Press Releases
February 9, 2023
Vietnam Veterans of America Bids Farewell to the National League of Families, Stands With the Families of the Missing
(Washington, D.C.) – “Since its charter in 1970, the National League of POW/MIA Families has been an indominable force in its determination to achieve the return of all Prisoners of Wars, the fullest possible accounting…
November 11, 2022
Veterans Day Message from VVA President Jack McManus
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, we recognize our 19 million living veterans, our soldiers, sailors, airmen, guardians, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen to whom we owe a great debt of gratitude for the freedoms we share as…
September 29, 2022
Vietnam Veterans of America and Campaign Endorsements
(Washington, D.C.) – Vietnam Veterans of America National President Jack McManus noted today that VVA may not make any endorsements of political candidates for any elected office. “VVA's Constitution and our not-for-profit tax status strictly…
September 8, 2022
VVA Deeply Disappointed by Findings of DOD’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office Annual Report
(Washington, D.C.) – “Vietnam Veterans of America is deeply disappointed with the findings released on Thursday by the Department of Defense’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) in their annual report, which found a…
August 5, 2022
VVA Marks Agent Orange Awareness Day, August 10th, in Greenville S.C.
(Washington, D.C.) – “On August 10, Vietnam Veterans of America will mark Agent Orange Awareness Day in an event that will be a part of the Opening Ceremony of our National Leadership and Education Conference…
August 3, 2022
VVA Applauds Passage of PACT Act of 2022
(Washington, D.C.) – “This evening, the Senate voted and passed the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act, and while this bill is not perfect, it is the long-overdue action we have needed which…
July 28, 2022
VVA Applauds Sen. Schumer for Last-minute Vote in Attempt to Save PACT Act of 2022
(Washington, D.C.) – “We applaud Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) for yesterday’s valiant act of leadership in changing his vote from a Yay to a Nay, a procedure that allows him to bring the bipartisan Sergeant First Class…
July 28, 2022
VVA Decries Senate Failure to Pass the PACT Act of 2022
(Washington, D.C.) – “We are grievously disappointed by yesterday’s shocking and unexpected Senate vote, failing to pass the bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act,” said Jack McManus, National President, Vietnam Veterans of America. “U.S.…
July 7, 2022
VVA Applauds the Recognition of Four Vietnam Veterans Awarded the Medal of Honor
(Washington, D.C.) — “Vietnam Veterans of America commends President Joseph Biden for yesterday’s recognition of the incredible acts of heroism of four U.S. Army Vietnam veterans by upgrading their previous awards to the Medal of…
June 10, 2022
Thomas H. Corey, Vietnam Veteran, Activist, Dies at 77
(Washington, D.C.) — Vietnam Veterans of America mourns the passing of Thomas H. Corey, past National President of Vietnam Veterans of America and activist who dedicated his life to fighting for veterans of all generations…