Many veterans’ canteens might not survive shutdown – Champaign News-Gazette

Justin Penrod, commander of the Rantoul VFW post, said for some veterans, the canteen being closed means more than just losing a familiar place to have a beer. “There’s no camaraderie. A lot of the older veterans look forward to that trip (to the canteen) every day just to say hi. And that’s being taken away.”

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