Veterans Embrace Trump’s Military Focus

Veterans say they're glad to have a president who believes military might will bring peace

President Donald Trump embraces 94-year-old WWII veteran Allen Q. Jones at the 119th annual Veterans of Foreign Wars conference in Kansas City, Mo., on July 24, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

KANSAS CITY—There’s no mistaking the resounding support President Donald Trump elicits from veterans.

Despite the disproportionately high amount of grey hair, a crowd of veterans and their families was lively and vocal as they welcomed the president to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) conference in Kansas City on July 24. The VFW is the oldest service organization for veterans, founded in 1899.