[PW] Vietnam Vets and VFW

[Daphne Drewello]

Adrienne Franco wrote


> Why would it be assumed that the VFW ever excluded any veteran of any
> war?

  It was not an assumption.      I found part of the answer to my question 
at

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?j104:I09423:j104MONTANA.html

To amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. (Introduced in House)
HR 623 IH

104th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 623
To amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 20, 1995
Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. MONTGOMERY, and Mr. SOLOMON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary



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A BILL
To amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.


  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That section 5 of the Act of May 
28, 1936 (36 U.S.C. 115), is amended to read as follows:

  `SEC. 5. A person may not be a member of the corporation created by this 
Act unless that person--

    `(1) served honorably as a member of the Armed Forces of the United 
States in a foreign war, insurrection, or expedition, which service has been 
recognized as campaign-medal service and is governed by the authorization of 
the award of a campaign badge by the Government of the United States; or

    `(2) while a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, served 
honorably on the Korean peninsula or in its territorial waters for not less 
than 30 consecutive days, or a total of 60 days, after June 30, 1949.'.
Daphne Drewello
Alfred Dickey Library
Jamestown, ND