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DAF Veterans & Military Families Caucus

Welcome to the DAF Veterans and Military Families Caucus!

Welcome to the DA France Veteran & Military Families Caucus blog. We have created this space to share news, events, and ideas within the community of our members in France.......

Remembering Tilly Gaillard

Tilly Gaillard, 87 (born in 1937) our dear friend and colleague died peacefully in her home on May 10th, 2024, surrounded by her family and friends in St Cloud France. The......

Plot E, Oise-Aisne Cemetery, France

Plot E, Oise-Aisne Cemetery, France, the final resting place for “dishonored soldiers,” and the stories of Eddie Slovik, a WWII deserter, and of Louis Till (Emmett Till’s father), who was accused of......

February 28, 2023

Candidate Statements for the 2023 DA France VMF Caucus Steering Committee Elections

2023 DA FRANCE VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES CAUCUS ELECTION CANDIDATES The nomination period for the DA France Veterans and Military Families Caucus elections is now closed. Members of the Veterans......

February 06, 2023

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Veterans and Military Families Caucus Elections

2023 Democrats Abroad Veterans And Military Families Caucus Elections Run for something! On March 15, 2023, the Veterans and Military Families Caucus of Democrats Abroad France will hold elections to......

DAF-VMF Caucus Participates in French National Deportation Remembrance Day

DA France-VMF Caucus participated in France's National Deportation Remembrance Day in Paris on April 21st. The invitation was in recognition of the Americans who were deported from France, in most......

December 11, 2021

Letter to Senators and Representatives of the 117th Congress

December 7, 2021 Dear Senators and Representatives of the 117th Congress, For 77 years, America’s veterans have been able to use GI Bill education benefits to further their education after......

October 15, 2021

Commemorating 100 Years (1921-2021) of The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

"We view the Centennial not only as a celebration to remember the burial of the World War I Unknown Soldier, but an opportunity to reflect on what the Tomb of......

September 20, 2021

LOOKING FOR PILOT "FRANKIE" WILSON

LOOKING FOR PILOT "FRANKIE" WILSON “No Man Left Behind” Written by Tilly Gaillard and Karen Kenny Too severely injured by German anti-aircraft fire to save himself, B17 pilot 1st Lieutenant......

Memorial Day - Honoring the Fallen

Honoring the Fallen: Laying Wreaths… LEST WE FORGET Monday, May 31st was Memorial Day. An Action Hour co-sponsored by DAF Grenoble, Marseilles, Brittany, the DAF Veterans and Military Families (VMF)......