Jerry, I hope so, but I wonder.

The modern vets organizations were founded by the WWI vets and greatly enlarged by the WWII vets and Korea vets. "Band of Brothers" camaraderie, programs for the wives and kids, cheap drinks, fish fry on Friday. Great in the big towns and about the only thing going in the little towns.

I think they alienated the Vietnam era vets and lost a chance to perpetuate themselves. Case in point: Me. Out of the Army at end '66 and in Milwaukee to go to college on the GI Bill. The local VFW members were arguing about WWII vs Korea. The only thing they could agree on was that the Vietnam era guys could not hold a candle to them.

The same thing applies to the non military fraternal organizations like Elks, Moose, Masons, Shriners, etc, but for different reasons.