Controversy Over War Memorials Nov 12, 2008
Amici include The American Legion, VFW, MOPH, Non-Commissioned Officers Association, Veterans of the Vietnam War/Veterans Coalition, and American Ex-Prisoners of War. Pleasant Grove City v. Summum arose when Summum sued the City of Pleasant Grove, Utah, for refusing to erect a monument bearing Summum's seven aphorisms in a public park which also displayed a Ten Commandments monument. (PR Newswire)
2008 Linn County Veterans of the Year Nov 12, 2008
He is a member of the Big Timber Chapter of American Ex-Prisoners of War. Clara Moomey. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Braley bill to help Iraq veterans advances Sep 17, 2008
Don't have an account. (older than 14 days). (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
'Should be recognized' Sep 16, 2008
His name is Armando Canales, and he is also a member of the American Ex-Prisoners of War, Chapter 1. Please rewrite the Pueblo story and add his name and picture. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Obituaries for Wednesday, May 28, 2008 May 28, 2008
Francis served as the state commander for the American Ex-Prisoners of War, the chapter commander of the Disabled American Veterans and chapter commander of the Military Order of Purple Heart. Francis also was a Boy Scout, Eagle Scout and scoutmaster and enjoyed traveling, sharing stories with other veterans, dining out, and collecting rocks, mineral specimens and fossils. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Veterans, troops honored in Memorial Day ceremonies May 27, 2008
Jim Skarles of the Lodi-Stockton Delta chapter of the American Ex-Prisoners of War places a wreath in honor of soldiers who have given their lives. (/News-Sentinel). (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
A.J. Cobb, 83, German POW camp survivor, aircraft trainer Apr 10, 2008
By 1985, Mr. Cobb and his wife had organized the North Central Georgia chapter of the American Ex-Prisoners of War. He talked about his war years to students, senior citizens and other veterans. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
In the Military Apr 7, 2008
The Hawaii chapter of the American Ex-Prisoners of War will host the 2008 annual POW Recognition Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery at 10 a.m. April 9. Keynote speaker will be Rear Adm. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Forney vet receives overdue Purple Heart Mar 28, 2008
At home, Nichols has served as commander for the American Ex-Prisoners of War and organized several POW chapters throughout Texas. Hensarling proposed an amendment to the 2009 budget that would have increased veterans funding by 1 billion by eliminating airdropped earmarks, pork projects inserted into bills in the dead of the night that are not voted on by either the House or the Senate. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
Hensarling has full Tuesday schedule in county Mar 25, 2008
At home, Nichols has served as commander for the American Ex-Prisoners of War and organized several Prisoners of War chapters throughout Texas. Reader Feedback. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
Moving history lesson Mar 23, 2008
-based American Ex-Prisoners of War also helped the organization locate people, including Pulitzer Prize-winning Des Moines Register journalist Don Bied. The difference, Kellman said, between WWII and the seven following wars. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Correspondents meet after years of cross-continent communication Mar 1, 2008
The bulletin is published monthly by the American Ex-Prisoners of War Organization, and details events and issues pertaining to former POWs. "I saw his letter in the magazine, and I responded," stated Morris. (Mexico Ledger, MO)
Ex-POWs struggle with debate Oct 23, 2007
don't believe in torture, Oltman said at the 60th annual conference of the American Ex-Prisoners of War. ve seen what humans can do to humans. (Pekin Times, IL)
Ex-POWs struggle with torture rumors Oct 23, 2007
Buck Turner served on the burial detail, helping carry as many as 40 bodies a day to mass graves at the infamous Japanese Cabanatuan POW camp in the Philippines speaks about his experience as a POW, while attending the American Ex-Prisoners of War Annual National Convention in Springfield, Ill ... I don t believe in torture, Oltman said this past week at the 60th annual conference of the American Ex-Prisoners of War ... Elmer Morris, having lost his right arm, part of a finger on his left hand... (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Ex-POWs struggle with debate over U.S. treatment of detainees Oct 22, 2007
"I don't believe in torture," Oltman said this past week at the 60th annual conference of the American Ex-Prisoners of War. "I've seen what humans can do to humans. I've lived through some of it. And that's not right.". (North County Times)
N.H. dedicates new veterans memorial Sep 23, 2007
The ceremony was held on National POW/MIA Recognition Day and culminated a yearlong effort by the state chapter of American Ex-Prisoners of War. . (Concord Monitor)
Group looking for POW family members Aug 25, 2007
BOSCAWEN, N.H. (AP) -- The New Hampshire Chapter of the American Ex-Prisoners of War is looking for family members of New Hampshire servicemen who died in prison camps World War II and the Korean War. The group plans to dedicate a monument to POWs next month at the Veterans Cemetery and would like to have friends and relatives attend. (Concord Monitor)
Victor D. Bacon Aug 8, 2007
A World War II Army veteran, he was a member of Alphonse Yelle Post #9, American Legion, Manville and Poisson Cournoyer Post#12, DAV; and a life member of American Ex-Prisoners of War, Inc. He is survived by two sisters, Yvonne Plouffe of Cumberland and Rita Lamoureux of Woonsocket; one brother, Louis Bacon of Woonsocket; and several nieces and nephews including his caregivers, Claire LaFrance of Manville and Denise Bacon of Lincoln. He was the brother of the late Irene Millette, Helen Bergeron... (Woonsocket Call, RI)
Former congressman recounts quest for living POWs in new book Jul 7, 2007
But former POW Paul Galanti, a director of the American Ex-Prisoners of War, said Hendon's book doesn't have anything new. "Most family members accepted that their sons, fathers or dads had been killed rather than captured and held captive," said Galanti, who spent seven years as a captive in North Vietnam after his Navy A4-C Skyhawk was shot down in 1966. (The Daily Reflector)
Fund-raisers' questionable claims prompt reminder for cautious giving Jun 24, 2007
Only 13 percent of the $722,000 raised by the Tennessee-based American Ex-Prisoners of War Service Fund went to programs. Laurence Fitzmaurice , chief executive of the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans, said his organization doesn't raise money exclusively through telemarketing, which is very expensive. (Boston Globe)
Former prisoners of war form bonds through common experiences Jun 16, 2007
John Cooper, commander of the American Ex-Prisoners of War Agua Fria Chapter, which hosted the event, said many veterans still have health problems related to their captivity. Cooper, a former B-17 pilot, suffers from arthritis in both hands stemming from frostbite he endured while imprisoned in a German POW camp. (AZCentral -- News)
BILL ROBERTS: Lots of good at VA Mar 21, 2007
American Ex-Prisoners of War (100,000-plus hours), American Legion (800,000-plus), American Legion Auxiliary (nearly half a million), Amvets (150,000-plus), BPOElks (140,000-plus), Disabled American Veterans (2. 1 million), Jewish War Vets of USA (100,000-plus), Masonic Service of North America (200,000-plus), Paralyzed Vets of America (more than 100,000), Vietnam Vets of America (nearly 100,000) and VFW/Auxiliary (nearly 1. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Opinion)
