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Maurice Bridges was unanimously elected the state junior vice commander at the VFW state convention in Springfield on June 13. Bridges plans to work on more outreach for local veterans in need.
Sep. 16—On Sunday night, the Olaf B. Damm VFW Post 1216 wrapped up its celebration for 100 years of service with a ceremony and the filling of a time capsule. Sunday night's event brought a ...
Sep. 11—CARTHAGE, Mo. — An entire generation of people born after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon are becoming adults, and that makes remembering the ...
The satirical Princeton organization dreamed up by Gorin achieved national prominence through a well-timed press release. [5] News of the tongue-in-cheek manifesto calling for cash "bonuses" and "pensions" to young men and women was picked up by the Associated Press, United Press International, and other wire services and spread coast-to-coast via the nation's daily newspapers. [5]
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.
Logo used by the Veterans of Foreign Wars for the Voice of Democracy program. Voice of Democracy (VOD) is an annual nationwide scholarship program sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). It is an audio-essay contest for high school students in grades 9-12. The program annually provides more than $2.3 million in scholarships.
Dec. 29—Preston County deputies charged a Masontown woman with domestic battery following a reported disturbance at the Masontown VFW on Wednesday. According to a criminal complaint, Karen Sue ...
The VFW 614 was considerably shaped by technical assistance provided by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker; several early changes to the VFW 614's design, including the discarding of a T-tail in favour of a conventional unit, furnished with a low-set vertical stabilizer and dihedral, has been accredited to Fokker's input into the programme. [4]