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AMERICAN VETERANS (AMVETS) BELOW: Delaware Creek runs just outside the Thompsontown AMVETS post, allowing locals to come fish beneath the foot bridge between the building and the parking lot. Photos by KIER HARRIS
ABOVE: The sign on the outside of the Thompsontown post of AMVETS is shown.
Thompsontown post aims to support vets, be active in community By KIER HARRIS Post 122 of the nationwide veterans organization American Veterans, commonly known as AMVETS, is situated in Thompsontown on the Delaware Creek. In fact, you have to walk over the creek on a footbridge to reach the front door. The creekside locale of this particular post adds to its unique charm: The post hosts an annual trout derby for local youth, as the perennially dangling lures snagged on what seemed like all the hardest-to-reach areas around the creekside would suggest. The organization at large has a proud history of assisting veterans and spon-
soring numerous programs to do just that. AMVETS began as an organization to help veterans who were returning from war to receive the benefits that were due to them from the government. When the returning veterans interested in membership started to number in the millions, it became apparent that a national organization needed to be formed. The organization even became the first veterans’ organization to be chartered by Congress. AMVETS is broken down into posts, and one of them resides in our very own Thompsontown. Membership in AMVETS is open to anyone who is currently serving or has honorably served. The organization
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