40&8 Grande du Indiana

40&8 Grande du Indiana La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux is an independent, by invitation, honor organization

• La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux is an independent, by invitation, honor organization of U.S. Veterans, men and women, more commonly known as the Forty & Eight. The Forty & Eight is committed to charitable and patriotic aims.

• Our purpose is to uphold and defend the United States Constitution, to promote the well-being of veterans and their widows and orphans, and to actively par

ticipate in selected charitable endeavors, which include programs that promote Child Welfare and Nurses training.

• The titles and symbols of the Forty & Eight reflect its First World War origins. Americans were transported to the battle front on French trains within boxcars stenciled with a "40/8” denoting its capacity to hold either forty men or eight horses. This uncomfortable mode of transportation was familiar to all who fought in the trenches; a common small misery among American soldiers who thereafter found "40/8" a light-hearted symbol of the deeper service, sacrifice and unspoken horrors of war that bind all who have borne the battle.

• The Forty & Eight was founded in 1920 by American veterans returning from France. Originally an arm of The American Legion, the Forty and Eight became an independent and separately incorporated veteran's organization in 1960. Membership is by invitation of honorably discharged veterans and honorably serving members of the United States Armed Forces.

VFW Post in Rensselaer, Indiana selling 2,000 tickets for a really great raffle of 5 WWII type rifles and a display rack...
04/19/2020

VFW Post in Rensselaer, Indiana selling 2,000 tickets for a really great raffle of 5 WWII type rifles and a display rack.
THANK YOU for your Support!

04/15/2020
11/20/2019

Fellow Voyageurs, please invite or share this new page with others; especially our Veterans and their families. Voyageurs/Voitures can post events and let people know what's going on around Indiana, The Forty & Eight Veterans Organization, and across our Great Country the USA.

Thank You! Don Caudell Jr.

FELLOW VETERANS - NEED YOUR HELP!Please talk to our fellow Veterans about The Forty & Eight Veterans Program. It's our ...
11/20/2019

FELLOW VETERANS - NEED YOUR HELP!

Please talk to our fellow Veterans about The Forty & Eight Veterans Program. It's our 100th year Anniversary and their is a lot of great people out there that can continue to lead this program into the future. Please see attached Flyer, Print it and give to those Veterans - Thank You! 🇺🇲️

Attention: Don't Forget about the51st ANNUAL HAWG BUTCHER(this Saturday - Flyer attached)
11/20/2019

Attention: Don't Forget about the
51st ANNUAL HAWG BUTCHER
(this Saturday - Flyer attached)

2018 Grande du Indiana PromenadeFort Wayne, Indiana21 July 2018
08/01/2018

2018 Grande du Indiana Promenade
Fort Wayne, Indiana
21 July 2018

07/26/2018
2017 Flags for 1st GradersCardinal Elementary Brownsburg IN (Granddaddy Don Caudell Jr, Daddy Jeffrey Jackman Jr. with D...
03/13/2018

2017 Flags for 1st Graders
Cardinal Elementary Brownsburg IN (Granddaddy Don Caudell Jr, Daddy Jeffrey Jackman Jr. with Daughter Emma Jackman's 1st Grade Class)
1 of 4 Classes (88 Students) Great Day :)

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• La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux is an independent, by invitation, honor organization of U.S. Veterans, men and women, more commonly known as the Forty & Eight. The Forty & Eight is committed to charitable and patriotic aims. • Our purpose is to uphold and defend the United States Constitution, to promote the well-being of veterans and their widows and orphans, and to actively participate in selected charitable endeavors, which include programs that promote Child Welfare and Nurses training. • The titles and symbols of the Forty & Eight reflect its First World War origins. Americans were transported to the battle front on French trains within boxcars stenciled with a "40/8” denoting its capacity to hold either forty men or eight horses. This uncomfortable mode of transportation was familiar to all who fought in the trenches; a common small misery among American soldiers who thereafter found "40/8" a light-hearted symbol of the deeper service, sacrifice and unspoken horrors of war that bind all who have borne the battle. • The Forty & Eight was founded in 1920 by American veterans returning from France. Originally an arm of The American Legion, the Forty and Eight became an independent and separately incorporated veteran's organization in 1960. Membership is by invitation of honorably discharged veterans and honorably serving members of the United States Armed Forces.