AMMV Events
Events and get-togethers are some of the best ways to find community among fellow Mariners. Enjoying the company of others who have gone through similar events can be a uniquely refreshing experience. AMMV loves honoring our members alongside family and friends.
Celebrating Our Veterans
It is a great sacrifice to serve our country. For many, it meant making the greatest sacrifice and giving their lives in the name of our country. For others it meant missing dance recitals, or the birth of a child, or the marriage of a sibling, or the death of a loved one.
Our independence and the very life of our democratic republic have survived because of our Veterans and these very sacrifices that were made. We recognize all of our Veterans because they risked everything to give troops on the ground the necessary tools to ensure that the United States remained a beacon of light when the darkness seemed to be closing in.
We laud our Veterans and their sacrifices through our continued actions, but we also enjoy a good time together! Whether it’s a convention full of amazing speakers and panels, a small gathering to honor those lost to us, or even celebrating important holidays, we love seeing our members get together.
Event Calendar
AMMV knows that a huge source of stability and balance for Veterans is community. Our members need the connection to others, especially those who have also been Merchant Mariners and experienced the same hardships and background. The bonds between service members are some of the most solid bonds in existence, and we want to facilitate not only creating these relationships, but also maintaining them. Through our events, we encourage our members to meet others, honor each other, and learn more about taking their rights into their own hands. Take a look at our events below and see if you can make any of them! We’d be glad to have you.
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AVC’s 28th Annual “American Valor” Heroes Conference
November 6-8, 2025
The American Veterans Center is proud to announce the return, live and in person, of the 28th Annual Veterans Conference & American Valor: A Salute to Our Heroes, taking place from November 6-8 at the Navy Memorial and the Omni Shoreham Hotel.
Join dozens of legends and leaders from the last 80 years of American military history, as we celebrate the men and women who continue to inspire us all. The weekend will also include a special ‘Celebration of a Generation’, honoring the World War II generation during the 81st anniversary of the war. Joining will be several dozen veterans of World War II who served across the war.
AMMV members Dave Yoho and Bill Balabanow will present on Friday, November 7th. See Friday’s agenda here.
Conference – 75th Anniversary of Hungnam Evacuation
December 15, 2025 | MITAGS, Linthicum Heights, MD
AMMV is helping to promote a special event being organized by the Apostleship of the Sea of the United States of America and International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, to be held at MITAGS to commemorate the Meredith Victory’s Christmas Miracle in 1950. Seminar details are being finalized, but the Masters, Mates, & Pilots, the Guild of Servant of God Brother Marinus, and the Apostleship of the Sea USA have partnered to host a day’s seminar on the evacuation, the important role United States Merchant Mariners played, and the heroic actions of the Captain La Rue and the crew of the Meredith Victory.