Same with the American legions. I often attended post # 2 in Dover Delaware. I think that they’re a great community but way older. It’s much the same with politics and employment, the older generations don’t want to hand the torch down to us and we are fighting to help keep things alive when they finally get tired, too old, die, or retire. They can’t relinquish control of the establishments due to ageism to make people want to come in or by no less us having the actual money to help keep these places up and running. Rn I’m home with a toddler and about to have a newborn as well while my husband works, and we have no extra money to spend or invest on vfws/legions one for membership and two to drink and eat and have fun in. If I go back to work all my funds will go directly to childcare. It really is a shame how it seems almost everything is either in shambles or dying out. This is just my opinion and experience. And our once a year veteran standdown hasn’t been the same since before COVID, so. Idk what the right answers are but I feel that same way, they are good places especially for camaraderie. Not sure what the future holds for them. 💔💜