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Chapter 47 Welcomes Veterans Home
April 9, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Inland Empire Chapter 47 in Indio, Calif., organized a Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day on March 30 at Riverside National Cemetery. Recognizing all veterans, the morning event featured speeches, patriotic music and a…
Chapter 1024 Members Join Tet Parade
February 19, 2019
Members of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1024 participated in the nation's biggest Tet parade, held Feb. 9 in the Little Saigon neighborhood of Westminster, Calif. The seventh annual lunar new year celebration was organized by the…
Chapter 223 Sends Care Packages to Troops
January 28, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 223 in Santa Rosa, Calif., assembled hundreds of care packages for troops serving overseas Jan. 24, aided by volunteers from local scout troops, St. John the Baptist Catholic School and…
Chapter 223 Gives to Healdsburg SOS
December 18, 2018
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 223 in Santa Rosa, California, will again help coordinate Sonoma County's annual giving tradition, Healdsburg S.O.S. (Support Our Soldiers) in January. Healdsburg S.O.S. assembles and sends care packages to overseas military troops…
Chapter 582 Donates Housing to Camp Fire Victims
December 14, 2018
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 582 in Butte County, Calif., is asking for donations to help construct yurts for area veterans and others displaced by the deadly Camp Fire. Representatives of local veterans organizations including local chapters…
Chapter 756 Celebrates 20 Years
September 10, 2018
Long Beach Chapter 756 recently marked its 20th anniversary with a dinner at the Spaghetti Factory, with 43 of its 154 active members in attendance. Before the chapter received its charter in 1997, the nearest…
Chapter 933 Presented Special Event on Vietnam War
December 15, 2017
Members of Fresno, California, VVA Chapter 933 helped plan “Vietnam Live: A Bridge to Understanding,” which took place September 17 in Clovis, California. (more…)
Chapter 391 Supports Memorial Dedication
August 9, 2017
Frank Smart, a Board member and the founder of Chapter 391 in Sonora County, CA, gave the keynote speech in May at the dedication of a marble memorial bench dedicated to local service members who…
Chapter 391 Receives Wheelchair Donation
June 30, 2017
A group of local business owners and community leaders recently donated $13,000 to pay for an Action Track Chair from the Outward Bound Project for donation to the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 391. (more…)
Chapter 47 Member Honored as MOH recipient
June 16, 2017
Steve Mackey, the president of Riverside, CA, Inland Empire Chapter 47, recently attended the annual Stater Bros. Charities Heroes Challenge Awards Banquet at the Riverside Convention Center, which honors Medal of Honor recipients and local…