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We
are the
Veterans of Foreign Wars,
California
District Seven
The
Objectives of the V.F.W.
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Are
fraternal, patriotic, historical and educational;
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To
preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members;
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To
assist worthy comrades;
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To
perpetuate the memory and history of our dead, and to assist their
widows
and orphans;
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To
maintain true allegiance to the government of the United States of
America, and fidelity to its constitution and laws;
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To
foster true patriotism;
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To
maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom;
And
to preserve and defend the United States from all her enemies,
whomsoever.
Remember
It was the Veteran
Remember
It was the Veteran, not the reporter, who has given us freedom
of the press.
It was the Veteran, not the poet, who has given us freedom of
speech.
It was the Veteran, not the lawyer, who has given us the right
to a fair trial.
It was the Veteran, not the campus organizer, who has given us
the right to
demonstrate.
It is the Veteran who salutes the flag.
Who served under the flag.
Whose coffin is draped by the flag.
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.
~
Father Dennis O'Brien, USMC ~
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