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J. Clarke wrote:
DS wrote:
If snopes is to be believed, the Red Cross only charged American
servicemen overseas. My father and stepmother both witnessed this
happening here in the US; returning vets being charged for coffee
and
donuts by the red cross here on American soil. One at a red cross
sponsored dance in New York, the other at an airport in California.
I wasn't there, but they were, and I believe them. They both hold a
grudge against the red cross for this.


One would expect a dance in the US to be a fund-raiser, where everyone
in attendance is expected to do their part.

....

Certainly not necessarily so at the end of WWII in particular would I
expect that....as noted, though, I would be willing to bet there were
other circumstances similar if not identical to, those outlined previously.

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