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VVA members marching in an Independence Day Parade, Ypsilanti, Michigan. VVA aims to campaign on issues important to Vietnam veterans, to create a new identity for this generation of veterans, and to improve public perception of Vietnam veterans. The organization's main efforts concern: Government Relations Advocacy on veterans' issues
American Veterans (AMVETS) is a non-partisan, volunteer-led organization formed by World War II veterans of the United States military. It advocates for its members as well as for causes that its members deem helpful to the nation at large. The group holds a Federal charter under Title 36 of the United States Code. It is a 501(c)19 organization.
The Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) is a non-profit U.S. military and veterans organization headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, chartered by the United States Congress that represents the interests of all members of the Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine veterans and active duty personnel in the United States.
Iraq War Veterans Organization; Jewish War Veterans; Marine Corps League; Military Officers Association of America; Military Order of the Carabao (organized by officers of the Philippine Insurrection) Military Order of the Cootie; Military Order of the Dragon (organized by officers of the China Relief Expedition) Military Order of Foreign Wars ...
The Marine Corps League is the only congressionally chartered United States Marine Corps-related veterans organization in the United States.Its congressional charter was approved by the 75th U.S. Congress and signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 4, 1937.
The Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) is a congressionally chartered (Title 36 USC Chapter 1405) United States war veterans organization. Headquartered just outside Washington, D.C., it has a membership of approximately 45,300 veterans.
Rendered desperate by the Depression, veterans asked Congress to modify the law to allow the certificates to be cashed out immediately, when the need was most dire. In May 1932, WWI veterans ...
Organizations chartered by the United States Congress under Title 36 of the United States Code, Subtitle II—Patriotic and National Organizations. Not to be confused with government-owned corporations.