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- The brick building, the bar and the bingo room. It seems traditional VFW halls and Legion Posts may be giving way to the age of the Internet.
According to the American Legion, the last peak in membership was right after the Gulf War. They say one reason for the decline is younger veterans prefer to socialize in cyberspace. And one website, communityofveterans.org, helps make virtual vfw's more appealing than ever. You can swap stories, check out the GI bill, find out about post traumatic stress disorder and you can even post your own videos and photos. Some local servicemen and servicewomen in their twenties say they would rather click a mouse than drive to the local VFW.
According to the American Legion, the last peak in membership was right after the Gulf War. They say one reason for the decline is younger veterans prefer to socialize in cyberspace. And one website, communityofveterans.org, helps make virtual vfw's more appealing than ever. You can swap stories, check out the GI bill, find out about post traumatic stress disorder and you can even post your own videos and photos. Some local servicemen and servicewomen in their twenties say they would rather click a mouse than drive to the local VFW.
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ABC 33/40 Talkback: Virtual VFW Halls
IJK
9:50 am on 11/14/08
Both Presidential Candidates addressed the National convention of the VFW in August in Orlando Florida. That does not mean that either of them were endorsed. If you do see a VFW Post actually endorsing a political candidate call the IRS and turn them in for violating their not for profit status.
Cheerily
IJK
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IJK
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