On Sunday, October 19, 2014 10:06:24 AM UTC-7, graham wrote:
> On 19/10/2014 11:00 AM, Dave Smith wrote:

> > In this case, the "charity" is blatantly playing on patriotism, loyalty
> > to our vets and to the guilt some feel about the plight of wounded vets.
> > The sad thing is that they are not the only charity for vets that
> > scores badly in this regard. It is also surprising that we have not
> > heard more about it from official veterans groups.
>
> If a Vet is disabled or needs help because of service to his country,
> THE GOVERNMENT should look after him!
>

The vets can always use a little extra. My Dad was in the VA hospital for
a bit in the 1970s. If they wanted to make a call they had to use a pay
phone. Visiting him, I asked him how he was fixed for dimes.

Turned out that the American Legion's women's auxiliary gave every vet
a roll of dimes for the phone. And this was much appreciated -- a lot
of the vets were there because they couldn't afford care anywhere else.