AMVETS

American  

[am-vets] / ˈæmˌvɛts /

noun

1. an organization of U.S. veterans of World War II and more recent wars, founded in 1944.

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Etymology

Origin of AMVETS

Am(erican) Vet(eran)s

Example Sentences

Already by Saturday, 14 people had moved from the sidewalk into tents on the sprawling VA campus, said Robert Reynolds, a veteran advocate with AMVETS.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2021

"When Staff Sergeant Atkins faced the unenviable choice of being a survivor or a hero, he chose the latter," said Sherman Gillums Jr., chief advocacy officer for AMVETS, a veterans service organization.

From Fox News • Mar. 27, 2019

“When Staff Sergeant Atkins faced the unenviable choice of being a survivor or a hero, he chose the latter,” said Sherman Gillums Jr., chief advocacy officer for AMVETS, a veterans service organization.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2019

“The administration needs to be ready to prove that he’s qualified to run such a massive agency, a $200 billion bureaucracy,” said Joe Chenelly, the national executive director of AMVETS.

From Washington Times • Mar. 28, 2018

“At one point … cellphones started ringing and the directors of AMVETS, Legion, VFW and DAV politely excused themselves almost simultaneously to take the calls,” said one person familiar with the gathering.

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2018