AMVETS Presents Annual Publication Awards

This morning, AMVETS presented its national programs, membership and publication awards to deserving AMVETS posts and departments.

Each year, AMVETS National Communications Department presents awards to the top newspaper, multi-page newsletter and single-page newsletter. AMVETS National Commander Duane J. Miskulin and National Communications Director Jay Agg presented each of this year's winners with their award plaque.

Here are this year's top AMVETS publications:

Top newspaper: AMVETS Department of Illinois for "Illinois AMVETS"

Top multi-page newsletter: Carl J. Lusic AMVETS Post No. 2298, Callaway, Fla. for "Scuttlebutt"

Top single-page newsletter: Guy W. Iverson AMVETS Post No. 49, Cedar Falls, Iowa for "Forty Niner"

Tomorrow, American Veteran will highlight the winners of this year's programs and membership awards.

(All photos by Luis Jimenez.)

Keeping Posted Online: Illinois AMVETS Honor Local VA Employees

Over the last few months, AMVETS Department of Illinois Commander Rudy Spaulding has been traveling across the state, presenting special honors to VA administrators and staff who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to Illinois' veterans.

Spaulding presents each honoree with an AMVETS plaque featuring a clock and a Commander's Certificate of Appreciation that reads, "In Appreciation for Outstanding Dedication to our Nation’s Brave Veterans."

(Photo: Cmdr. Spaulding honors the staff at the Joliet VA Outpatient Clinic. Photo courtesy of AMVETS Department of Illinois.)