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Chapter 1036 Helped to Feed Over 100 Families During Holidays

January 3, 2018

VVA Chapter 1036 of The Villages, FL provided the Beyond the Walls Food Pantry in Fruitland Park, FL with the funding to supply meals to 130 families for Christmas.  (more…)

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Chapter 1084

Chapter 1084 Enhances Education of St. Augustine Students

December 21, 2017

VVA Leo C. Chase Chapter 1084 members Patrick Favale and Blair Craig worked with school officials to create programming on military appreciation for students in St. Augustine, FL.  (more…)

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Gary Newman (left) presents Ed Shook the VVA Incarcerated Member of the Year award.

Incarcerated Chapter 1080 Awarded with VVA National Honors

December 4, 2017

Chapters 1080 and 1059 held a Veterans Day Ceremony and awards presentation on Nov. 6 at Union Correctional Institution (UCI) in Raiford, Florida.  (more…)

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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 522

Chapter 522 Life Member Awarded

November 20, 2017

David Miller, a life member of Pinellas County, Fla., Chapter 522, was named the Department of Veterans Affairs national Male Volunteer of the Year in April.  (more…)

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TAPS Monument. Photo by Dan Sanchez.

Chapter 1059 Unveiled TAPS Monument

November 3, 2017

Clay County Chapter 1059, in partnership with private sector organizations and volunteers, in early October, dedicated the TAPS Monument during a ceremony at the old Clay County Courthouse in Green Cove Springs, FL.  (more…)

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Chapter 1061

Chapters 1061 and 755 Support Hurricane Irma Victims

September 22, 2017

Chapter 1061 of Harrisonburg, VA is collecting and sending hurricane relief supplies to the residents of Kissimmee, FL through Chapter 755.  (more…)

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Big Bend Chapter 96

Chapter 96 Sends Donations from Florida to Texas

September 7, 2017

Big Bend Chapter 96 of Tallahassee, FL is supporting relief efforts in Texas after Hurricane Harvey ravaged the Houston area.  (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 1092 Alachua Veterans

All Photos Found for Deceased Vietnam Vets in a Florida County

June 14, 2017

Forest Hope is tickled pink. Hope, president of the Alachua County, FL Chapter 1092 of the Vietnam Veterans of America, and others have finished their mission to complete a set of 41 photographs of those…

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