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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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The effort was the byproduct of several months of outreach to the homeless veterans community, said Robert Reynolds, an advocate with AMVETS, the veterans service organization.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 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

Said John Hoellwarth, a spokesman for AMVETS, “Imagine how daunting it must be to take this complex massive job in an administration that seems to enjoy firing people.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2018