by AMMVadmin | Apr 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Will U.S. Merchant Mariners who served in support of the Korean Conflict obtain Veteran status? AMMV Government Affairs Co-Chair Michael Helbig has been working diligently for over two full years on compiling a group application to submit to the Civilian/Military...
by AMMVadmin | Mar 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
by AMMVadmin | Oct 11, 2017 | Jones Act, Uncategorized
On October 9, 2017, the following Associated Press article was published in newsprint from LA to New York, from Miami to Seattle, and from San Juan to Pearl Harbor, to Juneau. The American Merchant Marine Veterans organization diligently works to preserve the Jones...
by AMMVadmin | Oct 11, 2017 | Jones Act, Uncategorized
In a hearing convened October 3 by the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation in the House of Representatives, the facts about the Jones Act and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the beneficial role the crucial American cabotage law is serving in...
by AMMVadmin | Aug 14, 2017 | Event, Uncategorized
“America has long stood tall as a beacon of freedom thanks to the women and men of our Armed Forces who safeguard our country and our ideals with courage, honor, and selflessness. While our heroes and their families continue to give of themselves for us all, we must...
by AMMVadmin | Aug 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
First Story: “One thing that stands out in my memory at the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy in October of 1942 was a close friendship formed, namely Norman Vail of Tea Neck, N. J. Norman’s father was an alleged executive with Standard Oil Company,...
