Word: vfw
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...says Phil Riley of the Legion. Michael Wysong, the director of national security issues for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, likens PTSD to the Gulf War syndrome that afflicted troops following that 1991 war. "Not to diminish the illness or effects of PTSD," he says, "but it is the VFW's belief that awarding the Purple Heart for PTSD is not consistent with the original purpose and would denigrate the medal...
...VFW hall in Concord, New Hampshire, is a lot like the other half-dozen VFW halls and American Legion posts John McCain stopped in during the northeast leg of his "No Surrender" tour. The panels on the low ceiling are yellowed from cigarette smoke; the dark red carpet holds flakes from peanuts and popcorn. McCain stands at the front of the room with a row of grim, mostly gray, men behind him. This is the group of Vietnam veterans who have been traveling with him; they're here both to boost the campaign's morale and to help McCain work...
...promise or two. Aside from a warm-up that referenced the night's festivities, Warner delivered his time-tested stump speech to the crowd, its paeans to the need for education and national security indistinguishable from what he might say to the Milwaukee teacher's association or the Charleston VFW. This lack of special treatment-or absence of pandering-is either a sign of respect or confusion...
...plan that received the broadest support calls for demolishing the current building entirely and creating a new three-level complex that would include a VFW post, youth center, and dance hall. A parking lot would also stay on the site...
...plans included provisions that would separate the VFW, which operates a bar, from the other parts of the building, and allow for the community center to be incorporated into the youth center for daytime activities, or isolated for adult events...