Inside VVA Chapters
‘Christine’ Helps Fund VVA Chapter 20
October 22, 2018
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 20 in Rochester, N.Y., recently benefited from a fundraiser featuring "Christine," the demonically possessed automobile that stars in the Stephen King movie of the same name. A party held at…
Chapter 994 Event Addresses PTSD
October 20, 2018
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 994 joined Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7339 and American Legion Post 108 in sponsoring a resolution in Franklin, N.C., focusing on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The resolution designates Oct. 27, 2018,…
Chapter 684 Members Receive Quilts
October 19, 2018
Minnesota's Grateful Hearts Quilters group recently presented members of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 684 with 26 quilts. The group presented the quilts — each handmade by volunteer quilters — to the veterans in conjunction with…
Chapter 1079’s Howland to Speak at Hill AFB
October 18, 2018
[caption id="attachment_13155" align="alignright" width="300"] Howland Citizen of the Year Award[/caption] Sgt. Dennis Howland, cofounder of Northern Utah Chapter 1079 and president of the Utah State Council will participate in the Hill Aerospace Museum's “Plane Talk” lecture series on…
Moving Wall Heads to Mississippi
October 18, 2018
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1057 in Brandon, Miss., has partnered with the Flora Car Show to host the Traveling Wall, an 80 percent replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. An honor escort will…
Chapter 1073 Brings Moving Wall to Tennessee
October 17, 2018
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1073 helped bring the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial Moving Wall to Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tenn., recently for a four-day appearance that drew thousands. The replica Vietnam Veterans Memorial travels…
Chapter 1048 Joins Search for Veterans’ Remains
October 13, 2018
Four members of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1048 in Daytona Beach, Fla., are participating in the national Missing in America Project, which aims to locate, identify and inter the unclaimed cremated remains of U.S.…
Chapter 437 Holds POW/MIA Remembrance
October 12, 2018
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 437 in Oshkosh, Wis., celebrated Annual POW/MIA Recognition Day last month with a ceremony featuring guest speaker Kevin Hermening, the youngest American to be held as a prisoner of war at the…
Chapter 124 Dedicates Memorial
October 11, 2018
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 124 recently unveiled a 5-foot-by-4-foot black granite memorial on the grounds of the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, N.C., after a one-year push to create something more permanent than visits from…
Chapter 850 Helps Train Service Dogs for Veterans
October 11, 2018
Chapter 850 in Kent County, Del., recently held an event to raise money for the Vietnam Veterans Association's Canines Assisting Service Heroes (CASH) program, which trains service dogs to assist veterans. Co-sponsored by trainers Riedel K9 and Grass…