Norwegian Veterans' Association for International Operations


The Norwegian Veterans' Association for International Operations, is an organization of Norwegian veterans of military operations outside Norway, under the command of United Nations and NATO, founded in 1961. Membership has passed 7200, and it is the largest of the organizations for veterans in Norway.

History

Its first name was ”Norske militære FN-observatørers landsforbund”. Later this was changed to ”FN-befalets landforbund", and in 1988 it was changed again, this time to ”FN-veteranenes Landsforbund" also opening up the organization for membership for regular soldiers.