[Magdalen] Sad Abuse.

[Jay Weigel]

The VFW may have changed their ways, however I am still wary of them. And
what happened is not a "claim", it is a FACT. You could look it up in the
archives of the Madison newspapers if you wanted to, but I'm sure you
wouldn't want to bother. I was there and my late ex was involved with that
post, so you can take your opinion and fold it five ways. It happened just
as I said.

On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 1:43 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> At issue is their handling of vets issues.  They certainly are driven by
> vets and they are in fact all vets. Try not to be too surprised if they act
> as if they are vets, since they are.
>
> I figured that if I said anything positive about almost anything, someone
> like you would be quick to be the sharpshooter. How sad to see that I was
> right.
>
> You have every right to your misguided opinions as much as you wish.  It's
> kind of sad, since most of the people who did whatever you claim happened
> back in the 60s are probably now dead.
>
>
>
>
>
> 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 Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 12:21 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 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.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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