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The Military Order of the Cootie of the United States (MOC, or simply Military Order of the Cootie) is a national honor degree membership association separately constituted as a subordinate and as an auxiliary order chartered by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW). [1]
75th Anniversary 10c postage stamp (1974). The VFW resulted from the amalgamation of several societies formed immediately following the Spanish–American War.In 1899, little groups of veterans returning from campaigning in Cuba and the Philippine Islands, founded local societies upon a spirit of comradeship known only to those who faced the dangers of that war side by side.
In 2019, the American Legion's National Convention voted to replace the word "wife" with "spouse" in the organization's constitution and bylaws section regarding eligibility to be a member of the American Legion Auxiliary; since then, male and female spouses of U.S. veterans have been eligible. Previously, only female spouses of U.S. veterans were.
Savannah Wittman (2017), sponsored by VFW Post 12118 and its Auxiliary in Copperopolis, California. [10] Grayson Campbell (2016), a high-school senior sponsored by VFW Post 10555 and its Auxiliary in Panama City Beach, Florida. [11] [12] Adam Densmore (2015), sponsored by VFW Post 3631 and Ladies Auxiliary in Aurora, Colorado. [13] [14]
Auxiliaries in the Roman army were recruited from provincial tribal groups who did not have Roman citizenship.As the Roman army of the Republican and early Empire periods was essentially based on the heavy infantry who made up the legions, it favored the recruitment of auxiliaries that excelled in supplementary roles.
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American Legion National Headquarters, Indianapolis. The main S.A.L. Headquarters is located on the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza in Indianapolis. It is the primary office for the National Commander and also houses the historical archives, library, Membership, Internal Affairs, Public Relations, and the Magazine editorial offices.
Staff at a thrift shop located in Wyoming found a police docket from 1904, which documented historical crimes. The discovery of the leather book is said to hold "a wealth of history."