Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
United Spanish War Veterans (dissolved 1992) United States Submarine Veterans; United States Submarine Veterans of World War II (dissolved 2012) Veterans' Alliance for Security and Democracy; Veterans for Common Sense; Veterans for Peace; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Vietnamese American Armed Forces Association; Vietnam Veterans of America
The United States has been involved in 115 military conflicts. These include major conflicts like the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Gulf War.
This is a topic category for the topic Veterans of Foreign Wars. This category is about the VFW organization. For biographical ...
In July of 2016, Trump spoke to a crowd at the Veterans of Foreign Wars conference asserting he would be the best commander-in-chief that veterans have ever seen. "Our debt to you is eternal ...
Service during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars did not qualify as those were considered domestic rather than foreign conflicts. In 1896 the membership category of Honorary Companion was created for presidents of the United States and officers who had attained the rank of major general or rear admiral.
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), one of the nation’s largest and oldest veteran advocacy organizations, on Friday condemned former President Trump’s recent statement comparing the Medal of ...
American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam 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.