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Chapter 1030 Awards Scholarships
July 12, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Cumming Chapter 1030 awarded scholarships to graduates of Forsyth County (Ga.) high schools last month. The scholarship program recognizes students for academic achievement as well as school and community activities, awarding $1,000…
Chapter 371 Offers Scholarships to Local Students
February 15, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 731 in Manitowoc County, Wis., is offering up to three $1,000 scholarships to Manitowoc County high school seniors who meet its grade-point and resident qualifications. To qualify for a scholarship, applicants…
Chapter 1030 to Award Scholarships
December 12, 2018
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1030 in Cumming, Ga., will award three $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors in the area. This is the fourth year the chapter has awarded scholarships, which are available to…
Chapter 907 Supports Veteran Scholarships
November 27, 2018
[caption id="attachment_16042" align="alignnone" width="300"] Chapter 907 recently donated $2,000 to the MWCC Foundation to support scholarships for veterans. Pictured left to right: state Rep. Jonathan Zlotnik, Senior Staff Associate to the President and MWCC Foundation…
Chapter 939 Holds Raffle to Fund Scholarships
November 1, 2018
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 939 in Hays, Kan., recently raffled 170 lbs. of beef to fund scholarships for northwest Kansas high school seniors pursuing higher education. The big winner was Nathan Stormet, a Vietnam veteran who…
Chapter 649 Awards Scholarships
May 30, 2017
Clermont County Chapter 649 distributed $500 college scholarships to two high school seniors in the Cincinnati, OH area. The chapter is enabled to execute its scholarship program for the children and grandchildren of veterans through…
Chapter 939 Awards College Scholarships
March 15, 2016
Chapter 939 in Hays recently decided to reach out to its community in a unique way. The chapter awarded four $500 scholarships to area students. For the past seven years, the chapter has offered scholarships…
Chapter 939 Awards $500 Scholarships to Area Students
November 6, 2015
Chapter 939 of Hays, KS recently awarded four $500 scholarships to area students. For the past seven years, the chapter has offered scholarships to high school students residing in a county with a paying VVA chapter member. To…
January/February 2024
February 9, 2024
In this issue: SMALL TOWN CELEBRATION: On Veterans Day 2023, the small town of Slater, Iowa, north of Des Moines commemorated the occasion with the opening of its “Stories of Our Vietnam Veterans” exhibit at the…
PTSD/Substance Abuse Committee Update March/April 2023
April 11, 2023
BY THOMAS C. HALL, PH.D., CHAIR During this last year the PTSD/SA Committee worked to continue to help veterans make their way all the way home. Many of the issues we addressed last year will…