Thinking Christian: Defending the cross Oct 2, 2009
The Veterans of Foreign Wars, other veterans groups and American Ex-Prisoners of War wrote in an amicus brief that few military symbols are more appropriate to honor exemplary service and the giving of ones life to save another than a cross, a universal symbol of beneficent sacrifice. . (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Editorial: ACLU runs amok in crusade against cross Sep 26, 2009
Citing other cases in which imagery on veteran's memorials is being attacked, including the 19-year battle by the ACLU to tear down the Mount Soledad cross in San Diego, an amicus brief filed by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, other veterans groups and American Ex-Prisoners of War, states that few if any symbols in Western military heritage are "more appropriate to honor exemplary service and the giving of one's life to save another than a cross, a universal symbol of beneficent sacrifice.".... (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Obituaries 8/25/09 (434) Aug 27, 2009
Walden was a member of Curtis Baptist Church and the Greater Augusta Chapter of American Ex-Prisoners of War Organization. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Edie Gregg Walden; daughters, Sandra Sehat of Augusta and Judy Walden of Greenville, S.C.; son, Gary Walden with wife, Laurie Anne, and grandchildren Aaron and Anna Jane of Charlotte, N.C.; son, Scott Walden of Chapel Hill, N.C.; grandson, David Sehat with wife, Connie, and great-grandson, Thomas, of Atlanta; and granddaughter Leila... (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Abby: No really, she only wants Ian Jul 18, 2009
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Ex-POWs in battle against time try to tell stories Jul 16, 2009
CHAPTERS FOLDING: The American Ex-Prisoners of War, an association of former POWs and their families, has lost about 100 chapters over the past five years - primarily because World War II members have died or become physically unable to organize or attend meetings ... The American Ex-Prisoners of War, an Arlington, Texas-based association of former POWs and their families, has lost about 100 chapters over the past five years, shrinking to 250, primarily because World War II members have died or... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Former POWs disappearing Jul 16, 2009
CHAPTERS FOLDING: The American Ex-Prisoners of War, an association of former POWs and their families, has lost about 100 chapters over the past five years - primarily because World War II members have died or become physically unable to organize or attend meetings. IMPACT: Museums are seeing an increase in donations and histories from POWs and their families, but worry that many will die before publicly sharing their stories. (Anchorage Daily News)
Albert 'Pancho' Felsen Jun 25, 2009
He was a member of the Order of the Purple Heart, American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, and American Ex-Prisoners of War. (Use arrows above to view more photos). (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Six area services are set to honor American troops May 23, 2009
Wreaths will be laid by Lodi American Legion Post No. 22 and the Auxiliary, the Delta Chapter of the American Ex-Prisoners of War, Lodi Chapter No. 59 of the Disabled American Veterans, Lodi Elks Lodge No. 1900 and the Lodi Emblem Club. Lodi Community Band and the Marine Color Guard will close the ceremony with "Taps" and a rifle volley. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Regular community meetings May 22, 2009
American Ex-Prisoners of War: Third Saturday, 2 p.m., Elks Lodge, 459-7295. American Legion Post 52, Sierra Vista: Breakfast every Saturday, 8 to 10:30 a.m., 459-6050. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Six area services are set to honor American soldiers on Memorial Day May 22, 2009
Wreaths will be laid by Lodi America Legion Post No. 22 and the Auxiliary, the Delta Chapter of the American Ex-Prisoners of War, the Lodi Chapter No. 59 of the Disabled Americans Veterans, Lodi Elks Lodge No. 1900 and the Lodi Emblem Club. Lodi Community Band and the Marine Color Guard will close the ceremony with Taps and a rifle volley. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Plans made for VFW's Memorial Day service May 18, 2009
Sharp is past National Commander of American Ex-Prisoners of War. For 22 months during the Koren War, Sharp was a prisoner of war. (Enumclaw Courier Herald, WA)
Number of POW groups rapidly dropping across US Apr 7, 2009
But after the Nebraskan joined an American Ex-Prisoners of War chapter in the early 1980s, "he really opened up," Stuto said, and the true story came out: Living on a potato a day for months on end in a German POW camp and fellow prisoners desperately trying to escape ... On Monday, the Nebraska Department of American Ex-Prisoners of War officially closed down, the latest in a string of closures that national POW officials say is at the highest pace since the groups were started more than 60... (Sioux City Journal)
