crate78
09-12-07, 11:08 PM
My wife and I went to a family reunion at Mahoney State Park between Lincoln and Omaha, NE this last Sunday. Since I didn't have a season sticker on my car, it cost me four bucks to get into the park on a one day pass. I asked the guy in the booth if they gave breaks to disabled veterans and he looked at me like I was crazy for even asking.
Veterans used to get into the Nebraska State Fair free on Labor Day. All you needed to do was show some sort of proof of service. Not any more. During the fair this year, they made a big production out of announcing that veterans would get in free--before 0900 last Friday morning. Think about it. No one with a working spouse or kids in school will be going to a fair on a Friday morning. In other words, they picked the time when there would be the absolute least gate traffic to let veterans in free. All they did was p*** off all the veterans in the state.
So I got to wondering how veterans in other states make out. Do you get any special benefits in the way of free park and fair admissions, hunting or fishing permits, or any other perks for being a veteran, disabled or otherwise?
crate
Veterans used to get into the Nebraska State Fair free on Labor Day. All you needed to do was show some sort of proof of service. Not any more. During the fair this year, they made a big production out of announcing that veterans would get in free--before 0900 last Friday morning. Think about it. No one with a working spouse or kids in school will be going to a fair on a Friday morning. In other words, they picked the time when there would be the absolute least gate traffic to let veterans in free. All they did was p*** off all the veterans in the state.
So I got to wondering how veterans in other states make out. Do you get any special benefits in the way of free park and fair admissions, hunting or fishing permits, or any other perks for being a veteran, disabled or otherwise?
crate