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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.
"Women and children first", known to a lesser extent as the Birkenhead drill, [1] [2] is an unofficial code of conduct and gender role whereby the lives of women and children were to be saved first in a life-threatening situation, typically abandoning ship, when survival resources such as lifeboats were limited.
This year is the 125th anniversary of the VFW's founding. It was formed in 1899 after the Spanish-American War of 1898 and the Philippines Insurrection of 1899-1902, Henricks said in his email.
The women who had served so faithfully during the trying days of the war wanted to continue to serve. After careful consideration, the committee agreed that a new organization should be made up of the women most closely associated with the men of the Legion, and that these women would serve with the Legion, in peace as they had in war.
The Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict was adopted by the United Nations in 1974 and went into force the same year. It was proposed by the United Nations Economic and Social Council, on the grounds that women and children are often the victims of wars, civil unrest, and other emergency situations that cause them to suffer "inhuman acts and ...
Sharon Ann Lane's graduation photo from the Aultman Hospital School of Nursing. Sharon Ann Lane was born in Zanesville, Ohio, the daughter of John and Mary "Kay" Lane.When she was two, the family moved to North Industry, Ohio. [1]
In 2023, the NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Rules Committee proposed a rule change that allows players to now wear any number between 0 and 99, bringing the college game up to speed with ...