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Chapter 1048 Wins Membership Growth Award

August 23, 2019

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1048 in Yulee, Fla., received the Vietnam Veterans of America Membership Growth Award for the 51-100-member group during the association's 19th National Convention in Spokane, Wash., last month. Chapter 1088…

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Chapter 1048’s Rosa, Rose Join Fla. Hall of Fame

December 28, 2018

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1048 members Joe Rosa and David Rose were inducted into the Florida Veterans Hall of Fame on Dec. 4, 2018. The Veterans Hall of Fame recognizes military veterans who have made significant…

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Chapter 1048 Joins Search for Veterans’ Remains

October 13, 2018

Four members of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1048 in Daytona Beach, Fla., are participating in the national Missing in America Project, which aims to locate, identify and inter the unclaimed cremated remains of U.S.…

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Chapter 1048 Member Resurrects Vietnam Veteran Tribute Truck

September 14, 2018

Chapter 1048 member David Rose brought the Vietnam Veteran Tribute Truck to a recent chapter meeting in Daytona Beach, Florida. Used to help veterans with PTSD, the 1946 Chevrolet carries thousands of Vietnam veterans’ signatures and…

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Phillips, Loving Join Florida’s Veterans Hall of Fame

September 8, 2018

VVA life members Rod Phillips of New Smyrna Beach and Francis “Len” Loving of Jacksonville were among the 20 veterans inducted on Nov. 27, 2017, in a ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion. Phillips served in…

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PHOTO: Len Loving (left) and Rod Phillips. Photo by Jane Verkouteren

Four Members Inducted into Florida Hall of Fame

December 1, 2017

Four members of VVA chapters throughout Florida were recently inducted into the Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame by Governor Rick Scott.  (more…)

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Chapter 1048 New Memorial

Chapter 1048 Reveals Memorial to Volusia’s Fallen

June 20, 2017

Chapter 1048 held a Memorial Day Remembrance ceremony marking the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War and to unveil the ‘Volusia County Vietnam Veterans Wall of Fallen Heroes’ in Daytona Beach, FL.  (more…)

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Chapter 1048 Awarded for Dedication to Community

March 8, 2017

Chapter 1048 in Daytona Beach, FL won a number of awards and recognition at the VVA Florida State Council (VVAFSC) quarterly meeting in Orlando. For the second time, the chapter is the recipient of the…

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Daytona Beach Chapter 1048 Leads the Ormond Beach Christmas Parade

Chapter 1048 Leads Christmas Parade

December 15, 2016

Daytona Beach Chapter 1048 's Honor Guard walked point at the annual Christmas Parade in Ormond Beach, FL . At the end of the parade line, other members of Chapter 1048 and members of the…

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Meet the Vietnam Veterans Event in Florida

June 2, 2016

Rod Phillips, 1st Vice President of Daytona Beach, Florida , Chapter 1048 and Second Vice President of the Florida State Council, took part in a Meet the Vietnam Veterans event at the Ormond Beach Library…

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