Veteran
A veteran (from the Latin word vetus, meaning old)[1] is a person who has a long experience in something. The term is most often used to describe people who were in the armed forces, especially those who had to fight in a war.
Veterans associations
[change | change source]United Kingdom
[change | change source]The Royal British Legion began in 1921 after the First World War.
United States
[change | change source]At the end of the American Revolution Army and Navy Officers formed the Society of the Cincinnati. After the US Civil War Veterans from the opposing sides formed their own associations:
- Union
- Military Order of the Loyal Legion
- Grand Army of the Republic
- Confederate:
- United Confederate Veterans
After the Spanish-American War of 1898 Veterans formed an associations which still exists, called the Veterans of Foreign Wars. After World War I veterans formed the American Legion
There is also the:
- AMVETS - American Veterans organization, also "American Veterans of WW2 and Korea", and later Vietnam
- DAV - Disabled American Veterans organization-for veterans who were disabled by their military service
- Marine Corps League - United States Marine veterans organization
- Veterans organizations are also made up of different branches of the armed services - such as the Army; Navy, USMC or USAF or by units such as ships or divisions or regiments
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Order of the Cincinnati badge
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Grand Army of the Republic badge
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