On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:45:14 -0800, "Lew Hodgett"
wrote:

...Red Cross was attempting
to atone for the fact that they charged the troops for coffee and
donuts during WWII.

This truly angered my father who refused to give anything to the Red
Cross after he found out about it.
...

I believe that is not an uncommon attitude among veterans of that era.

Tom Veatch
Wichita, KS
USA