The Adjusted Service Certificate Law refers to the law passed in 1924 by the US government that granted World War I veterans "bonus" certificates that would be redeemable for cash in twenty years. At the time, the Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars had argued that it was senseless to promise a starving man that he would get money for food two decades later. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... A veteran refers to a person who is experienced in a particular area, particularly referring to people in the armed forces. ... The Veterans of Foreign Wars, or VFW, is an American organization whose members are current or former members of the U.S. armed forces. ...