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Chapter 1059’s Newman Joins Fla. Veterans Hall of Fame
December 5, 2018
Gary Newman, a past president of the Vietnam Veterans of America William G. Byrns Chapter 1059 in Clay County, Florida, was inducted into the Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame on Dec. 4 at the State Capitol in…
Six VVA Chapters Assist in Florida Hurricane Relief
November 5, 2018
Florida Vietnam Veterans of America chapters recently joined to provide relief to the Florida Panhandle, which was struck by Hurricane Michael in October. Big Bend Chapter 96 in Tallahassee received a 15-foot box truck full of…
Chapter 96 Helps Hurricane Victims
October 26, 2018
Vietnam Veterans of America Big Bend Chapter 96 in Tallahassee, Fla., recently assisted veterans who have service-connected disabilities or claims and live in counties affected by Hurricane Michael access increases in benefits or expedited reviews of contested…
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.…
Chapter 566 Member Throws out First Pitch
September 26, 2018
VVA Michael F. Bradley Chapter 566 member Joe Lusardi threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a New York Mets spring training home game at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie in March. A…
Chapter 1036 Completes Photo Search
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.…
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…
Veteran Receives Unexpected Assistance From Chapter 1080
September 8, 2018
Chris Langston, a Vietnam veteran with PTSD, recently experienced another setback: His house burned down, and he lost everything. But Florida's First Coast News, based in Jacksonville, aired a report on Langston's struggles, and help poured…
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…
Chapter 1036 Raises Funds and Awareness for Wall of Faces
January 8, 2018
VVA Chapter 1036 of The Villages, FL is dedicated to helping find photos for each of the fallen featured on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. (more…)