Articles Related to Veterans Day

Chapter 218 Joins Santa Barbara Veterans Day Parade

December 23, 2019

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 218 participated in the 2019 Santa Barbara (Calif.) Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 9. Sponsored by Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation (PCVF), the parade featured WWII vehicles, heroes from all branches…

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Chapter 961 Observes Veterans Day

December 13, 2019

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 961 participated in Southern Utah's 9th Annual Veterans Day event at SunRiver Veterans Honor Park in St. George Nov. 11. American Legion Post 142, Marine Corp League Detachment 1270, the Knights of Columbus…

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Chapter 1079 Observes Veterans Day

December 11, 2019

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1079 and Associates hosted the 14th annual Northern Utah Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 9 with the Fleet Reserve Association and the City of Layton. The parade stepped off at 11:11 a.m., the…

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Chapter 272’s Hoffman Speaks at Veterans Day Event

December 4, 2019

Allan Hoffman, past president of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 272 and a former news anchor with WNCT-9, spoke Nov. 7 at Pitt Community College's PCC Veterans Salute in Winterville, N.C. The 22nd annual salute paid…

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Chapter 355 Joins Veterans Day Event

December 3, 2019

The “Lost Patrol” of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 355 presented colors during a Veterans Day event held at the Bella Vida Senior Center in Santa Clarita, Calif., Nov. 8. A flag was raised and a wreath…

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Chapter 885’s Morris Leads Veterans Day Parade

November 25, 2019

Retired Capt. Ken Morris and other U.S. Coast Guard veterans served as Grand Marshals in the third annual Southeast North Carolina Veterans Day Parade in downtown Wilmington. Capt. Morris is one of only about 8,000 Coast…

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Chapter 172 Celebrates Veterans Day

November 20, 2019

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 172 performed a POW/MIA ceremony at Veterans Day event held at the Rocky Gap (Md.) Veterans Cemetery on Nov. 11. American Legion Post 13 joined VVA to present the colors, and the Mountain Ridge…

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Chapter 882 Celebrates Veterans Day

November 30, 2018

 Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Chapter 882 participated in a Veterans Day observance in Hale, Mich., Nov. 11. Members of the Hale Area Veterans organization, which includes members of VVA, American Legion Post 422, VFW Post 7435…

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Chapter 274 Sponsors Veterans Appreciation Dinner

November 29, 2018

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 274 presented a ceremony honoring military personnel who didn't make it back from war as part of the fourth annual Veterans Appreciation Dinner held Nov. 11 in Cheboygan, Mich. Member Tracy Heath detailed the…

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Chapter 20’s Gatto Speaks at Veterans Day Event

November 24, 2018

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 20 President Valentino Gatto led a Veterans Day ceremony held Nov. 11 at the Vietnam Memorial in Rochester, N.Y. "The real meaning of Veterans Day lies right here in this…

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