[lbo-talk] 9/11 At Ten

[Mark Bennett]

Huh?  AMVETS is still around, at least the organization that was formed
after WWII.  I've donated tons - literally - of old junk to them.

http://www.amvets.org/

On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 7:43 PM, Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote:


> On 9/6/2011 7:32 PM, Michael Pollak wrote:
>
>>
>> BTW, all joking aside, is there any difference between the American
>> Legion and the VFW? Do either have place for nonjingoistic veterans like
>> yourself? Does any other org?
>>
>
> Veterans for Peace
> Vietnam Veterans Against the War
> Iraq Veterans Against the War
>
> After WW1 there was the group called the AMVETS, formed specifically to
> provide an alternative to the Legion. It didn't survive.
>
> Re VFW -- that was the one place where Vietnam Veterns WERE in effect spit
> on in some locals: They were called LOSERS.
>
> Carrol
>
>
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