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Chapter 71’s Ullrich Wins Award
November 21, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 71 member Nick Ullrich took home a Heart of Gold Award last month at a donor appreciation event held by the Dearborn (Ind.) Community Foundation in October. DCF honored five community volunteers…
Chapter 71 Members Honored in Annual Presentation
October 29, 2019
Four members of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 71 and two other veterans were honored during the annual War Veterans Presentation held at the 111th Aurora (Ind.) Farmers Fair on Oct. 3. Mike LaFollette, Pat Ferrari,…
Chapter 71’s Schreiner Honored as Hometown Hero
September 27, 2019
Lutz “Bo” Schreiner Jr., a life member of Vietnam Veterans of America Lary D. Fogle Chapter 71 in Aurora, Ind., was honored as a Hometown Hero at the Cincinnati Reds' Labor Day home game with the Philadelphia Phillies.…
Chapter 71 Banquet Recognizes 200 Veterans
June 6, 2019
[caption id="attachment_17275" align="alignright" width="300"] Bob Savage, Clarence Cook, Bobby Lischkge, Leo Kittle, Carroll "Jockey" Ammons and Alice Schuler accepted Quilts of Valor.[/caption] Vietnam Veterans of America Lary D. Fogle Chapter 71 recently honored more than…
Chapter 1027 Joins Vietnam Veterans Day Event
May 1, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America St. Joseph County Chapter 1027 participated in a March 29 event marking National Vietnam War Veterans Day held at VFW Post 9820 in South Bend, Ind. “It’s recognition for us,” Navy veteran…
Chapter 71 Provides 50th Anniversary Rites
November 2, 2018
[caption id="attachment_15854" align="alignright" width="300"] Rick Sanders' family honors his life on the 50th anniversary of his death.[/caption] Vietnam Veterans of America's Lary D. Fogle Chapter 71 in Aurora, Ind., participated in a special ceremony commemorating…
VVA Member Memorialized Local Veterans
November 17, 2017
Indiana VVA at-large life member Tyrone Murphy spearheaded a fundraising effort that raised $20,000 for the new Vietnam Veterans Memorial that sits on the grounds of the Whitley County Courthouse in Columbia City, Ind. (more…)
Veterans Recognized at Annual Dinner
May 18, 2017
Over 150 veterans were honored at the 5th Annual Veterans’ Appreciation Dinner of Lawrenceburg, IN in mid-May. One of the Lary D. Fogle Chapter 71 founders, Ivan Chalk, received special recognition and was presented with…
Chapter 71 Member Honored as Hometown Hero
April 11, 2017
Lary D. Fogle Chapter 71 member Ron Spurlock was recognized in Cincinnati, OH by the Cincinnati Reds as an Opening Day Hometown Hero in early April. In addition to his work in Chapter 71, Spurlock…
Harbor Knight by Ralph A. Garcia
February 1, 2014
VVA member Ralph Garcia--the founder of Chapter 698 in Bluffton, Indiana---enlisted in the Marine Corps on his seventeenth birthday in November of 1959. He had a variety of assignments around the world, then volunteered for…