Articles Related to Agent Orange
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…
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…
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…
July 7, 2016
“The Big 6” United Behind Veterans First Act
(Washington, D.C.)-- The Veterans Service Organizations who are most often called before Congress for testimony on the state of Veterans Affairs, known in D.C. as "The Big 6, " are joining together to call on…
Agent Orange Symposium and Veterans Memorial Honors the Forgotten
April 28, 2016
Dan Gannon, a Vietnam veteran who has triumphed in the battlefields of PTSD, is now fighting to bring honor to Iowa soldiers who have died from injuries and illnesses related to their service. Veterans who…
New Local Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America Receives Charter
April 25, 2016
Chapter 1116 of the Vietnam Veterans of America officially came into existence Monday evening. Serving Burke County and the surrounding area, the chapter held a special chartering ceremony at Timberwoods restaurant to commemorate the occasion,…
Agent Orange Town Hall Meeting Planned by Martinsburg Chapter
April 25, 2016
The Martinsburg Chapter 1074 of the Vietnam Veterans of America is four years old, and has accomplished a lot since its local inception - especially when it comes to helping veterans navigate the system in…
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…