Articles Related to Texas
Chapter 1029 Raises ‘Freedom Isn’t Free’ Sign
June 8, 2017
Chapter 1029 of Yorktown, TX in Dewitt County has erected a lighted sign off a local highway in Cuero, TX declaring ‘Freedom Isn’t Free’. (more…)
Chapter 457 Restores Vietnam War Era Helicopter
January 24, 2017
Chapter 457 in San Angelo, TX has begun repairing a helicopter that was featured at San Angelo's Vietnam War Memorial. This veteran of the Vietnam War is a rattler helicopter that served American soldiers from…
Chapter 1000 Fundraises for New Memorial
January 13, 2017
The members of Chapter 1000 of Fort Hood, TX recently began fundraising to build a Vietnam veterans memorial at the Central Texas State veterans cemetery in Harker Heights. “This memorial will be dedicated to the…
A Friendly Chat Between Marines and Viet Cong
November 7, 2016
By Erik Slavin, Stars and Stripes staff writer DA NANG, Vietnam — Fifty years ago, two of the men sitting around this table at the Red Beach Resort were enemies of the United States. They…
VVA and Chapter 574 Honors Rep. O’Rourke
October 25, 2016
John Rowan traveled to El Paso, TX , to present a VVA Achievement Medal to Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Tex.). The congressman also received the Legislator of the Year from the Texas State Council. Humberto Nevarez,…
Chapter 297 Takes the Kids Fishing
October 3, 2016
For the fourth consecutive year, Chapter 297 has hosted its Kid’s Fishing Tournament in Amarillo, TX . The event was initiated 4 years ago to encourage greater interaction between veterans and the community. Since then,…
Chapter 910 Pauses to Remember the POW/MIA
September 27, 2016
Chapter 910 and Corpus Christi Mayor's Committee for Veterans Affairs held a recent POW-MIA Day Ceremony in Sherrill Park in Corpus Christi, TX . The guest speaker was Gilbert Garcia, the brother of Army Staff…
Vietnam Memorial to be Completed October 2017 in Texas
February 25, 2016
Local VVA Chapters are not the only ones who are interested in memorializing those who fought to protect the country. In Killeen, TX, a local business owner, Sandra Skinner, challenged the community to donate to…
Missing in Action, Not Recognition
February 18, 2016
A long line of motorcycles processed slowly through the Texas State Cemetery. Their arrival opened the ceremony on September 26 to memorialize 105 Texas Vietnam veterans listed as Missing in Action. Organized by VVA’s Austin…