Agent Orange
Chapter 290 Lures Agent Orange Research
April 24, 2017
Chapter 290 is selling special fishing lures to raise funds for Agent Orange research. (more…)
Chapter 290 Funds Agent Orange Awareness Program
April 12, 2017
Central Minnesota Chapter 290 in St. Cloud, MN hosted a new fundraising event in January called Ribs and Rock. The proceeds will help fund the chapter’s two main programs: educational efforts on the Vietnam War…
Toxic Exposure Research Act P.L. 114-315
April 7, 2017
On December 16, 2016, the President signed into law H.R. 6416, the Jeff Miller/Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care/Benefits Improvement Act of 2016, language from S.901, the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015, VVA highest legislative…
Chapter 955 to Protest for Agent Orange Care
March 17, 2017
Chapter 955 of Wildwood, NJ will join other veterans groups to protest and advocate for better health care for Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange. The event is being organized by the local American Legion…
Agent Orange Stories Continue to Draw Concern from the Public
August 26, 2016
At the annual Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Reunion in Omaha, NE over 100 veterans and their family and friends learned about the effects of Agent Orange through a 'Faces of Agent Orange' session. Agent Orange chairman…
Town Hall Introduces Audience to the Effects of Agent Orange
August 11, 2016
Before a Chapter 351 town hall meeting in Appleton, WI , some audience members had never heard of the complications from Agent Orange. The illnesses caused by Agent Orange exposure can impact the children and…
Chapter 5 Speaks Out About Agent Orange, Other Issues
August 9, 2016
Joe Heil, Treasurer of Mike Voth Memorial Chapter 5 in Eau Claire, WI , helped organize the sixth annual Vietnam Veterans Day commemoration at the Eagle Club in Lake Hallie. The event included an Agent…
Agent Orange Committee Update July/August 2016
July 25, 2016
At the April BOD meeting the committee discussed ways to help move the bills along. We continue to do Faces of Agent Orange town hall meetings across the country as part of our education campaign.…
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…
Agent Orange Committee Update March/April 2016
March 17, 2016
AO-1 Research on Agent Orange/Dioxin Effects: The final update of Vietnam and Agent Orange, 2014 , is anticipated. VVA continues to gain cosponsors for H.R.1769 and S.901, the Toxic Exposure Research Act, which directs the…