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AVVA Supports Veterans in Alabama
January 6, 2017
Diane Ficke's first homework assignment in school was to go home and write about the Vietnam War. All she had to do was watch it on the news. Growing up during the war, news of…
November 30, 2016
VVA Pens Open Letter to the President and the President-elect, Requesting Pardon For Post 9/11 “Bad-Paper” Veterans
(Washington, D.C.) –Vietnam Veterans of America is calling on President Obama to pardon all Post-9/11 veterans who have been administratively discharged under less-than-honorable conditions without the due process of a court-martial. “These young men and…
Veterans Benefits Committee Update September/October 2016
September 30, 2016
At the Leadership Conference in Tucson, VVA President John Rowan announced the appointment of Kelsey Yoon as the new Director of the Veterans Benefits Department. She will be based at the National Office in Silver…
Public Affairs Committee Update September/October 2016
September 30, 2016
A good public affairs program can have an enormous impact on every activity, operation, and event your chapter and state council is involved in. Whether it be recruiting, fundraising, public speaking, or community events, your…
Membership Affairs Committee Update September/October 2016
September 30, 2016
The Leadership Conference in Tucson went well. I’d like to thank Tracie Houston, Director of Information Systems Management, and Frankie Pressley, VVA Database Manager, for handling the “Web Rosters—Coming Soon” seminar. The room was packed…
Fixing the VA: The Positions of Trump, Clinton, and VVA
September 23, 2016
Both major party candidates vying for the presidency have outlined their goals, and the actions they say they will take, to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs and improve health care and other services and…
In Support of Fairness for Veterans
September 13, 2016
“The invisible wounds of war have lasting and devastating impacts on our nation’s heroes. I was proud to introduce the bipartisan Fairness for Veterans amendment to ensure the brave men and women suffering from trauma-related…
Chapter 789 Welcomed Home by Georgia Officials
August 24, 2016
Chapter 789 in Hinesville, GA organized a grand event to show appreciation to the Vietnam veterans of Georgia. Georgia is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the war, and Gov. Nathan Deal was on hand to…
Membership Affairs Committee Update July/August 2016
July 25, 2016
Tracie Houston, Frankie Pressley, and I will introduce the new web rosters to attendees of our seminar, “Web Rosters: Coming Soon, ” during the Leadership & Education Conference in Tucson. We will explain how to…