The education that you receive talking to a WWII veteran is one you will soon not be able to ever enjoy again.

Please consider it.
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Amen.....I have learned alot from these fellas......My post doesnt have a ALR and theres not enough of us that ride to warrant it but the Legion is awsome....Been going there since I was 14..........

 

All I can say is;

chappy

 

You can join the Sons of the Legion if your father or grandfather was a member or would have been eligible to become a member.

 

Hi HDlowryder,

Idid a quick searchfor NH ALR tonight also.
I didn't find anything on Berlin, but,
Idid findinfo on a NH ALR Chapter in Woodville.
That's just north of Lincoln, NH.
Still a long hike for meetings!

I heard a while back that a new ALR Chapter was going to form in the NH Seacoast area,
but never heard any more about it.

There is afew very active Veterans Riding groups in your area.
They're a bunch of Great Guys too and very dedicated to Veterans causes!

Rolling Thunder
Nam Knights
US Marine Riders
Combat Veterans

hope this helps
God Bless Our Warriors and Their Families
chappy

 

My Dad was a Life Member of the Legion, out home. So when I got out of the sevice, just figured I would, too. When I moved to N. Branch, the "politics" that Chappy talked about, sucked. They always had a disdain for Viet Vets there. And knew other guys in other areas said that, also. So there were a very few Viet Vet Clubs that opened for a while. Has always left a "bad" taste in my mouth. I still do their parades, present colors, etc., but I am not a card carrying Legion member anymore.I do ride with the Viet Vet MC occassionally, and PGR, and I have been known to stop at VFW's on the road. The Legion club in town here, just closed about a year ago or so. It's now a bar and grill/supper club.

 

Hi SA315B,

Thanks for the confirmation on that. It seems to still be pretty much how I thought it was.

Still bugs me that Veterans that volunteered their service andtime that put themselves on the line if needed to fight for freedom and yet served their full enlistmentduring peace time and not war time cannot join the American Legion, but a son or grandson that never served a day, can join. I'm not saying kick the non-vets out, I'm asking why keep those that served even in peace time from joining.

As I said before, I'm an eligibleand current member of American Legion National and State because Iserved in wartime. I'm also a member of the DAV. Those dates are important for historians, but the signature of enlistmentwas from a brave American Volunteer willing to lay his/her life down for freedom even if war started the next day or 4 years later.

That's all I was trying to say from my first post.
I never intended to come across as Gloom & Doom.
I wasn't trying to get anyone to plug their ears.
I was merely answering a question in the opening post thatasked;
"What's your experience, good or bad?"
maybe itshould've read; "What's your experience, good only?"

but what do I know, I'm just a gloom & doomer!
chappy

 

Hey Gumpster,

You sure are prettier than I pictured you in my head!! lol
Sorry about my rant, it just bugs me!

I'm not saying the non-vets should leave,
I wondering why all veterans aren't eligible to join.
I hate closed doors to brothers because a politician set a date.

God Bless Our Warriors and Their Families is what I say
Leave no Veteran behind is what I mean!

chappy

 

I keep getting mail from them to join, but I'm one of those Cold War Warriors that served during peace time. Like dangling a steak in front of me.

 

Amen.....I have learned alot from these fellas......My post doesnt have a ALR and theres not enough of us that ride to warrant it but the Legion is awsome....Been going there since I was 14..........
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How very true.
Yesterday I was speaking with a WWII Navy Vet who recalled some of his exploits aboard the USS Lajune; AP 73, I think. Great story. An old family friend, now deceased won the Silver Star for action against the enemy in The Battle of the Buldge. What a great story that was. These guys are leaving us and taking their stories with them. Talk to them and learn from them.

 

Last I checked, (this winter) we are losing them at the rate of over 1400 a day. That is an amazing #.
Lost my Dad in '97. He "never" talked about WW2 til I came home from the service. THEN, we would sit in the basement, Dad drinking out of his "fruit" jar, (God, I loved that ) and exchange stories of back in the "BIG" one and the "conflict" [:'(]