Hi, TSgt! No, I’m not a veteran but my son was able to attend a service for fallen VFW veterans last year. Long story short... he wrote a school paper on one of the WWII vets for a class assignment. The VFW really enjoyed the paper and contacted him after the Vet passed away. The numbers are dwindling since many of the WWII and Korean War Vets are passing away. From what I was told, many of the Vietnam Vets didn’t feel “welcomed” by our Country upon their return and didn’t join that type of organization. Newer Vets assume that the VFW is just a group of “old guys” and any of the activities aren’t geared towards younger people. This is a very interesting question and I was able to talk to several members of our local VFW about this issue.
“Newer Vets assume that the VFW is just a group of “old guys” and any of the activities aren’t geared towards younger people.”
What’s the purpose of the VFW? Maybe if they added dwarf tossing contests to their list of activities at the VFW halls they could get more members to join! LOL!