Did you know when you buy the “Support Our Troops” (SOT) License Plate, you are helping Minnesota Veterans and their families?

The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) distributes funds raised by the sale of SOT license plates to numerous organizations that support Minnesota Veterans and their families. Learn more about the /mdva/resources/federalresources/grants/index.jspSOT grant program on our website.

Department of Minnesota Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) was awarded a $4,500 SOT grant to purchase four multifunctional printers for their VFW Claims Office located at the Henry Whipple Federal Building along with a high functioning graphic dense capable desktop computer used to produce their annual Buddy Poppy Card and their state-wide newspaper The Gopher Oversea’r.

Department of Minnesota Veterans of Foreign Wars Charter
"The purpose of this corporation shall be fraternal, patriotic, historical and educational; to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members; to assist worthy comrades; to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead and to assist their widows and orphans; to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States of America and extend the institutions of American freedom and to preserve and defend the United States from all her enemies, whomsoever."

Cross of Malta
What the Veterans of Foreign Wars is and what its members believe is symbolized by the official V.F.W. emblem, the Cross of Malta. The colorful insignia displayed and worn by overseas Veterans is more than just a badge of membership. It expresses men’s highest ideals, courage and constancy and service.

The Cross of Malta is 1,000 years old. It was the emblem of the Knights of St. John, the world’s first great brotherhood of men who fought to free the oppressed and administer to the sick and needy. Men of the VFW selected the Cross of Malta as their emblem because, like the original Crusaders, they have pledged themselves to defend human rights in time of peace and war.

For the full story, visit the Department of Minnesota VFW's website.

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