[Magdalen] Sad Abuse.

[Jay Weigel]

I am NOT a fan of the VFW, which goes back to how the national organization
treated Vietnam vets when they came back, especially when, as many did,
they spoke out against the war. They seem to have changed their tune a bit
since then, but they disfranchised an entire post in Madison that had
become home to those vets and other vets who were against that war, and
took their charter away. I've had no use for the VFW since then.

On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 12:14 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> There are lots of good organizations out there, such as the USO.  One can
> also donate to the VFW, which takes no back seat to any organization for
> helping our veterans.
>
> I've been hearing noise about this for some time.  Plainly it's best to
> wait and see if they can repair themselves.
>
> There are, and always have been, organizations that play on the sympathies
> for a cause and don't pass the gains along to the target, but hang on to a
> good portion of it.
>
> There will always be misunderstandings of this stuff, such as the scandal
> of the local united way exec who gets a salary of over 150 thousand, and
> ignorant folks get outraged (That's what you have to pay if you want to
> capable executive, so that's not out of line, like it or not).
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 7:31 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
> >
> > Of all the organizations you'd think to be above board and honest to a
> > fault,
> > The Wounded Warrior Project would be the top of the good guy list.
> >
> > This present revelation that their two top executives abused funds
> donated
> > for an extravagant life style is very disappointing.
> >
> > It is the veterans' organization that I have always funded in my own
> > small way, and I suspect that these revelations are going to be
> crippling
> > for the organization as well as many others that appeal to the public
> for
> > aid..
> >
> > I'm sure there will be self auditing by the remaining organizations,  who
> > will lean over backwards to show they are legitimate.  Unfortunately,
> the
> > deed is done, and all these groups are going to suffer scrutiny and
> > endure a substantial drop in donations.
> >
> > In the end, the veterans who benefited from these organizations will
> > be the ones who suffer.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > David Strang.
> >
> >
> >
>