September 28, 2018
VVA Chapter 142 in Monroe recently presented seven-year-old Randy Long Jr. with a plaque and an American flag to show appreciation for his volunteer service. The boy has washed and polished the memorial stones of…
September 27, 2018
The Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame inducted 24 new members during a ceremony held in Scottsdale in October 2017, recognizing veterans who have served honorably and continue to inspire fellow citizens with civic deeds and accomplishments.…
September 26, 2018
VVA Chapter 634 recently helped Warner Cox, a Vietnam veteran in Jackson, Ohio, receive replacements for several medals and decorations he had stolen during a move six years ago. Honorably discharged as a sergeant, Cox…
September 22, 2018
VVA Chapter 1036 in The Villages, Fla., announced that it has finally located photos for every one of Florida’s 778 fallen heroes. The photos can be viewed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) website, www.vvmf.org/wall-of-faces.…
July 10, 2018
(Washington, DC)--Vietnam Veterans of America will hold its biennial National Leadership & Education Conference in Palm Springs, California, July 25-28. Hundreds of Vietnam War veteran leaders will come together at the Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel…
February 12, 2016
(Wash., D.C.) – On February 10, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald told Members of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs that no legislation on Agent Orange or Toxic exposures is needed. This statement…
February 3, 2016
BY JAKE SCHUESSLER The 241-foot wall at the Dinuba Memorial Building in Central California, an exact replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., displays the names of more than 58, 000 men and…
February 2, 2016
Fresno, California, Chapter 933 continues its regularly scheduled voluntary clean-up detail at the Lakeside Shelter in Fresno’s Woodward Park. Lakeside is one of six large shelters in the 300-acre city park, each of which has…
February 2, 2016
Members of three St. Louis Metro VVA Chapters-- Charles County, Missouri, Chapter 584; North St. Louis County Chapter 794; and South St. Louis County Chapter 1028 --have donated memorial bricks to help fund the renovation…
February 2, 2016
Chapter 53 in South Bay approved $500 in donations last July to South Bay Vets Employment Committee, US Vets Long Beach, Easter Seals Dixon Center, Gary Sinise Foundation and City of Hermosa Beach Veterans Memorial…