Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States

Just

get ready to go to a supper club or the VFW for a fish fry.

Go bowling Friday.

That's a big night up there.

I'm trying to find...

Probably an older person that was an adult in 1984 who may have known John Doe's father because John Doe also said that his dad spent a lot of time at this local VFW.

This is new information.

So we're trying to figure out which VFW this is.

It's probably still around, right? I feel like VFWs don't tend to go away.

Maybe the same people don't hang out there anymore, but I bet you somebody's still around who was around John Doe's father's age.

who's still living in the town and had to have heard him talk about time travel.

So I would just say, yeah, find a mentor in a space.

Do VFW stuff.

I work with the local VFWs.

We're actually trying to stand up another VFW about an hour from here.

We're doing stuff like that.

All those things matter, right? All those things we don't think used to matter, at least I didn't back in the day when I was young.

So I actually – so I was at Bragg yesterday as well.

So I'm setting up in the morning and a guy I hadn't seen in about six years, I knew him from the VFW, and he knew I wrote thriller books.

And he's a federal law enforcement here.

And he comes walking up.

I had already... kept a very separate military.

I wasn't friends with guys at work, but I already had a very strong civilian connection to the community.

And I had, before I got out, a couple years prior, moved into a town which had a very strong VFW, which was literally two blocks from my front door.

So I had already found...

Of course, the freeway is the main drag that goes through the town, but they shut down a segment of the actual highway and all the townspeople and the marching bands and stuff.

It is a phenomenal experience to me to go have pancakes with the VFW.

It's really kind of cool.

But, you know, hey, go to Virginia City.

Just

get ready to go to a supper club or the VFW for a fish fry.

Go bowling Friday.

That's a big night up there.

And we as dudes have responsibility, but let's look at those community aspects you're talking about.

The places that men have traditionally come together to bond with other men, barbershops, bowling alleys, bars, VFW halls, all those things are going away.

So you don't have the spaces you used to have for man to bond collectively with one another.

The guy that did the forward to my book is the former WBA coach.

Now let's discuss veteran service organizations, commonly called VSOs.

Organizations such as the Disabled American Veterans, DAV, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the American Legion are among the recognized organizations through which accredited representatives may assist veterans.

State veteran affairs departments also provide important services.

In many communities, county veterans service offices can help veterans connect with an accredited assistant.

You can also tour the Oak Grove Cemetery tonight and tomorrow.

Also tomorrow in Callaway County, VFW Post 6291 will host a trunk or treat from 5 to 8 p.m. And on Saturday in Central Park, Trail of Treats goes from 5 to 7.

We're starting off our morning with temperatures in the lower 50s, but as we head towards the afternoon, temperatures are once again expected to rise to the upper 70s.

That's your morning 6 roundup.