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…
August 18, 2016
Homeless veterans in the Lander, PA area recently received support from the David L. Woodburn Chapter 978 by way of a flower sale. The chapter sold forget-me-not flowers to raise money to aid a homeless…
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…
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…
August 9, 2016
“It is our great honor to present these items to honor your graduate, ” VVA National President John Rowan said as he entrusted a black lacquered box to Brown University Archivist Jennifer Betts. The box…
July 26, 2016
In early July, Chapter 607 held a meeting on educating Vietnam veterans about hepatitis C in Montgomery, AL . It is estimated that over 80, 000 Vietnam veterans have the disease and are unaware of…
July 25, 2016
On Memorial Day I was on the National Mall helping at the VVA tent. We met many VVA members and made new friends. I attended ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknowns and at the…
July 25, 2016
There remain 1, 619 missing from the Vietnam War. Since 1975, 965 men have been accounted for. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) most recently accounted for Lt. Cmdr. Frederick P. Crosby, U.S. Navy, listed…
July 25, 2016
The Minority Affairs Committee hopes you will attend the VVA Leadership & Education Conference in Tucson. There will be informative seminars and workshops. Our committee members will not host one, but we will be in…
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.…