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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.
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]
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Building in Reno, Nevada, located at 255 VFW Historic Ln, is a historic building that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1] [2] The building was a combined work of VFW Post 207 (founded 1926) and VFW Post 9211 (founded 1944), and includes a "semi-subterranean hall" in Reno's Tighe ...
McConnell was not at the VFW convention but sent a video offering support and thanks to those present for their service. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear addresses the VFW National Convention in ...
It’s not just vets. Approximately 1 in 4 active duty military and Reserve members rely on food bank donations to feed their families. | Opinion
The Democratic National Convention Committee has not yet confirmed the speaker lineup for the DNC, but published reports suggest President Joe Biden will open the convention with a speech on Aug. 19.
The National Commandery was founded at a joint meeting of the individual state commanderies in March 1896 and General Alexander S. Webb was elected as the first Commander General. The motto of the Military Order of Foreign Wars is the Latin phrase Deus et Libertas meaning God and Liberty.
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.