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Chapter 1000 Gives Hamilton Quilt of Valor
April 26, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1000 hosted its second annual National Vietnam Veterans Day Commemorative Breakfast on March 29 at VFW Post 3892 in Harker Heights, Texas. About 30 people attended the breakfast, which featured…
Chapter 920 Buries Vet With No Next of Kin
April 11, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 920 recently helped inter A Vietnam-era veteran who died in a Plano, Texas, hospital with no apparent next of kin. James Wesley Mount, 78, died last month after spending several years…
Chapter 870 Hosts Moving Wall
April 2, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 870 in Schulenburg, Texas, will host the American Veterans Traveling Tribute or Moving Wall this weekend. The 4/5 scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., lists the more…
Chapter 431 Holds Food Drive
March 11, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 431 in El Paso, Texas, recently held a food drive for other veterans and members of the community outside an area Walmart. Customers donated food and money, and the veterans told Good Morning…
Chapter 1009 Supports Community
February 27, 2019
Vietnam Veterans Of America Chapter 1009 in Corsicana, Texas, has been heralded by the Athens Daily Review for its actions to support the community. The chapter recently donated $500 to the local Red Cross to…
Chapter 278 to Hold Second ‘Chuckwagon’ Fundraiser
February 22, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 278 will hold the second annual Wagons for Veterans fundraiser on March 30. Centered around a "chuckwagon"-style banquet with foods cooked in cast-iron pots over open fires, the fundraiser will benefit local…
Chapter 278 Takes First Prize in Chili Cookoff
February 20, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 278 took first place among civic contestants in the 20th annual Texarkana (Texas) Area Veterans Council Chili Cook-Off fundraiser on Feb. 15. The event attracted more than 450 people to sample various…
Chapter 457 Joins Texas Rodeo Parade
February 18, 2019
Members of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 457 and the Concho Valley (Texas) Women Veterans Association joined on a float to ride in the Rodeo Parade in San Angelo, Texas, on Feb. 3, 2019. Held…
Chapter 991 Names Raffle Winners
January 29, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America Dogwood Chapter 991 in Palestine, Texas, named the winners of its fall scholarship raffle in December. The chapter had been selling raffle tickets at community festivals and gun shows since April 2018,…
Chapter 278 Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Memorial
November 17, 2018
More than 20 members of the Vietnam Veterans of America Texarkana Area Chapter 278 commemorated the 30th anniversary of the dedication of the city's Korea-Vietnam Memorial on Nov. 12. "About 28 of us worked on it, and…