Dave Ainsley

So people may forget my name, but they'll, oh, hey, do you know Dave? Dave? Oh, the guy with the handlebar mustache. Oh, yeah, I know him.

So people may forget my name, but they'll, oh, hey, do you know Dave? Dave? Oh, the guy with the handlebar mustache. Oh, yeah, I know him.

I was like, I'm going to try this facial hair thing. So I had everything from mutton chops to a goatee to, well, let's try a handlebar mustache.

I was like, I'm going to try this facial hair thing. So I had everything from mutton chops to a goatee to, well, let's try a handlebar mustache.

She explained to me that, um... She just got out of the Marine Corps and she needed help with some car payments because she was waiting for VA disability to kick in.

She explained to me that, um... She just got out of the Marine Corps and she needed help with some car payments because she was waiting for VA disability to kick in.

So we've all been there before. The VA is a great organization, but not always perfect. We wanted to help her.

So we've all been there before. The VA is a great organization, but not always perfect. We wanted to help her.

And here was Dave trying to do exactly that. So I said, hey, we're getting ready for the Veterans Day parade. Meet us over there.

And here was Dave trying to do exactly that. So I said, hey, we're getting ready for the Veterans Day parade. Meet us over there.

I said, I need to verify that you're a veteran. So she showed me what every service member gets when they leave the service, a DD Form 214.

I said, I need to verify that you're a veteran. So she showed me what every service member gets when they leave the service, a DD Form 214.

I looked at it. I said, yep, okay, you're a veteran. Thank you very much. And I was actually excited to have her because here is a younger veteran, and she seemed very genuine. And she's like, okay, I'm going to, you know, be a part of this organization. I'm going to be a part of this now.

I looked at it. I said, yep, okay, you're a veteran. Thank you very much. And I was actually excited to have her because here is a younger veteran, and she seemed very genuine. And she's like, okay, I'm going to, you know, be a part of this organization. I'm going to be a part of this now.

It was a voice vote. Like, hey, here's this veteran. Here's her proof. She wants to become a member of our post. She needs help. Here's her story. Can we give her the 800 whatever dollars it was that she needed? All in favor say aye. Aye. Ayes have it. Okay. Hey, we're in the parade. You want to march with us? Sure.

It was a voice vote. Like, hey, here's this veteran. Here's her proof. She wants to become a member of our post. She needs help. Here's her story. Can we give her the 800 whatever dollars it was that she needed? All in favor say aye. Aye. Ayes have it. Okay. Hey, we're in the parade. You want to march with us? Sure.

I was excited to have a female veteran be part of our organization because that helps open us, our organization, up to another demographic.

I was excited to have a female veteran be part of our organization because that helps open us, our organization, up to another demographic.

She was the poster child because she was pretty, blonde... She was openly a lesbian. And again, that is an aspect of people who have served that doesn't get represented well. You know what I mean? So she was the poster child, for lack of a better term.

She was the poster child because she was pretty, blonde... She was openly a lesbian. And again, that is an aspect of people who have served that doesn't get represented well. You know what I mean? So she was the poster child, for lack of a better term.