Inside VVA Chapters
Lancaster County Chapter Visits With High School History Class
February 2, 2016
Members of the Chapter 1008 that is stationed in Lancaster County, PA provided a living history for students in Manheim, PA. Freshmen at Manheim Central High School were studying the Vietnam War in an American…
The Faces of Agent Orange
February 2, 2016
“The Faces of Agent Orange” is a nationwide VVA effort to help people see those who were affected by Agent Orange in Vietnam. After the United States established that Agent Orange could be linked as…
Chapter 824 Helps Host PTSD Event for Veterans
February 2, 2016
VVA Chapter 824 , along with the Tennessee State Council VVA, recently held a town hall meeting entitled "Victory Over PTSD." This event was hosted for veterans of any conflict, area first responders, affected family…
Businesses Recognized for Support of Chapter 1004
February 2, 2016
Two area businesses in Tennessee were given plaques of recognition by Chapter 1004 of the VVA for their outstanding support of veterans. Managers of both Big Lots and Walmart allowed the chapter to host events…
Fresno Chapter 933 Does Community Service
February 2, 2016
Fresno, California, Chapter 933 continues its regularly scheduled voluntary clean-up detail at the Lakeside Shelter in Fresno’s Woodward Park. Lakeside is one of six large shelters in the 300-acre city park, each of which has…
Missouri Chapters Donate to POW-MIA Museum
February 2, 2016
Members of three St. Louis Metro VVA Chapters-- Charles County, Missouri, Chapter 584; North St. Louis County Chapter 794; and South St. Louis County Chapter 1028 --have donated memorial bricks to help fund the renovation…
South Bay Chapter 53 Makes Donations
February 2, 2016
Chapter 53 in South Bay approved $500 in donations last July to South Bay Vets Employment Committee, US Vets Long Beach, Easter Seals Dixon Center, Gary Sinise Foundation and City of Hermosa Beach Veterans Memorial…
Greater Hartford Chapter 120 Members Visit School
February 2, 2016
Greater Hartford, Connecticut, Chapter 120 member Bob Venti recently spoke to students at Achievement First Hartford High School, a college prep public charter school, about his Vietnam War experiences. The school visit included speaking to…
Newly Formed Chapter 1107
February 1, 2016
Welcome home to newly formed Chapter 1107 in Mooresville, North Carolina . Joe Sparacio, the founding president, led the effort to form the chapter. Sparacio had been part of a weekly veterans’ gathering at Richard’s…
Family Day Barbecue picnic
February 1, 2016
On the last weekend in August, Queens, New York, Chapter 32 hosted its twentieth annual Family Day Barbecue Picnic for the residents of the New York State Veterans Nursing Home and the St. Albans Domiciliary and…