Articles Related to Memorial Day

Chapter 311 Contributes Video Vignettes to Time Capsule

March 19, 2020

More than 50 organizations including Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 311 are working on a multigenerational time capsule to share messages with future generations. Chapter members recorded video vignettes to share their thoughts with future generations.  The Veterans…

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Chapter 990 Joins Memorial Day Event

July 11, 2019

The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 990 took part in a Memorial Day ceremony on May 23, remembering those who gave their lives in service to the country. Sponsored by the Just-A-Mere Garden Club, the…

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Chapter 648 Honors Area’s Fallen

June 29, 2019

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 648 held a Memorial Day service on May 30 at the Talbot County Courthouse in Easton, Md. Member Lee Young Jr. placed a wreath at the Vietnam Monument to honor the 11…

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Chapter 385 Rededicates Memorial

June 27, 2019

Vietnam Veterans of America Medina Chapter 385 helped rededicate a war memorial in Medina, Ohio, on Memorial Day. About 150 people attended, although the renovation wasn't quite complete — some 477 engraved pavers were installed…

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Chapter 957 Places Flags on Vets’ Graves

June 21, 2019

Members of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 957, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4639 and American Legion Post 39 joined to place more than 1,250 flags on the graves of former service members buried in the…

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Chapter 9 Participates in Detroit Parade

June 20, 2019

Vietnam Veterans of America Detroit Chapter 9 manned floats in the city's Memorial Day parade May 27. A military truck, the South Vietnamese Veterans and the Thu Duc Military Academy Alumni Association of Michigan also marched in…

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Chapter 594 Joins Memorial Day Remembrance

June 18, 2019

Vietnam Veterans of America Firebase Chapter 594 joined the 38th annual Memorial Day Remembrance at the Coral Ridge Funeral Home and Cemetery in Cape Coral, Fla., May 27. Cape Coral Mayor Joe Coviello led the Pledge of…

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Chapter 355 Joins Memorial Day Tribute

June 17, 2019

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 355 posted flags at the annual Santa Clarita (Calif.) Memorial Day Tribute on May 27. Sponsored by Santa Clarita Valley (SCV) Veterans Memorial Committee and Eternal Valley Memorial Park and Mortuary,…

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Mattingly Invited to National Memorial Day Concert

June 13, 2019

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1104 founder and VVA Kentucky State Council President Jack Mattingly and his wife, Kathy, participated in the 30th Annual National Memorial Day Concert in Washington D.C., on May 26. The event…

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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…

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