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Stephen J. Kostecki, longtime National Quartermaster, passed away on 24 October 2025. Steve was born in Boston in 1946 and lived in the Mission Hill area of Roxbury. He graduated from Roslindale High School in 1964. In May 1965, he enlisted in the US Air Force and served on active duty for 20 years. He was influenced to enlist and making the Air Force a career by his two uncles.
Continue reading Steve Kostecki National QuartermasterMeet the 2025 Ukrainian American Veterans (UAV) Scholarship Winners. Each year the Ukrainian American Veterans (UAV) Scholarship Fund awards academic scholarships to students of Ukrainian descent. This year the UAV awarded $6,000 to 10 students, each receiving $600. The UAV National Scholarship Committee selected eight undergraduate students and two graduate students for the awards. Congratulations to the 2025 scholarship winners:
Continue reading 2025 Scholarship WinnersMeet the 2024 Ukrainian American Veterans (UAV) Scholarship Winners. Each year the Ukrainian American Veterans (UAV) Scholarship Fund awards academic scholarships to students of Ukrainian descent. This year the UAV awarded $5,500 to 11 students, each receiving $500. The UAV National Scholarship Committee selected nine undergraduate students and two graduate students for the awards. Congratulations to the 2024 scholarship winners!
Continue reading 2024 Scholarship WinnersOriginally posted on 21 February 2024, updated on 22 March 2024, updated 8 September 2024
Be it resolved, the Ukrainian American Veterans applaud and recognize the leadership and commitment of President Joe Biden that he demonstrated by visiting Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, on Monday, February 20, 2023, Presidents’ Day, to show the commitment and support of Ukraine by the United States of America, and committed to be next to President Zelensky as long as it takes. The U.S. Army has stood up 12 Ukrainian Army Brigades in the past two years and nineteen maneuver battalions with front-line NATO Infantry Fighting Vehicles, and now training with U.S. M1A1 Main Battle Tank and NATO counterparts. The nineteenth Ukrainian Army Battalion started training in Grafenwoehr, Germany, on January 7, 2024. Currently, more than 150 Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team were honored during a deployment ceremony at Strickler Field on Aug. 21, 2024, to relieve the Mississippi Army National Guard’s Task Force Thunder.
Continue reading Ukrainian American Veterans 2024 Talking PointsMeet the 2023 Ukrainian American Veterans (UAV) Scholarship Winners. Each year the Ukrainian American Veterans (UAV) Scholarship awards academic scholarships to undergraduate college students of Ukrainian descent. This year the UAV awarded $6,000 to 12 students, each receiving $500. Congratulations to the 2023 scholarship winners:
Continue reading 2023 Scholarship Winners