MN DAV applauded Commander Scott Berndt & all the DAV Chapter Volunteers for supporting the 2019 Old Glory Run held in St. Joseph, MN on Saturday, May 18.

Today, Sat., May 18, 2019 is Armed Forces Day, which is part of National Military Appreciation Month. During May, we recognize six different commemorations of our armed services: Loyalty Day, VE Day (the end of World War II in Europe on May 8, 1945), Armed Forces Day, Military Spouses Day and Memorial Day. In 1999, the late Sen. John McCain introduced legislation to designate May as National Military Appreciation Month. For the sake of remembering the value of those men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces, this single effort may be the best act of service Senator McCain achieved. Unfortunately, there are many Americans who do not even realize there is such a day, or even an entire month, to honor those men and women in the military.