Programs
2024 National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony
April 26, 2024
WHAT: 2024 National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony WHEN: Friday, September 20, 2024 (Starts at 10 a.m. HST) WHERE: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific — 2177 Puowaina Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 WHY: The National POW/MIA…
Veterans Health Care March/April 2024
April 9, 2024
By ALLAN PERKAL, CO-CHAIR As Vietnam War veterans navigate the latter stages of our lives, potentially venturing into overtime, we’re confronted with many challenges associated with aging. In keeping with the tradition of the Agent…
Minority Affairs Committee Update March/April 2024
April 9, 2024
BY GUMERSINDO GOMEZ, CHAIR I hope that you and your family had a blessed holiday season, and that the New Year brings health to you and yours. As we enter 2024, new challenges face us…
Homeless Veterans Committee Update March/April 2024
April 9, 2024
BY SANDY MILLER, CHAIR HVC-1 – Homeless Veterans as a Special Needs Population: Though the VA has taken many steps, the committee continues to feel that all agencies providing funding for housing of any kind…
POW/MIA Affairs Committee Update March/April 2024
April 9, 2024
BY GRANT T. COATES, CHAIR As of February 12, the number of Americans missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War was 1,577. The countries are Vietnam-1,237; Laos–285; Cambodia-48; Peoples Republic of China territorial waters–7. Public…
Women Veterans Committee Update March/April 2024
April 9, 2024
By KATE O'HARE-PALMER, CHAIR We are happy to report that the Offices of Special Trial Counsel recently have updated their status and goals to include efforts to enhance support for sexual assault survivors. Committed to…
Agent Orange & Dioxin Committee Update March/April 2024
April 9, 2024
BY SANDIE WILSON, CHAIR The committee is tackling resolutions that, given the nature of our capitalistic society, may never see full resolution. A case in point is the longstanding knowledge, spanning over more than four…
Veterans Incarcerated and in the Justice System Committee Update March/April 2024
April 9, 2024
By DOMINICK YEZZO, CHAIR The VINJUS Committee is dedicated to a national mission: organizing individuals committed to serving Veterans Incarcerated. Our primary goal is to raise awareness and educate those interested in our cause. We…
March 13, 2024
VVA National President Jack McManus Testifies Before Joint House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
(Washington, D.C) – Vietnam Veterans of America National President Jack McManus presented VVA’s 2024 legislative priorities and policy initiatives on March 13, 2024, before the joint hearing of the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees.
Legislative Priorities & Policy Initiatives for the 118th Congress – March 2024
March 13, 2024
Chairmen Tester and Bost, Ranking Members Takano and Moran, and distinguished members of your respective committees. It is my pleasure to appear before you to present the highlights of our legislative agenda and policy issues…