Articles Related to PTSD
Author Query: In Search of Vietnam Veterans’ Post-War Stories
October 4, 2023
David Griffiths, a retired journalist who served with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam, is working on a book, Welcome Home Home, Brother, in which he will examine Vietnam War veterans' experiences after coming…
Dr. Thomas Hall Recognized for Contributions to Mental Health Communities Nationwide
August 25, 2022
Dr. Tom Hall, Chair of the VVA PTSD/Substance Abuse Committee, was recently honored with the dedication of a house in his name. The Dr. Thomas Hall House at Benilde Hall in Kansas City, Missouri, will…
Is fighting a pandemic like fighting a war?
May 10, 2022
Is fighting a pandemic like fighting a war? Two Vietnam veterans - Thomas Hall, in Kansas, and Marsha Four, in Philadelphia - talk about their wartime experience, the coronavirus, and the parallels they see between…
Chapter 704 Says New Memorial Is on the Way
March 23, 2020
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 704 says that construction of a proposed Vietnam veterans war memorial in the Cayuga County county city of Brutus, N.Y., is underway. The pieces of black granite set to form the…
Chapter 311 Brings Book to Life for Students
February 10, 2020
Members of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 311 spoke to students at Oak Forest (Ill.) High School in December to help bring Tim O'Brien's Vietnam War novel, The Things They Carried, to life for students in an…
Chapter 850 Members Talk About Canine Assistance
December 21, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Kent County Chapter 850 members Ken Bodine, Ray Harris, Joe Startt and Danny Watson recently attended a Dover (Del.) Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) dinner to speak about its Canines Assisting Service…
Chapter 809 Hosts PTSD/Suicide Town Hall
November 17, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Salina (Kan.) Chapter 809 hosted a PTSD/Suicide Town Hall on Oct. 23. The two-hour event featured speakers Thomas C. Hall, Ph.D., VVA's director of PTSD and substance abuse, and Maureen Elias, an Army veteran and…
Former Chapter 77 President Speaks Out About PTSD
August 22, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 77's Patrick Welch recently spoke to Buffalo, N.Y.'s Spectrum News about mental health and PTSD. He is among the estimated 30 percent of Vietnam veterans to suffer from post-traumatic stress…
Chapter 931 Participates in Vietnam Veterans Day Event
April 29, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Pineywoods Chapter 931 participated in a day of honor in recognition of National Vietnam War Veterans Day on March 29. The annual ceremony, held in Nacogdoches, Texas, attracted a record number…
Chapter 1015 Donates to Transitional Home
January 23, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Cumberland Plateau (Tenn.) Chapter 1015 recently raised and donated $2,815 to the Bread of Life Rescue Mission for use in rehabbing a transitional house for homeless veterans. Bread of Life has worked with…