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PTSD & Substance Abuse Committee Update January/February 2016
February 19, 2016
VVA’s Committee on PTSD and Substance Abuse recognizes—and will do what they can to help—the underserved and under-publicized struggles damaging their sisters-in-arms. The realities of PTSD and Military Sexual Trauma, the ravages of substance abuse, and the…
POW/MIA Committee Update January/February 2016
February 19, 2016
The list of missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel from the Vietnam War numbers 1, 624 as of Jan. 6, 2016. For various reasons, including wishes of the families, DOD announcements are often delayed far beyond…
Membership Affairs Committee Update January/February 2016
February 19, 2016
Having reached their goal of 75, 000 members at the Convention in July, the Membership Affairs Committee’s next two-year goal was 78, 000. What they did not foresee was how successful the Life Membership Sale would…
Veterans Against Drugs Ice Skating Event
February 19, 2016
Silver Spring, MD, where the VVA National Headquarters is located, has suffered for many years with a growth of Drug Abuse and Violence. The Veteran Against Drugs is a VVA Community Service Program.The VAD Task Force…
Working Together: VVA Chapters and State Councils Fulfill a Last Request
February 18, 2016
When his wife, Sheri, telephoned VVA Oregon State Council President Ron Morgan to explain that her husband’s final wish was to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, Morgan knew he had to…
Facing the Wall
February 18, 2016
The throbbing roar of fifty motorcycles announced the motorcade. Most of the riders had longish hair, beards, and mustaches. This gray brigade seemed serious, proud, and glad the trip was over. They had been in…
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…
Queens Chapter 32 Recognizes Community Friendships
February 9, 2016
Queens, NY Chapter 32 has many supporters in its community, some of whom it recently recognized. Assemblyman Mike Miller and state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. were honored by the chapter for being friends of veterans and…
New Castle County Chapter Donates $3,500 to Memorial Project
February 9, 2016
The New Castle Chapter 850 in New Castle, DE, recently donated $3, 500 to the Vietnam Veterans Legacy Veterans Motorcycle Club. The donation is for the VVLVMC’s project to rebuild a memorial at Fire Base…
Chapter 805 Earns $22,000 for Bronze Battle Cross Memorial
February 9, 2016
Chapter 805 of Roseburg, OR has big plans for Memorial Day 2017. This national holiday is their deadline for a project they’ve been hard at work to get rolling. The chapter has raised $22, 000…