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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 second Labor Canteen opened in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sunday August 19, 1945, sponsored by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). It was established as "a nonracist service canteen, because the USO and Red Cross would not allow Asians or African Americans into their canteens."
Nov. 10—ALBANY — New York officials observed Veteran's Day on Friday by signing a package of new legislation into law aimed at improving resources for those who have served in the military. On ...
Soon after the Spanish–American War ended, in early 1899, discharged veterans formed fraternal societies to keep in touch with their former comrades. These included the Spanish War Veterans, the Spanish–American War Veterans, the Servicemen of the Spanish War, American Veterans of Foreign Service, the Army of the Philippines, the Veteran Army of the Philippines, the Legion of Spanish War ...
Denville Post 2519 was among 12 New Jersey VFW posts suspended in July. Denville's issues are resolved, but several posts' fates remain in limbo.
It is now the site of two St. Louis County Parks (Jefferson Barracks County Park and Sylvan Springs County Park), a National Guard Base (Army and Air), the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery and the Department of Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System - Jefferson Barracks Division. Part of the hospital grounds were donated to the ...
The Prosser VFW hall manager is accused of pocketing more than $300,000, according to the Washington State Gambling Commission.. While the investigator didn’t say why Sara Lee Moon, 39, took the ...