Inside VVA Chapters
Chapter 912 Veterans Reunion Celebrates Sacrifice, Service
July 26, 2016
Veterans, family and friends of Five Star Chapter 912 in Ottawa, KS gathered at El Dorado Lake this past weekend for the 29th annual Kansas Veterans and Family Reunion. Ben Mitchell, founding president, welcomed everyone…
Chapter 607 Spreads Education and Awareness on Hepatitis C
July 26, 2016
In early July, Chapter 607 held a meeting on educating Vietnam veterans about hepatitis C in Montgomery, AL . It is estimated that over 80, 000 Vietnam veterans have the disease and are unaware of…
Chapter 1078 Holds Agent Orange Town Hall
July 22, 2016
Knoxville, Tennessee, Chapter 1078 sponsored an Agent Orange town hall meeting on May 9 at the Washington Pike United Methodist Church in Knoxville. About a hundred Vietnam veterans and family members attended. “There are just…
Chapter 938 Joins Local Partners
July 18, 2016
Bitterroot Valley Chapter 938 in Hamilton, Montana , recently became an official member of the local group Commemorative Partners, which honors Vietnam veterans. On May 4, chapter member Jim Hamilton presented the group with a…
Tennessee Memorial Wall Displayed by Chapter 203
July 15, 2016
The Tennessee Memorial Wall, created and owned by Chattanooga Chapter 203 , went on display for a week in early April at the Hamilton Place Mall in Chattanooga. The event was put together by the…
Veterans of Chapter 227 Receive Challenge Coins and Lapel Pins
July 15, 2016
On March 29 Dean K. Phillips Memorial Chapter 227 in Northern Virginia members Bill Shugarts (a volunteer guide at The Wall), Bob Clark, Don Northcutt, and John Burch represented the chapter at the Department of…
Chapter 803 Preserves Historic Building for Museum
July 15, 2016
Elmira, New York, Chapter 803 recently received the 2016 Elmira Historic Preservation Award from the city’s historic preservation group, Historic Elmira. The award honored the chapter for adaptively reusing a historic building and creating its…
Chapter 392 Helps Veterans Get Health Care
July 12, 2016
Portland, Oregon, Chapter 392 is part of a new local veterans group coalition, the American Military Veterans Outreach Organization. Led by Iraq War veteran Tina Kennedy, the group provides outreach to veterans who are not…
Chapter 1078 Changes Name
July 11, 2016
The local Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter took on a new look when members voted to adopt the name of one of its members to be the official name of the chapter. To honor the…
Chapter 227’s Minuteman Alert Prevents Veteran Eviction
June 14, 2016
The Minuteman Alert from the Dean K. Phillips Memorial Chapter 227 in Arlington, VA was successfully used to prevent a military veteran who sustained injuries in Iraq service as a State Department employee from being…