Inside VVA Chapters

Chapter 1002 Leads St. Patrick’s Day Parade

March 29, 2019

More than 50 members of Vietnam Veterans of America Wallkill Valley Vernon Chapter 1002 led the 16th annual Sussex County St. Patrick's Day Parade as Grand Marshals on March 16 in Newton, N.J. The parade lasted more…

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Chapter 949 to Host Veterans Appreciation Picnic

March 28, 2019

Vietnam Veterans of America Tri-State Chapter 949 is looking for donations to help stage its sixth annual Military and Veterans Appreciation Picnic, to be held June 1 at Harris Riverfront Park in Huntington, W.Va. The West Virginia…

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Chapter 865 Participates in Highway Dedication

March 27, 2019

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 865 presented the colors, played taps and fired a 21-gun salute at a recent ceremony dedicating the Sgt. James “J.C.” Matteson Memorial Highway on Route 394 in New York. Led…

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Chapter 41 Sponsors Vietnam Veterans Day Event

March 26, 2019

Vietnam Veterans of America New Hampshire Chapter 41 will cosponsor a Vietnam War Veterans Day ceremony March 29 at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton, N.H. About 39,000 New Hampshire veterans — nearly 40 percent of…

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Chapter 1030 Donates to Help Local Detective

March 25, 2019

Forsyth County (Georgia) veterans organizations including Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1030 have joined to help an Army veteran and Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office detective fund a critical medical procedure. While serving in Iraq and…

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Chapter 203 President Hobbs Wins Commendation

March 22, 2019

Charlie Hobbs, chapter president of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 203, was recognized with a commendation and a $50 gift certificate for his outstanding leadership and assistance to veterans in the greater Chattanooga (Tenn.) area…

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Chapter 154 Joins 50th Anniversary Event

March 21, 2019

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 154 will participate in a March 29 event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War hosted by the Aleda E. Lutz VA in Saginaw, Mich. The chapter will stage the…

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Chapter 989 Participates in ‘Reaching for Zero’ Brunch

March 20, 2019

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 989 will present the colors at the second Reaching For Zero: A Veteran Appreciation and Veteran Suicide Prevention and Awareness Brunch, to be held Sat., April 13 at the Governor's Mansion in…

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Chapter 1138 Chartered in Louisiana

March 19, 2019

The Vietnam Veterans Association of America issued a charter to the new Beauregard Vernon Memorial Chapter 1138 in DeRidder, La., on March 7. Terry Courville, president of VVA's Louisiana State Council, announced the issuance of the charter and chapter…

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Chapter 12 Supports ‘Take a Veteran Fishing’ Day

March 18, 2019

Cardinale Enterprises will host its third annual Take a Veteran Fishing Day at Lake Julianna in Millstone Township, N.J., on May 4, 2019, with support from Vietnam Veterans of America Shore Area Chapter 12, Project Healing…

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