National news pushed
AMVETS, based in Lanham, Md., into a premium-free mailing during mid-2014.
The
AMVETS Riders have adopted Camp Hope as their first national fundraising program and are already well on their way to completely funding the construction of a wheelchair-accessible cabin.
In its 60 plus years of existence,
AMVETS, short for American Veterans, has been providing support to veterans, including such activities as volunteer work in hospitals, counseling and claims assistance, and engaging in proveteran legislative efforts on Capitol Hill.
The annual spring
AmVets Antique Show, sponsored by the Walnut
AmVets Post, began in June of 1988 and attracted thousands of visitors.
Trump's announcement at the
AMVETS national convention in Louisville elicited a loud round of applause from the crowd of more than 2,500 veterans.
He has won several sales and marketing awards from the Volusia Home Builders Association and is a member of Hospice of Volusia/Flagler and
AmVets Post 301 in Ellenton.
He was also a Life member of the
AMVETS of Marlboro Post 1980.
Prior to his career with the DAV, Riegel was employed by the
AMVETS for 15 years.
National service officers with Lanham, Md.-based
AMVETS have been reaching out to the 180,000 members of that national organization to let members know about the situation and what they should do.
In addition to VFW, the American Legion,
AMVETS, the Vietnam Veterans Institute and the Catholic War Veterans support H.R.
Fridays, Wheeling
AMVETS Post 066, 700 McHenry Road, Wheeling.
He was also a Life member of the
AMVETS of Marlborough Post 1980.Freddy was an avid golfer and once had a hole in one at the Berlin Country Club and he loved the Red Sox and the Patriots.