part.