Useful Links for our AMVET Club Members
and Guests
AMVETS
- National Headquarters
4647 Forbes
Boulevard
Lanham, MD 20706-4380
(301) 459-9600 (Voice)
(877) 726-8387 (Toll Free)
e-mail: amvets@amvets.org
Veterans' Organization Links
Military.com
News Content
Military.com
Blogs
 SpouseBUZZ.com
- SpouseBUZZ is a virtual Spouse Support Group, a place where you can
instantly connect with thousands of other milspouses. SpouseBUZZ.com
DefenseTech
- Technology is shaping how wars are fought, borders are protected,
crooks are caught, and individual rights are defined. Defense Tech, a
Military.com site, stays on top of these changes, rounding up the day's
news, linking to sources of information, and providing analysis on
what's ahead. -Visit
DefenseTech.org
KitUp!
-- Kit Up is the stuff you weren't issued but that you couldn't have
done without during your military life. Kit Up can be a device,
software, book, DVD, or a resource like a website, chat room, or blog.
We want to know about the items that made things bearable during a
deployment or that allowed you to accomplish your mission. Visit KitUp!
Military.com
Podcasts
SpouseBUZZ
Talk Radio
- A talk show for military spouses by military spouses. SpouseBUZZ is
your virtual Family Support Group, a place where you can instantly
connect with thousands of other milspouses. Here, we celebrate and
embrace the tie that binds us all -- military service.... Visit
SpouseBUZZ Talk Radio
Looking
for Live Online WORLD NEWS?? These are the best links to honest
reporting!!!
World
Newspapers..The following sites
perform roughly the same function; linking the user to local, country
and regional newspapers from all over the world: SEE I like
OnlineNewspapers.com
a great deal; it offers a very simple road to 1,000's of international
publications.
The PaperBoy
is an equally exceptional effort, if not better. This site demonstrates
an almost desperate devotion to the tracking down and ordering of
international news sources from every nations English language
newspapers. You now can determine the "spin" tactics. ** Keep it fair
& balanced. My choice for the best sight for editorials, poll
stats and cutting through the spin of both sides is ...
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/
Headline
News:****
NewsHub
aggregates
stories
from a number of sites
including CNN, BBC World, Fox, ABC, USA Today, and then throws them at
you every 15 minutes, all in one convenient cyber place. Newest
addition to my roundup is
GOOGLE News
culled from over 4000 sources..
Uncommon
USA has been the manufactures of the Original Telescoping Flagpole
since the early 1980’s and the National Distributor for the
Jaws Ladder System and a huge variety of flags since 2000. Uncommon USA
prides itself on offering high quality and value in USA Flag products
and our customer service.... The
Original Telescoping Flagpole
From Uncommon USA who also feature discounted USA and military/State
flags 
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US
Department of Defense Sites
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US
Department of Defense
Webmaster's Note:DefenseLINK is the official web site for the
Department of Defense and the starting point for finding U.S. military
information online.The mission of the Department of Defense is to
provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the
security of our country. The department's headquarters is at the
Pentagon.
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US
Department of Defense - Prisoner of War & Missing Personnel
Office
Webmaster's
Note: The information assembled on this site is to assist readers in
understanding the U.S. Government effort to achieve the fullest
possible accounting of our missing in action -- from all wars. U.S.
military and civilian personnel are at work daily in locations across
the globe, seeking information from our former enemies. The information
here is the result of years of painstaking analysis and intelligence
reporting. Additional case-specific information, both classified and
unclassified, is available to the primary next-of-kin of our missing
Americans.
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US
Department of Defense - Korean War 50th Anniversary Website
Webmaster's
Note:This is the official, public access web site for the Department of
Defense commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Korean War and is
the starting point for all public information on the Korean War for our
members.
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All
the good stuff ...Cheap!
 Overstock
closeouts
 Boscov's
Dept store
Sierra
Trading Post
outdoor gear
Fine
Jewelry
Watches
Golf
Pro Shop
Sporting
Goods
Bicycle
Shop
Travel
Center
Automotive
Shop
Info-mercial
TV products ...
click
to see showcases. Our
mission: Offer True value at the
end of every click rather then wasting your efforts on general search
engines.
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American Rosie the Riveter Association
We did it then, and "We Can Do It" again!
Webmaster's
Note: The American Rosie the Riveter Association is an organization
established to preserve the history and legacy of the working women,
volunteers included, on the home front during the war years, and to
promote patriotism and responsibility among all Americans.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Webmaster's
Note: This site is privately run and maintained, and it is not
affiliated with the US Government or the US Army in any way.
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Chapel of the Four Chaplains
Webmaster's
Note: The Chapel of Four Chaplains is a non-profit organization
established to encourage cooperation and selfless service among all
people. The Chapel exists to further the cause of "Unity Without
Uniformity," and does not purport a particular theology or doctrine.
Rather it is a symbol of strength found in unity with one another and
with God.
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Citizens'
Flag Alliance, Inc.
Webmaster's
Note: The Citizens' Flag Alliance, Inc., is a Strategic Partner of
AMVETS. The Citizens Flag Alliance, Inc., is a coalition of
organizations, most of which are national in scope, that have come
together for one reason: to persuade the Congress of the United States
to propose a constitutional amendment to protect the American flag from
physical desecration, and send it to the states for ratification.
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Merchant
Marine links WW
II Pacific War timeline
Merchant
Marine Medals and Ribbons
Mary's
Merchant Marine Informational site
American Merchant Marine During WW II
--Fact sheet
WW
II Battle of the Atlantic Timeline
National Veterans Organization and
Veterans Benefits
Liberty Ships Converted to Helicopter
Repair Facilities
Korea-- The Forgotten War
Lone Sailor San Francisco Memorial
Prisoner of War Network
United
States Federal Maritime
Commission
Merchant Marine Fairness
Committee--Contact Joe Katusa
WW
II Tribute to the Merchant Marine
San Francisco Maritime National Park
Association
Merchant Marine Foundation ( and
burial at sea )
In
Memory of WW II
Maritime
Disasters of WW II
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
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Colonel
Dan's Veterans Issues
Webmaster's
Note: The author of this website is Dan Cedusky, an AMVETS Life Member
from Champaign, IL.Veteran Issues is an email newsletter. It's purpose
is to inform individuals, Politicians, news media, and organizations of
issues and news of importance to veterans. Pass this message to a
Veteran. Join one of the fastest growing free veteran newsletters, and
one of the oldest.This veteran email news list, was founded in October
of 1998. Information and issues comes from individual veterans from
around the world, as well as a variety of news media sources, Congress,
veteran organizations, and government agencies. For some issues
recipients are asked to take some action to help solve or publicize the
problem. Some key national level veteran activist, Senators,
congressmen, state politicians, and media persons are current
subscribers.
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Freedoms
Foundation
Webmaster's
Note: The Freedoms Foundation is a Strategic Partner of AMVETS.
Freedoms Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching
young people the principles upon which our nation was founded. We hope
to convey the close link between the rights and the responsibilities of
citizens in society.
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hadit.com's
Veteran to Veteran
Webmaster's
Note: A very interesting site. Take a look - I sure it will be worth
every Veteran's time.
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Institute
on World War II and the Human Experience
Webmaster's
Note: The WWII Institute focuses on preserving the memories and
artifacts of the men and women who served in World War II in the
service and of civilians who helped on the home front.
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The
Kitchen Table Gang
Webmaster's
Note: The Kitchen Table Gang needs your help (and hopefully some of
your hard-earned money too)! We
are a rag-tag bunch of military types trying to make life a little
easier for our veterans in government hospitals throughout the United
States. These hospitals treat military veteran's from all our
services; U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps and
the U. S. Coast Guard. We're not a business, just a loosely
knit group of twelve retired WW II, Korea, Vietnam and Desert Storm
veterans -trying to make life a little better for others who gave their
all for our country.
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Mesothelioma
& Asbestos Awareness Center
The goal of the center is to extend as much information as possible to
those experiencing the difficult battle with asbestos related disease
either themselves or through that of a friend or loved one. The center
is 100% committed to providing the full spectrum of relevant
information, from live clinical trials and other medical resources to
the legal implications of asbestos exposures.
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Mesothelioma
Another useful site about pleural mesothelioma.
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Housing and Mortgages for Veterans
This guide will help veterans and active military to understand the benefits of, types of, and eligibility requirements for VA Loans.
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