US Military Veterans Groups

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1930s "Empire Boys State" Convention police badge. Qualifying New York high school students are taught about leadership and government at Empire Boys State (and Empire Girls States) events, and the conventions are...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1870s tintype of what appears to be a Boston, Massachusetts police officer. The officer is obviously a Civil War veteran from the fact that he is wearing an early 1870s GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) membership medal (please...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s lapel wing for the Air Cadets of America (ACA), a group begun in 1932 by the American Legion. In an era when preparatory civilian pilot training was already implemented abroad, especially in Germany, the ACA aimed to...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce World War II Veterans of Foreign Wars High School Victory Corps celluloid badge. The badge is a red triangle with the Auxiliary VFW insignia at top center. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-3/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1900's or 1910's parade ribbon for the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) Captain Henry Post, No. 97 of Belvidere, New Jersey. The red ribbon with a celluloid medallion at the bottom was worn to identify the wearer as a...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1890's GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) Captain Henry Post No. 97 parade ribbon for the Goodwill Fire Company No. 1 of Belvidere, New Jersey. The cream ribbon has wonderful graphics of a horse-drawn steam fire engine and...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1890's GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) Captain Henry Post No. 97 parade ribbon for the Goodwill Fire Company No. 1 of Belvidere, New Jersey. The cream ribbon has wonderful graphics of a horse-drawn steam fire engine and...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II homefront United States High School Victory Corps Auxiliary VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) pin. The Victory Corps was instituted in 1942 and participation by teenagers was meant to ready them for wartime service. The pin...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1956 New Hampshire DAV tag, which is a small key tag in the shape of an automobile license plate made by the Disabled Veterans of America. Starting during World War II, the DAV sold these tags (also known as "IdentoTags") to...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1955 New Hampshire DAV tag, which is a small key tag in the shape of an automobile license plate made by the Disabled Veterans of America. Starting during World War II, the DAV sold these tags (also known as...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1954 New Hampshire DAV tag, which is a small key tag in the shape of an automobile license plate made by the Disabled Veterans of America. Starting during World War II, the DAV sold these tags (also known as "IdentoTags") to...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1953 New Hampshire DAV tag, which is a small key tag in the shape of an automobile license plate made by the Disabled Veterans of America. Starting during World War II, the DAV sold these tags (also known as...