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Appeal Made By VFW PostThe poppies of Flanders Fields will bloom H^ain when Hayes Post No. B88, Veterans of Foreign Wens ot the United: States, sponsors.its eighteenth annual V. F. W. Buddy Poppy distribution In this city on May 27, The local sale will be held In conjunction with a nationwide Buddy Poppy campaign which will bo conducted simultaneously lt;Ln V. F. W-‘ communities throughout the country by approximately 4,000 posts and more than 2.500 auxiliary units of the overseas veterans or-g aril zat Ion.-A sales force of workers has volunteered for duty In the local campaign, Commander August Larson, Post No. 958, ftd today.In the seventeen years since the V. F. w. conducted our first countrywide distribution of Buddy Popples, (his annual activity has become one of the traditional observances of Memorial Day. Commander Larson stated. The V. F, W. Buddy Poppy has a place in the heart of every man and woman who remembers the World war. It not only memorializes the sacrifices made by the two million American boys and men who served overseas in that war, but It represents a riebt of honor which the people of America will always owe to those who defended our national principles In 1917 and !918.The entire proceeds of this Buddy Poppy sale, ever since it was established In 1922 by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, have been devoted to this work among veterans and their fiitnillfVL The money helps to main- = Uln our V. F. W. national liamc at ’ Eaton Rapids, Mich., where- are housed approximately 200 orphaned son* and daughters of deceased veterans. This money helps support our local, state and national rehabilitation programs among veterans; it goes into direct relief for veterans' families in the form of food, clothing, medical care and necessities. ft provides-for V, F. \V. service officers who give to veterans free legal advice and assistance In the matter of establishing their insurance or otlier claims with the United States government.HOLD FAREWELL FOR MRS. CROSBY
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Valparaiso Vidette Messenger
Valparaiso, Indiana, US
Thu, May 25, 1939
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