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Chapter 299 Names Scholarship Winners
September 9, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Quad Cities Chapter 299 in Moline, Ill., named the recipients of its scholarship program last month. They are: Arron Kristof (Black Hawk College), Micah Douglas (Black Hawk College), and William A. Schultz (St. Ambrose University).…
Chapter 299 Members Observe Veterans Day
November 23, 2018
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 299 member Dennis Johnson concluded a Veterans Day ceremony held at the Rock Island (Ill.) Arsenal National Cemetery on Nov. 11. Fellow VVA member Jim Bell opened the ceremony with…
Members of Chapters 299 and 669 Participate with Quilts of Valor
November 21, 2017
Chapter 299 presented a check to Terry Austin in Rock Island, Iowa to give Chapter 669 members and veterans of other wars ‘Quilts of Valor’. (more…)
Colors for the Cardinals
December 21, 2016
The Quad Cities Chapter 299 Honor Guard, augmented by Mississippi Valley Chapter 669 in Moline, IL , and the Mexican American Veterans Association, presented the nation’s colors August 27 at the St. Louis Cardinals home…
Veterans Welcome Home Parade in Iowa
August 2, 2016
Scott County, Iowa, Gateway Chapter 776 members Edwin Hildebrand and Arthur Heydeman were the prime organizers of the May 21 Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Parade that started in downtown Rock Island, Illinois, crossed the Centennial…
Quad Cities Chapter 299 Honors Fallen Veterans
March 31, 2016
The Quad Cities Chapter 299 joined in many others throughout the United States in honoring Vietnam Veterans just days before the National Vietnam Veterans Day. Nearly 150 people attended the service Chapter 299 put on…