Comments by "Abraham Dozer" (@abrahamdozer6273) on "Younger veterans urged to 'use or lose' regimental associations" video.

  1. We have that problem here in Canada. I'm the "kid" in our local Naval Vet association and I'm 67. I have fellow Vets around me that fought in the Korean war, even. The hard part is going to be watching these old friends pass one by one. That is going to be a sad and lonely experience.
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  2.  @AirplaneDoctor_  It seems that the old WWII Veterans poisoned the well by not accepting Cold War and later veterans as "real" veterans earlier. I've heard from some of the really old folk that the WWII veterans were not accepted by the WWI veterans in the Legion circa 1945 because they hadn't fought "in a real war" if you can imagine.
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  3.  @AirplaneDoctor_  Well, they left scorched earth behind them when they died. Forty year Legion members who are civilians who have never served but Grandpa did are telling Veterans to their faces that they are not real Veterans because no one shot at them.
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  4. I regret joining the Royal Canadian Legion. They have lost all connection with their roots. They claim to be there "for the Veterans" and they collect $Millions to that end but when you talk to the civilians that run the Legion, almost all of them don't recognize Cold War era veterans because we "didn't fight in a war". (... civilians that pin legion medals on each other)
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