VFW posts—which used to be ubiquitous in small towns and big cities across the country as places for fellowship among veterans, providing a place to tell their stories to the only people who could truly understand their experiences, and providing needed services, are dying out—leaving many veterans in crisis.Membership has fallen from a high 2 million to half that number. VFW posts have suffered from a war of attrition, many demolished for…
VFW posts—which used to be ubiquitous in small towns and big cities across the country as places for fellowship among veterans, providing a place to tell their stories to the only people who could truly understand their experiences, and providing needed services, are dying out—leaving many veterans in crisis.Membership has fallen from a high 2 million to half that number. VFW posts have suffered from a war of attrition, many demolished for…