March 11, 2020
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 274 recently thanked dozens of supporters for making its Toys for Kids program a huge success. The program gives gifts to hundreds of needy children around Cheboygan County (Mich.) every…
March 6, 2020
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 154 helped local students and staff at Glen Peters School in Macomb, Mich., stage its sixth annual Valentines for Veterans program. Students in the township made more than 900 valentines…
January 16, 2020
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 154 founder Pat Daniels was named Veteran of the Year by the Macomb County (Mich.) Board of Commissioners on Nov. 7 in recognition of his long legacy of support for fellow veterans. Daniels'…
January 10, 2020
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 882 and associates hosted an annual Veterans Day observance with other Hale (Mich.) veterans groups including American Legion Post 422 and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 7435. Dozens of veterans…
January 9, 2020
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 274 presented a POW/MIA ceremony at the fifth annual Veterans Appreciation Dinner in Cheboygan, Mich. Hundreds of local veterans were honored at the event, which featured a free dinner and presentations from…
December 2, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 154 recently added Richard Dean Mattson's name to Macomb County's Vietnam Memorial after researcher Ruth Babcock found it missing from the Michigan Vietnam Veterans Traveling Memorial. Mattson died in 1966 in…
November 7, 2019
Sponsored by Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 154, the Michigan Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall went on display at Warren City Hall from Sept. 30–Oct. 6. The traveling memorial is dedicated to the 2,654 Michigan soldiers who died during the…
October 30, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Detroit Chapter 9 is collecting donations in order to move a memorial to World War I veterans that has stood on the Michigan State Fairgrounds since for more than 80 years. Situated…
October 25, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America's Cheboygan (Mich.) Chapter 274 was presented with a flag Thursday afternoon from the Ice Breaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum as part of its Fly a Flag program. The Fly a Flag program flies…
October 12, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 154 conducted its annual 24-hour vigil at Resurrection Cemetery in Clinton Township (Michigan) starting at 2 p.m. on National POW/MIA Recognition Day, Sept. 20. The vigil called attention to the…