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SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERAN (SP AM) - The Spanish–American War (Spanish: Guerra hispano-estadounidense or Guerra hispano-americana) was a conflict fought between Spain and the United States in 1898.  Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of the USS Maine in Havana harbor leading to American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence.  American acquisition of Spain's Pacific possessions led to its involvement in the Philippine Revolution and ultimately in the Philippine–American War.

WORLD WAR II VETERAN -   World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although related conflicts began earlier.  It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.  It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries.

WORLD WAR I VETERAN (WWI) -   World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918.

URN -  The widely used draped urn is one of the many symbols that humans have used to represent their views towards death and the immortal spirit. The urn itself represents a classical funeral urn used for cremations.  A revived interest in classical Greece led to the prevalence of the draped in urn in cemetery symbolism, even though cremation was not terribly popular at this time ( mid to late 1800s).  The urn was also thought to stand for the fact that we all return to ash, or dust; the state from which God created us.

UNITED STATES VETERAN OF FOREIGN WARS (VFW) - The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Inc., is a federally chartered corporation formed on September 23, 1899 by Spanish–American War veterans of the 17th U.S. Infantry.   The objects of the VFW are to: Speed rehabilitation of the nation’s disabled and needy veterans, assist veterans’ widows and orphans and the dependents of needy or disabled veterans, and promote Americanism by means of education in patriotism and by constructive service to local communities.

UNITED STATES ARMY VETERAN -  To further research US Army records please visit the National Archives Website at  https://www.archives.gov/research/military/veterans/online

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE VETERAN -  

To further research US Air Force records please visit the National Archives Website at  https://www.archives.gov/research/military/veterans/online

UNITED STATES NAVY VETERAN -   To further research US Navy records please visit the National Archives Website at  https://www.archives.gov/research/military/veterans/online

CIVIL WAR VETERAN -  The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States fought from 1861 to 1865. The Union faced secessionists in eleven Southern states known as the Confederate States of America. The Union won the war, which remains the bloodiest in U.S. history.

VETERAN (UNITED STATES) -  There are 21.8 million veterans of the U.S. armed forces as of 2014, according the Census Bureau, approximately 10 percent of whom are women. To put that in context there are 319.2 million Americans, according to the bureau as of Nov 10, 2014.