{"product_id":"us-army-veterans-of-foreign-wars-lapel-badge-pre1920","title":"US Army Veterans of Foreign Wars lapel badge (pre1920)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePre 1920 The VFW’s roots go back to 1899, founded by veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine-American War, not the Mexican-American War (that was 1846–48, decades earlier and unrelated to VFW’s founding).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA bit of the history:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLocal veterans’ groups formed in Ohio and Colorado in 1899, then merged nationally in 1914 to become the Veterans of Foreign Wars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe name reflects its original purpose: unlike the GAR (Civil War vets) or other groups tied to a single conflict, VFW was for veterans who’d served in wars fought on foreign soil.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53899331404104,"sku":"10142","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/IMG-2093.heic?v=1787632148","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/us-army-veterans-of-foreign-wars-lapel-badge-pre1920","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}