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

“It’s infuriating and heartbreaking, because for so long these veterans were forgotten,” said Diego Garcia, an outreach volunteer and Army veteran working with AMVETS.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2021

“They would come out and show us how to put rocks under the tires to get out,” said Mr. Chenelly, the national executive director of the veteran’s group AMVETS.

From Washington Times • Jul. 14, 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

“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