Our Blog
We know it’s important for our members to stay in the loop, so we endeavor to update our American Merchant Marine Veterans blog frequently. Give our current articles and journal entries a read!
Our Inspiration
Every single one of our members has a story to tell. We’re never hard pressed for an idea when faced with the stories, memories, trials, and tribulations our seamen share. Tales of triumph, tales of sorrow, funny anecdotes—we want to hear them all. We want to tell your story!
But our writing won’t stop there. We would feel lost and disconnected today without coverage of our many events. Our hope is to chronicle every memorial, every overdue honor, and every spirited gathering our members participate in. Relevant current events won’t stay to the wayside either—we’ll keep you up to date on legislation efforts and other news pertinent to our organization in general.
In short, we’re quite lucky to have such a plethora of muses. Our inspiration for maintaining this blog will always be you: our beloved family of Veterans. Our history drives our service, and our members drive our memories.
Our Articles
Don Scafidi
AMMV member, marine artist Don Scafidi, is offering artistically created cards at a great price.
Torpedoed For Life
I write this to encourage you to buy and read this newest WWII Merchant Mariner book, “TORPEDOED for LIFE”. This book is different than others written on the MM fight for recognition as Veterans in WWII. Although it includes some relevant life experience stories which reflect the worthiness of the stand for Just Recognition, it also includes the story of our efforts in congress over the last ten years trying to get “OUR” congress to finally pass some form of Just Recognition.