Articles Related to Inside VVA Chapters

Texas State Council

Chapter 844 Contributes to Year-Long Tribute

November 22, 2017

Members of El Paso, Tex., Robert E. Chisolm Chapter 844 played an integral role in the city of El Paso’s nearly year-long effort to honor its Vietnam War veterans.  (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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Chapter 1078 Wreath

Knoxville Mayor and Chapter 1078 Team Up to Lay Wreaths

November 17, 2017

Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett is collaborating with VVA Captain Bill Robinson Chapter 1078 to launch Wreaths Across America in Knoxville, Tenn.  (more…)

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Columbia City Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Indiana

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…)

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Photo: At the November 2 Dedication of the Tupelo, Mississippi, Veterans Memorial Wall replica: Left to Right: VVA Mississippi State Council President Rex Moody: VVA Georgia State Council President Spence Davis; VVA Alabama State Council President Wayne Reynolds, VVA National President John Rowan, VVA Louisiana State Council President Terry Courville and JD Soileau.

Replica Memorial Wall Revealed in Tupelo

November 16, 2017

The fundraising and planning efforts of VVA Chapter 842, the VVA Mississippi State Council, and the community of Tupelo, Miss., culminated in the November 2 dedication of the Veterans Memorial Wall replica. (more…)

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Chapter 1071's Honors Burial for 19 Veterans unclaimed cremains

Chapter 1071 Holds Honors Burial For Unclaimed Veterans

November 14, 2017

Chapter 1071 held a burial ceremony June 23 at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, CO for 19 veterans from World War I, World War II, and the Korean and Vietnam Wars.  (more…)

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Chapter 717

Chapter 717 Celebrated July Fourth Together

November 9, 2017

Akron, OH Chapter 717 members met at the local Grace Baptist Church July 8, the Saturday after Independence Day.  (more…)

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Chapter 966

Chapter 966 Assists in Ceremony Saluting Veterans

November 8, 2017

Chapter 966 participated in the 12th Annual Moore County Veterans Memorial Program at the Carriage Oaks Veterans’ Memorial in Carthage, NC in early November.  (more…)

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Flag raising ceremony in Guam. Photo courtesy, The Guam Daily Post

Chapter 668 Honored by Guam Legislature

November 7, 2017

Members of Chapter 668 of Sinajana, GU were honored at the Guam Congress Building in Hagåtña in early November.  (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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