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This letter informed Kopper and Held that the Corps were ineligible for receiving Federal surplus property.
An attached letter from M. Richard Rose, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, explained why.
The letter is dated September 26, 1972.

This letter is in regards to the U.S.V.L.S.C. obtaining Federal surplus property from the Department of Defense.
The letter is dated September 12, 1972.

In this letter, Held wrote about funding for the Yonkers branch of the U.S.V.LS.C. that eventually came from the Yonkers city council.
Davids and Held were in correspondence over Davids setting up branch of the Corps in Florida.
The letter is dated…

These letters are in regards to August Held's award for his contribution in the United States of America v. Yonkers Contracting Company, INC. case. Mr. Held was the president of the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps

The State of New York Medal of Merit was awarded to August Held on March 21, 2002. Mr. Held was the president and an admiral of the U.S.V.L.S.C. For more information about him, please visit this…

This letter is a call to action for the U.S.V.L.S.C. to become better organized and make more rescue calls.
The letter is dated December 21, 1959.

"Our way of life is expressed in deeds similar to that displayed by August Held. Vigor, integrity and devotion to the maintaining and stabilizing of the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps despite obstacles has been his consistent…

This medal was given to August Held, a president of U.S.V.L.S.C., on February 1, 1977.

Detailed report of U.S.V.L.S.C. activities from the end of 1957 to June 21, 1958.

Detailed report of U.S.V.L.S.C. activities from late 1959 to October 15, 1959