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The organization was modeled after the Imperial Order of the Dragon, an auxiliary to the United Spanish American War Veterans. The name "cootie" is a reference to the lice that plagued soldiers in World War I. Cooties were credited with keeping soldiers' heads down in the trenches. [6]
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.
La Société des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux (English: "The Society of 40 Men and 8 Horses"), commonly known as the Forty and Eight, is a patriotic organization of U.S. veterans headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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The Elks pledge that "So long as there are veterans, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will never forget them." [22] [third-party source needed] Elks Veterans Memorial in Chicago, Illinois; The Army of Hope, established in 2003, primarily serves families of deployed service members. [23] [24] Adopt-A-Veteran Program [25]
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 association has 3 membership classifications: Full Members (those with verified combat service), Support Members (non-combat military service), and Auxiliary members (spouse, widow or widower of a good standing CVMA member) [1] (see bylaws). The CVMA(R) has members from all 50 states and living abroad.
The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association (PHSA), founded in 1958 and recognized by the United States Congress in 1985, was a World War II veterans organization whose members were on Pearl Harbor or three miles or less offshore during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 1941. The PHSA was officially disbanded at the end of December ...