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OUR 1920 FOUNDERS WERE VETERANS OF W.W.I. FRANCE.
Our organization’s formal title is La Societe des Quarente Hommes et Huit
Chevaux; or the Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses. -- During the First World
War, French boxcars carried American Doughboys to the front. These wartime
boxcars, which held 40 men or 8 horses, were emblazoned with a “40/8”; a symbol
readily understood by American veterans of that era. Today our
organization’s titles are in French and we meet in symbolic W.W.I. train depots,
in grateful homage to the sacrifices of our Doughboy founders and indeed to
honor all Americans who yet serve. -- We are most commonly known as “La Societe”
or simply “The Forty & Eight”.
Preamble
For God and country we associate
ourselves together for the following purposes: To create a charitable and
non-profit veterans organization; to uphold and defend the constitution of
the United States of America; to assist and promote the welfare and well
being of those who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during all
wars and conflicts, recognized by the Congress of the United States, and their
widows and orphans; to participate in all memorial services for and to be
present at the funerals of departed comrades; to take part in and
encourage others to participate in the proper observance of all days honoring
veterans; to preserve the memories of our Service in the Armed Forces of
our Country; to actively participate within our membership in projects
relating to (a) the welfare of the children of America; (b) the health of
our Nation by fostering a nurses training program; and (c) selected
charitable endeavors."
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