of treatment in American veteran hospitals. The SPK published the quarterly Kombatant w Ameryce, which informed members of organizational matters as well as the misery of the Polish Nation under communism and international events. The veterans who belonged to the SPK maintained the graves of Polish soldiers who fell on the European battlefields, located in Italy, France, Belgium and the Netherlands, among others. SPK members are also buried on established section in the cemetery of American Częstochowa of Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The SPK commemorated American and Polish national holidays, including those forbidden in the Polish People's Republic, for example that commemorating the Polish victory over the Bolsheviks. Members participated in radio broadcasts, helped establish Polish Saturday schools, assisted one another financially, cooperated with Polish and American scouts. Some SPK veterans lived to see Poland regain independence in 1989 after the fall of communism and to participate in the 1992 Victory Parade in Warsaw. Some also helped and witnessed Poland's accession to NATO in 1999. Due to a shrinking membership, the SPK was officially terminated during a 2012 convention. SPK President Janusz Krzyżanowski became the chairman of the liquidation committee which includes also Czesław Gieniewski, Michał Madejski and Jerzy Żmidziński. The committee currently sorts, organizes and describes the records of the Association. Aims The convention of the SPK that took place in 1953 set up the following aims: Strengthening of ties between members by cultivating traditions of fighting for Polish independence and against the communist Warsaw regime; Establishing contact with American veterans organizations who fought for similar aims; Winning rights and privileges for Polish veterans similar to those to which American veterans are entitled; Helping the crippled and disabled Polish combatants in less affluent countries; Maintaining Polish graves of those fallen on the European battlefields. See also Polish Army Veterans' Association in America Polish Legion of American Veterans References Organizations established in 1952 Organizations disestablished in 2012 Organizations based in New York City American veterans' organizations Polish-American organizations 1952 establishments in the United States