Auxiliary LADIES VFW LADIES AUXILIAR Y VFW MAGAZINE • JUL Y 2013 VOL. 74, NO. 2
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Cara Skodack Day EDITOR
Michelle Strausbaugh
LADIES AUXILIARY VFW MAGAZINE is published six times per year – January, March, May, July, September and November – by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, 406 West 34th St., 10th Fl., Kansas City, MO 64111.
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COVER September 20 is National POW/MIA Recognition Day. See Page 4 to learn about ongoing efforts to identify America’s unaccounted-for soldiers.
20 table of contents 2 Letter from Your National President
4 Daunting Task of Accounting for Lost Heroes Continues
8 100 Years for Our Veterans
10 President’s Far East Visit Strengthens Bonds Overseas
12 Junior Girls Scholarship Winner
14 Living History Lesson for Georgia Junior Girls Aboard USS Yorktown
16 Voice of Democracy Contest Winners Connect for Life
18 Continuing Education Scholarships Will Further Four Recipients’ Studies
20 Veteran Revives Poppy Queen Tradition
22 Introducing the... Celebrating America’s Freedom Event
24 Texas Auxiliary Dresses Tree With Symbols of Respect
26 Introducing Your Department Presidents for 2013-2014
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