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Veterans of FUTURE Wars (not to be confused with the bonifide organization Veterans of Foreign Wars), was an organization formed as a prank by Princeton University students in 1936.[wiki] The group was a satirical reaction to a bill granting the early payment of bonuses to World War I veterans as articulated in their manifesto: "Whereas it is inevitable that this country will be engaged in war within the next thirty years, and whereas it is by all accounts likely that every man of military age will have a part in this war, We, therefore, demand that the Government make known its intention to pay an adjusted service compensation, sometimes called a bonus, of $1,000 to every male citizen between the ages of 18 and 36, said bonus to be payable the first of June, 1965. Furthermore, we believe a study of history demonstrates that it is customary to pay all bonuses before they are due. Therefore we demand immediate cash payment, plus three per cent interest compounded annually and retroactively from the first of June, 1965, to the first of June, 1935. It is but common right that this bonus be paid now, for many will be killed or wounded in the next war, and hence they, the most deserving, will not otherwise get the full benefit of their country's gratitude." By June 1936, the Veterans of Future Wars reached its peak membership of 50,000 paid members at 584 college campuses. By the next school year, the joke was stale, and national attention focused on the Presidential campaign. The group ceased operations in April 1937. It is remembered as one of the most large-scale pranks of all time. It should be noted that all but one of the founding members of VFW went on to serve in WWII, with the one exception being a member hurt in an autmobile accident.

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Thanks to an all volunteer military we as conscientous objectors do not have the constant spector of a draft hanging over our heads. However, anything is possible and in fact I am actually part of a small minority of realists who would actually support reinstating the draft. I mean this with paradoxical intention, because if a draft is enacted, Americans of all classes and backgrounds will be forced to look at the reality of the situation through the lense of having a loved one or themselves pressed into service for the war machine. In light of these realities, please help me bring back this organization to spread awareness of the tremendous cost war has on our society. Thanks to the unending costs of this new series of wars of imperial aggression it is no longer simply the soldiers who should be compensated in advance. This illegal war has had hidden costs of reportedly over $1.6 TRILLION dollars, that is hitting many Americans where it hurts, hindering their ability to grow our economy, educate their children, and enrich their communities. This is the plan of the international financiers and American politicians who have sold us out, order out of chaos is the rationale, we are the pawns who pay for it in blood, sweat, and tears, while many the soldiers pay the ultimate price. We were promised that Iraqi oil profits would pay for the reconstruction, that was a lie as oil production has yet to even surpass sanction era levels. We were also told that we went into Afghanistan to capture Bin Laden their CIA tactician, that was also part of a long string of lies.NO MORE!!

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