MOC PUP TENT 6  2026-2027

 

Brent Burmeister - Seam Squirrel

George Baum - Blanket Bum

Hiram Grimm - Hide Gimlet

Richard Gurk - C.C.D.B

Richard Gurk - Hungary Cootie

 

TRUSTEES – 2026-2027

Don Wozniak - 1yr Tightwad

Richard Spies - 2yr Tightwad

 

Tom Judd - 3yr Tightwad

 

The Military Order of the Cootie of the United States (MOC, or simply Military Order of the Cootie) is a national honor degree membership association separately constituted as a subordinate and as an auxiliary order chartered by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW). The organization's services include supporting the VFW National Home and veterans’ hospitals. Founded in 1920, it became a subsidiary of the VFW in 1923.

 

History:

The order (originally known as the Military Order of the Cootie, U.S.A.) was established on September 17, 1920, in Washington, D.C., by Fred C. Madden and F. L. Gransbury. The organization was modeled after the Imperial Order of the Dragon, an auxiliary to the United Spanish American War Veterans. The name "cootie" is a reference to the lice that plagued soldiers in World War I. Cooties were credited with keeping soldiers' heads down in the trenches.[6] The Cooties are modeled after the Mason's Shriners as they are to the VFW as what a Shriner is to the Masons. A meeting of cooties is called a "scratch", the local chapter a "Pup Tent", the state affiliate a "Grand".

As members of the Honor Degree of the VFW leading by example, we must continue to demonstrate our dedication to the VFW and MOC. We do this with the utmost integrity in the performance of our duties. Remember, Anything Worth Doing, Is Worth Doing Right.