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AMVETS

American  
[am-vets] / ˈæmˌvɛts /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of AMVETS

Am(erican) Vet(eran)s

Example Sentences

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Rob Reynolds, a veteran and volunteer with the veteran advocacy group AMVETS, said he received a call from one of the residents of the tiny home village shortly after the fire started.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2022

"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

“You shouldn’t have to ask Congress every year for money to take care of veterans,” said John Hoellwarth, communications director for AMVETS, one of the country’s major veterans groups.

From Washington Post • Jun. 6, 2018

“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

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