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Chapter 196 Helps Disabled Vets with Their Golf Swing
June 13, 2016
Chapter 196 in Lynchburg, VA has teamed up with Hill City’s American Legion and the local chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart to hold golf clinics for disabled veterans in central Virginia.…
Chapter 1052 Donates Birthday Gift of Flag and Flag Pole
June 2, 2016
Vietnam veteran Charles Russell of Amite will celebrate his 79th birthday Saturday on his back porch watching the American flag wave in the wind. Russell served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 10 years during…
Economic Opportunities Committee Update May/June 2016
May 31, 2016
As a member of a national organization such as VVA, opportunities present themselves that normally would not be available. Two recent veterans events demonstrate how important it is to be involved in your local community.…
Public Affairs Committee Update May/June 2016
May 31, 2016
Last issue, we reported that the committee had presented a motion, passed by the BOD, to remove the term “Vietnam-era veteran” from all VVA documents and publications. It has become apparent, though, that the task…
Women Veterans Committee Update May/June 2016
May 31, 2016
During the Women Veterans Committee meeting, Dr. Kathryn Magruder presented results from the VA National Retrospective Health Study for Vietnam Women Veterans. More than five thousand women who served in Vietnam, other places in Southeast…
PTSD & Substance Abuse Committee Update May/June 2016
May 31, 2016
In March the National Veterans Legal Services Program and the Veterans Legal Clinic at the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School published the report, Underserved: How the VA Wrongfully Excludes Veterans with Bad Paper…
POW/MIA Committee Update May/June 2016
May 31, 2016
There remain 1, 621 missing from the Vietnam War. Since 1975, 962 men have been accounted for. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recently accounted for Sgt. 1st Class Alan L. Boyer, Special Forces, listed…
Minority Affairs Committee Update May/June 2016
May 31, 2016
The Minority Affairs Committee has established its goals for the new fiscal year. Despite our meager budget, we will try to extend our efforts across the country using the talents of our committee members in…
Veteran Monument Gets an Assist from Chapter 1066
May 11, 2016
Chapter 1066 in Big Hill, KY presented Eastern Kentucky University a check in support of a “Missing Man” monument on its veterans memorial. The bronze monument will be revealed on Veterans’ Day. It will feature…
Chapter 154 Aids in Stamping Out Macomb Hunger
May 11, 2016
Letter carriers in Macomb, MI will be collecting food to benefit veterans and service members and their families. The Letter Carriers Food Drive for the Macomb Community Action food program will support Mt. Clemens Chapter…