Articles Related to PTSD
Chapter 1048’s Rosa, Rose Join Fla. Hall of Fame
December 28, 2018
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1048 members Joe Rosa and David Rose were inducted into the Florida Veterans Hall of Fame on Dec. 4, 2018. The Veterans Hall of Fame recognizes military veterans who have made significant…
December 18, 2018
VVA Demands Hearing for VA Abandonment of Suicide-prevention Outreach
(Washington, D.C.)--"Veterans and Congress have spent the last decade making sure that suicide prevention is the VA’s top clinical priority, and in the last two years, it appears the VA has nearly completely abandoned that…
Chapter 327 Members Honored in Student Salute
November 28, 2018
Members of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 327 were honored as part of the annual "Salute to Honorable Citzenship" staged by the Valley Road School in Stanhope, N.J. Students, faculty, staff and community members honored local…
Chapter 994 Event Addresses PTSD
October 20, 2018
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 994 joined Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7339 and American Legion Post 108 in sponsoring a resolution in Franklin, N.C., focusing on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The resolution designates Oct. 27, 2018,…
Chapter 388 President Spencer Honored
October 10, 2018
VVA Chapter 388 President Tom Spencer was named September Veteran of the Month by the Nevada Department of Veteran Services (NVDS). Jim Forbus, a supporter of Honor Flight Nevada, was named Veteran Supporter of the Month. "These…
Chapter 1048 Member Resurrects Vietnam Veteran Tribute Truck
September 14, 2018
Chapter 1048 member David Rose brought the Vietnam Veteran Tribute Truck to a recent chapter meeting in Daytona Beach, Florida. Used to help veterans with PTSD, the 1946 Chevrolet carries thousands of Vietnam veterans’ signatures and…
Chapter 391 Celebrates 30 Years
September 13, 2018
VVA Chapter 391 in Sonora, Calif., celebrated its 30th anniversary this week. Veteran Frank Smart saw the need for a local chapter of the Vietnam Veterans Association in Tuolumne County, and requested information. The paperwork…
Veteran Receives Unexpected Assistance From Chapter 1080
September 8, 2018
Chris Langston, a Vietnam veteran with PTSD, recently experienced another setback: His house burned down, and he lost everything. But Florida's First Coast News, based in Jacksonville, aired a report on Langston's struggles, and help poured…
July 7, 2017
Pioneering PTSD Researcher Charles Figley to Deliver Keynote at VVA’s 18th National Convention
(Washington, D.C.)—Dr. Charles Figley, a Vietnam veteran who has done pioneering work in recognizing and treating Post-traumatic Stress Disorder since the mid-1970s, will deliver the Keynote Speech at the August 9 Opening Ceremonies of Vietnam…
June 27, 2017
VVA Lauds VA Sec. Shulkin for leading on OTH, Urges Support of Congress
(Washington, D.C.)--“VA Secretary Shulkin leads with the heart of a physician, and takes seriously his oath to ‘do no harm,’ ” said John Rowan, national president of Vietnam Veterans of America. “That’s why he’s working…