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Disabled American Veterans dav.org/help-dav/volunteer

DAV offers a wide range of opportunities for individuals who want to make good on the commitment we’ve given our nation’s heroes. Volunteer at VA hospitals, drive veterans to appointments or provide specialized help based on individual needs.

‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ Warner Bros. Pictures

The 2018 documentary by filmmaker Peter Jackson delivers an immersive experience of what it was like to be a soldier in World War I. The film was created using original footage from WWI, most of it colorized and modernized, with the addition of sound effects and voice acting.

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The American Legion www.legion.org

The nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The Legion is dedicated to mentoring youth, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and continued devotion to service members and veterans.

Take A Soldier Fishing www.takeasoldierfishing.org

Take A Soldier/Veteran Fishing provides low-cost or free fishing events honoring active duty military and veterans from all branches of service. They serve veterans with various disabilities, veterans supported by the VA Housing Programs, and many others from all walks of life.

"Never Salute with a Broken Garter" - Margaret P. Lutz

“Never Salute with a Broken Garter” is a collection of Peggy Lutz’s memories as a young woman doing her part for the war effort as a U.S. Navy WAVE.

Women Accepted for Volunteer Service, or WAVES, was a fully pledged and uniformed auxiliary attached to the Navy during WWII. They performed most of the same stateside assignments as their male counterparts.

Lutz’s hope is that her book will shed some light on “all the little threads” that made up military life for a woman between 1944 and 1946.

"Fighting Amphibs" - Donald L. Ball

“Fighting Amphibs: The LCS(L) in World War II” fills a gap in WWII naval history. It is the story of 130 gunboats to which historians have never given adequate recognition.

What makes this war chronicle vivid, as well as heartwarming, and even, at times, humorous is that much of the story is told in the words of men who lived it.

Using sources from Navy records and correspondence from the sailors who lived through it, Mr. Ball includes over a hundred quotations by the sailors involved, along with 51 illustrations.