1922: Christmas for Vets - Throwback Thursday

World War I had ended but the Knights' support for soldiers didn’t. In 1922, the K of C distributed thousands of pairs of socks at the forty hospitals in New York serving disabled war veterans of all denominations. The vets knew the Knights from their huts – under the banner of “Everyone Welcome, Everything Free" – in France, England and elsewhere. Friendly assistance to these veterans was part of a larger program that included helping WWI veterans find employment and providing them with vocational and academic education.

Today’s Knights continue service to active members of the military and veterans with a variety of initiatives including Warriors to Lourdes.

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