Quite well pissed at American Legion leadership right now

[70sEraVet]

I got an email today from the National Headquarters, their newsletter. One of the big announcements was "NEC (National Executive Committee) ADOPTS NEW IMMIGRATION REFORM RESOLUTION"!

The National Executive Committee of The American Legion passed a resolution on immigration reform Wednesday, Oct. 9, during the annual Fall Meetings in Indianapolis that supersedes and rescinds four resolutions.
Resolution No. 10: Immigration Reform, resolved clause states, “That The American Legion opposes federal investment in sanctuary cities and other programs that may undermine the rule of law and incentivize illegal residency;

https://www.legion.org/information-center/news/security/2024/october/nec-adopts-new-immigration-reform-resolution

So, less than a month before this Presidential election, the American Legion leadership is calling for the reinstatement of the Executive Order that Trump issued in 2017, cutting off federal funds going to any 'sanctuary cities', an Executive Order that Biden rescinded as soon as he came in office!
Kind of a back-room endorsement?

[Dennis Donovan]

1. Join your local VFW.

https://www.vfw.org/
https://www.vfw.org/find-a-post

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

2. Not all are eligible. For example, my service was Vietnam "Era", ...

... but the Army posted me far away from that conflict, in Stuttgart. So, no VFW for me.

It is annoying that the Legion takes political positions without surveying the membership.

[70sEraVet]

3. Same here, as far as qualifying.

I don't think that the Mediterranean could be considered 'hostile waters' during Vietnam.
And as far as 'surveying the membership', I sent numerous letters and emails to National, asking them to take a stand against using Arlington National Cemetery as a campaign ad, and against the verbal and physical harassment of Arlington staff. Never received an acknowledgement.