I am sometimes asked why many of the Veterans in our VFW, American Legion or AMVETS post do so much volunteerism in the American Red Cross, or other local community institutions.

My reply is pretty much the same each time depending of course on the reason being asked. But it comes down to this; Uncle Sam spent many thousands of dollars training us and we are among the most able and best trained in any given community in America to be the ones to pitch-in and help out when the going...