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Chapter 172’s Golden Delivers Memorial Day Address
June 12, 2019
Randy Golden, past president of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 172 in Cumberland, Md., delivered an address at the recent Corriganville (Md.) Memorial Day observance on May 27. Golden has served as commander of VFW Post…
Chapter 1091 Awards Gibbs Lifetime Membership
May 9, 2019
[caption id="attachment_17122" align="alignright" width="300"] Chapter Vice President Gerry Barrons, Bill Gibbs, and Sergeant at Arms Jack Hyle.[/caption] Vietnam Veterans of America Ocean City (Md.) Chapter 1091 awarded Bill Gibbs, owner of The Dough Roller restaurants, an…
WV State Council Fundraises with Salsa
August 7, 2017
West Virginia State Council sponsored a Salsa Social fundraiser in May near the national office in Silver Spring, MD. (more…)
Maryland and Tennessee Chapters Working Together
May 26, 2017
When Bob Cook, president of Cumberland, MD, Chapter 172, wanted to help the victims of the recent fires in Tennessee, he called Charlie Hobbs, National Membership Chair and a member of Chattanooga, TN, Chapter 203.…
Chapter 1091 Memorializes Sole Vietnam KIA
May 3, 2017
Chapter 1091 recently convinced its City Council in Ocean City, MD to approve building a memorial in front of City Hall in honor of Barry Berger, the only Ocean City native who died in the…
Chapter 641 Washes The Wall
April 18, 2017
In April Chapter 641 of Silver Spring, MD washed the walls of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. (more…)
Chapter 648 Donates to Local Honor Guard
March 3, 2017
The Mid Shore Honor Guard was recently gifted a check to purchase jackets by Mid Shore Chapter 648 in Easton, MD. The group of volunteers and veterans has an established uniform for their presentations, but…
Chapter 451 Helps Locate Casualty Photos for Project
January 11, 2017
Baltimore, MD Chapter 451 ’s Operation Remember began during the observance of the tenth anniversary of the Maryland Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedication in May 1998. The goal was to demonstrate Everlasting Remembrance, the theme of…
Chapter 648 Conducts Veterans Day Service
December 2, 2016
Mid Shore Chapter 648 paused to remember and reflect on their service at a Veterans Day service. 35 veterans and members of the community participated in the short service at the Vietnam memorial at the…
Chapter 451 Assists Maryland Public Television Honor Veterans
October 31, 2016
Chapter 451 in Baltimore, MD played a pivotal role in the success of Maryland Public Television’s most expensive event ever—LZ Maryland—a celebration of Maryland’s Vietnam War veterans. Chapter member John Bartkowiak worked on the event…