VFW Reaches Out to Younger Veterans

It’s an enduring image: a bunch of old guys sitting around a bar, swilling beer and remembering long-ago battles. That may have been your dad’s VFW, say officials of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

But that notion, they say, is as dated as horse-drawn cannons. Today, VFW posts are making a concerted effort to reach out to younger veterans, stressing membership benefits that transcend cheap beer.

VFW reaches out to younger veterans | ajc.com

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