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• 08/30/10 Vietnam vets, knowing best the costs of a wrong war, should be dissent lead
  It's OK to be a Vietnam veteran in today's America, so long as you remember that war the way President Reagan once portrayed it  as a "noble cause"  and so long as you give unwavering support for our current crusades in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• 08/30/10 Vietnam Veterans Want CIA Sanctioned
  The Vietnam Veterans of America asked a federal judge to impose sanctions on the Central Intelligence Agency, for failing to produce documents on the CIA's testing of hundreds of kinds of drugs - including sarin and phosgene nerve gas and LSD - on thousands of soldiers.
• 08/30/10 There were no cheers for him or the others
  Nobody hates war more than combat veterans and those whose loved ones and friends have suffered and died because of it. For all they may feel of justifiable pride and brotherhood, they know that war isnt the answer. What the answer is, continues to elude us.
• 08/30/10 The bill for Agent Orange comes due
  Age and Agent Orange are closing in on Vietnam veterans, a legacy of hurt for those who served  and a very big bill for American taxpayers.
• 08/30/10 Soldier Killed by Utah Police was a deserter
  A soldier who shot a Salt Lake City police officer in the leg and was killed when he returned fire was being sought as a deserter, the Army said.
• 08/30/10 Veterans and activists rally to save hospital
  Our veterans go overseas. We consider them to be heroes when theyre over there. they should be heroes when they come back here said Smith, the Senate president. The only way theyre going to know that theyre a hero, is if they have a full service hospital.
• 08/30/10 Supporters line procession route of fallen Marine
  Tears welled up in Tom Allen's eyes even after the procession carrying the fallen Marine passed by on Bayshore Boulevard.
• 08/27/10 Author Q&A: War and peace of mind
  J. Morris Lavallee's self-published novel tells the story of a Vietnam vet and his struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder.
• 08/27/10 Shinseki Supports Agent Orange Claims
  At the national convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Tuesday, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki said that he is happy to explain the rationale of adding three new diseases to the Agent Orange presumptive list.
• 08/27/10 Hugs, cheers greet Vietnam vets this time
  Gary Monroe said when he landed back in the states after serving in Vietnam, he and other soldiers were told to travel in civilian clothes as opposed to their uniforms because they might get shot.
• 08/27/10 Veterans and activists rally to save hospital
  Passionate veterans and community enthusiasts chanted and held picket signs in front of the historic hospital in hopes to sway the VA's plans to demolish it and build rental units along with a new medical facility they deem inadequate.
• 08/27/10 VA chief brings message of hope in visit to Providence
  
• 08/26/10 Fairgoers pay homage to fallen heroes
  Only the whir of a box fan broke the silence in a room hosting the South Dakota Fallen Heroes Banner Display on Wednesday. Visitors to the room in the Walter Taylor Building at the Central States Fairgrounds walked from banner to banner, reading stark facts about 29 fellow South Dakotans who died in the line of duty in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• 08/26/10 WACs were considered 2nd rate soldiers by some men
  When Ruth Russell of Charlotte Ratchets, south of Punta Gorda, joined the Army in 1973 it was still known as the Women's Army Corps. In short, the WACs. Women in the Women's Army Corps weren't considered to be in the regular Army in those days. They were considered to be in something less, the 57-year-old former WAC explained. When the Women's Army Corps was disbanded in 1975 then we became regular Army and that helped our status with our male counterparts somewhat.
• The final piece at Heck Park
  There was no fanfare as Glenn Podhola and Frank Jay sealed a plaque to a concrete block at Heck Park, but the moment was indeed significant. The plaque describing the 81mm mortar and bunker at the Vietnam Veterans memorial at the park was the final project to be completed by members of Monroe County Chapter 142, Vietnam Veterans of America.
• 08/25/10 Salas Urges Governor To Enact Veteran's Court Leg
  Assembly member Mary Salas' Assembly Bill 1925, which authorizes superior courts to develop and implement veteran's courts for eligible U.S. veterans, is now on the Governor's desk. If signed into law, AB 1925 will allow returning veterans a greater chance for succeeding in civilian life in the aftermath of combat.
• 08/25/10 Christie signs bills to honor New Jersey military
  Gov. Chris Christie Monday signed a package of bills recognizing the service, bravery and sacrifice of New Jersey's active duty servicemen and women and retired military veterans. Expands recognition to those who served in Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
• 08/25/10 CIA prevented 7000 Vietnam Vet secret mind control human experimentees from
  A federal judge in San Francisco has given the green light to an action by Vietnam vets saying the CIA prevented roughly 7,000 human subjects from getting medical care after they were subjected to experiments on mind control, implantation of electronics and the effects of exotic drugs.
• 08/25/10 Vietnam Veterans of America to hold vigil honoring POWs, MIAs
  We Won't Ever Forget!! Will You? is the question the local chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America has put before the public ahead of the organization's 23rd annual POW/MIA Vigil. The two-day vigil will start with an opening ceremony at 3:11 p.m. Sept. 3 at the Korea/Vietnam Memorial at West Seventh Street and North State Line Avenue.
• 911 Ride Convoy to visit city on way to Ground Zero
  This will be the 10th installment of the motorcycle convoy that pays homage to those who lost their lives as a result of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. They are expected to come through Cumberland on Mechanic Street tomorrow, sometime between 9 a.m. and 9:30, with a short pit stop at Allegany College of Maryland.
• 08/24/10 Vietnam Vets Quietly Labor to Repair War's Damage
  Vietnam vets have found ways to honor the living.
• 08/23/10 Help Holloman find N.M. heroes
  Enshrined on the National Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., are the names of 58,261 Americans who gave their lives for their country in the Vietnam War. Four hundred of those names are people who called New Mexico home. Of those 400 New Mexican veterans, two of them listed their home of record as Holloman Air Force Base.
• 08/23/10 New Web Site Invites Vietnam Veterans to Write About Their Experiences for
  Mar-Tech Specialties, a full service promotional product agency, announces a new web site, http://www.heroesamongus.org, asking Vietnam Veterans to put their thoughts into words. All Vietnam Veterans are invited to participate and their experiences will be used in the development of a new book, Heroes Among Us. This innovative method for developing a book gives Vietnam Veterans the chance to tell their own story about the Vietnam War. Vietnam Veterans are asked to visit http://www.heroesamongus.org and answer just a few short questions.
• 08/05/10 Veterans March at Fair
  Ron Niemann and Frank Jay represented the Monroe County Chapter 142, Vietnam Veterans of America. Both men also took part in last years inaugural parade. Mr. Niemann said he enjoyed the applause the veterans received from bystanders when they walked by the booths.
• 08/05/10 Vietnam Veterans award scholarship
  AUGRES - Jennie Johnson has had a respect for the United States Armed Services her whole life. Both of her parents served in the Navy, and her grandfather is a Vietnam veteran. So when it came time for the Vietnam Veterans of America, Arenac County Chapter 390, to give out their annual $500 scholarship, it only made sense for them to choose Johnson.
• 08/05/10 Vets enjoy Picnic in the Park
  The event was sponsored by Vietnam Veterans of America Cleveland Post 15 with coordinator Steve Klosowski, Polish Legion of American Veterans Cleveland Post 30, Disabled American Veterans and 82nd Airbourne.
• 08/05/10 Forgotten Eagles ride for veterans
  NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP - Wednesday the 7th annual Ride Around Michigan motorcycle tour rode through Marquette making a stop at the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 380 in Negaunee Township.
• 07/30/10 Veterans Honor Tribe And Casino
  Tuolumne, CA -- The Tuolumne Band of Mi Wuk Indians and Black Oak Casino have received a statewide honor.
• 07/30/10 60-day countdown nears for new 'AO' claims
  
• 07/30/10 With rise in demand, VA stepping up services for female veterans
  
• 07/30/10 Veterans Memorial replica makes temporary stop in Pocatello
  They are putting the finishing touches on the American Veterans Traveling Tribute that is on display this weekend at the Bannock County Fairgrounds in Pocatello.
• 07/21/10 Monroe County Veterans Court goal is to meet special needs of veterans faci
  Their long journey is not over, but there appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel.
• 07/21/10 AFGE's Fight to Save BOP Inmate Work Program on 'Inside Government'
  AFGE National Secretary-Treasurer J. David Cox was joined by Vietnam Veterans of America President John Rowan to discuss the importance of caring for our nation's veterans.
• 07/21/10 Give vets their park
  They have the plan, but the city won't give them the time of day
• 07/21/10 Governor Quinn Signs Bills to Benefit, Honor Illinois Veterans
  Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation to benefit Illinois Veterans at the annual Rockin for the Troops charity benefit sponsored by Operation Support Our Troops-Illinois. The two new laws will allow Veterans service organizations to sell the Veterans Cash lottery ticket year round and will create a specialty license plate recognizing Purple Heart Veterans.
• 07/21/10 Veterans help veterans at Bennington outreach center
  John Miner, president of the Vietnam Veterans of Vermont and a founder of the center, said the center had worked with about 75 veterans and their families since they opened in mid-December. The center provides a place for veterans to meet with their peers and find whatever help they need.
• 07/21/10 Prescott veterans honor driving force behind memorial statue
  PRESCOTT (AP)  Susanna Sessions was a driving force in raising money to build the All Veterans Memorial Statue, which stands on the Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza.
• 07/21/10 State owes it to Vietnam veterans
  The veterans service officers help vets navigate the tortuous terrain of red tape sometimes required to get the benefits they've earned and deserve.
• 07/21/10 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and FedEx Partner to Collect Photos
  Behind every name, a story. Our goal is to collect photos for all 58,261 veterans on The Wall.
• 07/08/10 Tackling homelessness
  IT USED to be the case that the homeless were, almost exclusively, single adults. Today homelessness is affecting a growing share of families with children too.
• 07/08/10 Vietnam war vet used art to overcome terrors he faced in his dreams
  As a part of therapy to overcome nightmares from his own service in Vietnam in 1969 and 1970, Arnaud began drawing pen and ink illustrations in 1983 expressing his feelings about the war and the struggles of veterans.
• 07/08/10 American Eagle statue unveiled
  Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 667, hosted the dedication. The event at Ottumwa Park included a dedication of the American Eagle statue, which was put up in the park this spring.
• 07/08/10 Veterans start biking group
  The Granite City Chapter 1021 of the Vietnam Veterans, located in Mount Airy, now is starting a biking group.
• 06/24/10 Is a Culture War Between American Soldiers and Civilians Inevitable?
  Stanley McChrystal and his aides make recently about the civilians overseeing the militarys conduct of the war in Afghanistan, it seems fair to ask how much respect American soldiers feel for citizens who choose not to fight its wars.
• 06/24/10 McChrystal's Disdain: Symptom of a Mercenary Force With Few Ties to Civilia
  The Obama/McChrystal debacle is symptomatic of a wider divide -- the widening estrangement between our civilian elites and our military.
• 06/24/10 Dow Chemical Still Claims Agent Orange Was Not Harmful
  Just like the wars to get PTSD, Gulf War Illness, Depleted Uranium, or any other the other collateral damage of war recognized once the troops come home has historically been very political.
• 06/24/10 GEORGIA VIETNAM VETERANS ALLIANCE, INC.
  In the mid 1980's Vietnam vets banded together and formed a chapter of Vietnam Veterans in the Atlanta area. By 1988, the Chapter was working with other Vietnam veteran groups around the state and a state organization was formed.
• 06/24/10 Emotional Ride Leads to Wisconsin Rapids
  The ride to Plainfield to escort The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall to Wisconsin Rapids was warm and smooth.
• 06/24/10 We Must Heal the Wounds of War We Cannot See
  For too long, America has been in denial about the true cost of war.
• 06/24/10 Vietnam Veterans of America Seeks to Establish New Chapter in Southern Main
  The Vietnam Veterans of America is seeking to establish a new chapter in Southern Maine.
• 06/23/10 State wartime service medals distributed to 131 veterans at New Milford cer
  Patricia Howland was awed to tears by a ceremony at the high school Tuesday that honored her husband, Ed, and 130 other wartime veterans with medals for their bravery.
• 06/23/10 VVA says Tell Your Agent Orange Stories and take Grassroots ACTION
  In the Oct/November 2009 time frame Mokie raised several issues
• 06/23/10 Vietnam memorial moved from Card. Dougherty to VFW
  It took a work crew 45 minutes Tuesday to remove the two-foot-high marble Vietnam Veterans Memorial from the grounds of Cardinal Dougherty High School in Northeast Philadelphia. The memorial, which honors the 27 Dougherty graduates who died while serving in Vietnam, was then escorted 2.5 miles away by 16 men on motorcycles from the Warrior Watch to the grounds of VFW Post 2819 on Martins Mill Road
• 06/23/10 Multiple events to surround Vietnam Veterans Wall
  Motorcycle groups and area police agencies will take part in the Ride for Pride accompanying the Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall as it arrives Thursday for a four-day stay at the VA Western New York Healthcare System, 222 Richmond Ave. The Wall will be open to the public 24 hours a day, and military vehicles will be on display.
• 06/23/10 Vets unhappy with St. Albans VA plan
  A developer selected to build a high-tech veterans center in Queens revealed plans on Friday to place new medical facilities next to housing and green space, riling veterans groups whose demands they say were disregarded.
• 06/23/10 Rainbow Colored Chemical Agents on GUAM?
  This will be the last in or series on Agent Orange on Guam until we get a response from our FOIA requests to DoD, and the Department of the Army. That said, we are not optimistic that the DoD, DoA, or Department of the Air Forces is going to want to fess up and open old wounds about Vietnam, Agent Orange, PTSD, or what have you while they are at war in Iraq and Afghanistan. But we shall see.
• 06/23/10 When I heard the news, I was in tears
  I was out of town yesterday. When I arrived home last night, I learned that we lost another soldier from our area. Benjamin Osborn, age 27, graduate of Lake George High School, was killed in Afghanistan. I read the articles about him in this morning's Post-Star (June 18). I had trouble reading the stories because my eyes were full of tears. The lump in my throat lingers.
• 06/22/10 JOE RAGMAN TARNOVSKY: VIETNAM STILL OUR LONGEST WAR
  While having coffee and reading the morning newspaper with my wife the other morning, she handed me the newspaper with your political cartoon showing the Vietnam and Afghanistan combat veterans. Being a Vietnam Combat Veteran, Sir, anything anybody publishes about our war piques my interest greatly. I do not have to tell you the history of our war and especially the aftermath of the homecoming experience, and to be quite frank, Mr. Stantis, many of us still have emotional and mental pains even 40 plus years after we finished our combat tours in that Southeast Asian country.
• 06/22/10 Vietnam memorial to be dedicated in Fostoria
  A long-awaited memorial for Vietnam War veterans from Hancock, Seneca, and Wood counties is to be dedicated at 1 p.m. Saturday at Fountain Cemetery.
• 06/22/10 'Honor' displayed during Flag Day
  Family plays key role in Dubuque ceremony.
• 06/22/10 Lending a Helping Hand: Bozeman area veterans groups hold Stand Down to rea
  When George Morales returned from serving in Vietnam, he had mixed feelings about letting people know that he was a veteran. Several decades later Morales and the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter No. 788, which he is the president of, were proudly hosting Bozeman's first Veterans' Stand Down.
• 06/22/10 Flights let veterans visit memorials
  Ed Morehead is like many World War II veterans, proud to have served his country but gun-shy when it comes to talking about that time of his life.
• 06/22/10 Local veterans dedicate Vietnam memorial
  Vietnam Veterans of America No. 440 will dedicate a memorial Saturday to the 72 residents of Seneca, Hancock and Wood counties who died or remain missing in the Vietnam War from 1959 through 1975. All 72 names are listed on the memorial. The memorial is also intended to honor all of the men and women who served during those years, according to Arnold Sayre, chapter president.
• 06/22/10 Vietnam Vets Of America To Discuss Agent Orange
  The Vietnam Veterans of America is holding a town hall meeting in Montpelier to discuss the effects of Agent Orange on the children and grandchildren of Vietnam veterans.
• 06/22/10 New research could help explain the lasting effects of PTSD
  For the first time, researchers at the Department of Veterans Affairs are taking a comprehensive look at the long-term effects of PTSD and its connection to other serious health issues that develop decades after military service ends.
• 06/22/10 Agent Orange and Related Chemical Exposure Outside of Vietnam: Guam
  This is the second part of a series of articles on the probability that Agent Orange and the related Rainbow Colors of chemicals used by our Armed Forces in their Herbicide War in Vietnam may have been present on Guam during the war.
• 06/22/10 FACT CHECK: GOP Lying About Health Care Reform & Military
  This week, Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-CA) told KUSI in San Diego that one of the most offensive parts of the health care reform law is that it will move TRICARE, the health program covering servicemembers and their families, out of the Defense Department and to the department that handles welfare. he added that once members of the military find out, all hell is going to break loose
• 06/22/10 Letter: Come see the Vietnam Memorial Wall
  On behalf of the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 101, I would like to express our thanks to all who contributed to our recent Orange Blossom distribution. A special thanks to the following businesses who let us distribute them outside their doors: Wal-Mart, Copps, Shopko and Baker Drive IGA.
• 06/22/10 Rep. Murray State Representative Legislator of the Year
  The Buckeye State Council of the Vietnam Veterans of America selected Representative Dennis Murray (D- Sandusky) as their State Representative Legislator of the Year. The honor recognized the support Rep. Murray has shown for Veterans and his work on behalf of Veterans in the Ohio House of Representatives.
• 06/22/10 Memorial originator, 4 others to be honored
  Four men and a woman will be honored when Veteran Community Initiatives holds a Chapel of Four Chaplains Awards Ceremony later this year.
• 06/22/10 Private Development of St. Albans Angers Queens Veterans - Say They Were L
  A developer selected to build a high-tech veterans center in Queens revealed plans on Friday to place new medical facilities next to housing and green space, riling veterans groups whose demands they say were disregarded.
• 06/22/10 Vietnam Veterans of America help vets and the community
  It's been a busy month or so for the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 333, based in New City, with a lot more money flowing out than coming in. As they do every year, they sponsored Memorial Day watchfires at four locations in the county on May 30  the traditional Memorial Day. The fires, which burn for 24 hours that day, are set aglow to remember all who have been lost, but also to serve as a symbolic beacon to lead home prisoners of war and those missing in action.
• 06/22/10 Local Legion evolves while America is at war
  Established around the time that World War I came to a close, the American Legion Sagebrush Post 68 in Brush was named after the 68 original members of the group, according to member Stan Gray.
• 06/22/10 Vietnam vets worry about lasting impact of Agent Orange
  William J. Whitney of Northfield did two tours of duty in Vietnam four decades ago, but until recently he didnt think that Agent Orange, a defoliant used by the U.S. military, might affect not only his health, but that of his children and grandchildren.
• 06/22/10 Local family grieves for fallen Marine
  The son of a Clinton Township police detective was killed earlier this week while defending his country as a proud member of the U.S. Marines in Afghanistan.
• 06/22/10 Groups help keep police hydrated
  Two groups have joined forces to make sure Chico police officers stay hydrated this summer while working their beats and responding to emergency incidents.
• 06/22/10 Rep. Sam Johnson remembers the Forgotten War
  On the 60th anniversary of the Forgotten War, Rep. Sam Johnson wanted to make sure Americans still remember and honor the Korean conflict.
• 06/22/10 Vietnam Veterans Hold Meeting On Agent Orange
  Earlier this week a joint U.S. - Vietnam panel released a report saying it would cost $300 million to clean up the health and environmental problems related to the use of Agent Orange in the Vietnam War.
• 06/22/10 Dennis Croucher of Cathey's Valley Elected 1st Vice-President of California
  Former Army broadcast specialist and Catheys Valley resident Dennis Doc Croucher, a member of Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Chapter 368 in Mariposa since 2000 was elected 1st vice-president of the California VVA State Council in Fresno during the Convention held there in June. Croucher served in the Army (1968-1971) in Ethiopia as a broadcaster with the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service. He has been a member of VVA since 1992 and served on the board of directors for CSC since 2008 as the Central District vice-president which includes Mariposa. He was recently elected president of VVA Chapter 368 where he has also served as vice-president, secretary/treasurer, and as a CSC delegate.
• 06/22/10 Banner campaign to honor military personnel
  Three local veterans groups are seeking sponsors for a campaign to honor active-duty military personnel from Brea by hanging banners in their name.
• 06/22/10 Vietnam Veterans of America accepting applications for new chapter in Sanfo
  We are accepting applications from non-veterans and family members to join the Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America, Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America membership is open to all non veterans and family members.
• 06/22/10 Repairing a world shattered by Agent Orange
  15 years since our countries re-established diplomatic ties, the daily lives of many Vietnamese are still shaped by our militarys policies and tactics.
• 06/22/10 Nicklaus donates course design for disabled vets
  Jack Nicklaus takes the wrapping off another in his signature line of hybrid clubs and hands it to Danny Dudek. The Army lieutenant colonel, paralyzed below both knees, is propped up inside a "SoloRider," a specially designed cart with a seat that tilts up to support disabled golfers when they swing. He takes the new club, leans over the ball and follows the legend's instructions.
• 06/22/10 Does Congress & Obama Waiting the Army to Die?
  Although that is not the title of this very recent media release by Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) to address all the questions now swirling around the Internet dealing with Agent Orange, but my title sure raises too many valid questions that require answers now.
• 06/22/10 Vietnam war veterans hope for change
  With the new president of the US comes new hope for one man.
• 06/22/10 JOE RAGMAN TARNOVSKY: PTSD, IF WE HAD ONLY KNOWN ABOUT AUDIE MURPHY
  Even though decades have passed since the issue of Vietnam Veterans and PTSD went to the forefront of society, many returning combat veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq are not receiving the help that they so desperately needed.
• 06/22/10 Remember the veterans of 'The Forgotten War' in Korea
  June 25 marks the 60th anniversary of the Korean War.
• 06/22/10 Rep. Sam Johnson remembers the Forgotten War
  On the 60th anniversary of the Forgotten War, Rep. Sam Johnson - a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars - wanted to make sure Americans still remember and honor the Korean conflict.
• 06/22/10 More time needed for Vietnam memorial
  Fundraising efforts to build a Vietnam veterans memorial in North Tonawandas Veterans Park have hit a snag.
• 06/22/10 Cordray Recognized for Dedication to Military and Veterans
  Richard Cordray has been honored by the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Buckeye State Council for his continuing support of Ohio's veterans, military members and their families.
• 06/22/10 New research could help explain the lasting effects of PTSD
  For the first time, researchers at the Department of Veterans Affairs are taking a comprehensive look at the long-term effects of PTSD.
• 06/15/10 Vietnam Wall exhibit heals old wounds say veterans
  Since the arrival of the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall on Thursday, at least 6,000 veterans have stopped by to pay tribute.
• 06/15/10 Veteran pushed for memorial
  James M. Max Lill Jr., one of the main drivers in the construction of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Highland Park, died Thursday at age 64.
• 06/15/10 Dennis Croucher of Cathey's Valley Elected 1st Vice-President of California
  Dennis 'Doc' Croucher, a member of Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Chapter 368 in Mariposa since 2000 was elected 1st vice-president of the California VVA State Council in Fresno during the Convention held there in June.
• 06/15/10 Veterans continue tradition
  Ten years ago, Knox County veterans began a tradition of meeting annually for a picnic in honor of veterans and their families.
• 06/15/10 Stand Down Held for Veterans
  Homeless veterans gathered in Huntington Monday morning for a day of safety and security.
• 06/15/10 AMERICAN FLAGS STOLEN FROM LOCAL SCHOOL
  On a day when students at a local elementary school were set to honor our veterans, American flags they proudly displayed were stolen.
• 06/15/10 Historic service honors abandoned veterans' remains
  After Lisa Hutchings' father died more than 20 years ago, she assumed the Korean War veteran's cremated remains were interred for good.
• 06/15/10 Patriotism on display at Maryville parade, festival
  Hundreds of people - dignitaries, patriotic citizens and a sizable number of veterans - braved high humidity and temperatures for the event.
• 06/15/10 New flag, but same devotion
  Saint Mark School had a grand new American flag to celebrate on Flag Day.
• 06/15/10 Horses for Heroes helping veterans heal
  A specially designed workout with horses is helping local veterans recover from some devastating injuries.
• 06/15/10 Congressman Boccieri Named Legislator Of The Year By Ohio Vietnam Veterans
  U.S. Congressman John Boccieri (D-Alliance) will be honored by the Vietnam Veterans of America, Ohio State Organization and will be presented the Congressional Legislator of the Year Award at their Annual Dinner tonight in Dublin, Ohio.
• 06/15/10 Vietnam vets honored
  New York State Route 38 is now designated "Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Highway of Valor."
• 06/15/10 Vietnam veterans group in Lawton welcomes home soldiers fresh from Iraq R
  Nash wants everyone present to be counted. He remembers a time when no one seemed to care.
• 06/15/10 Veterans Hold Flag Retirement Ceremony
  After flying over American soil, it was time for these flags to retire.
• 06/15/10 Mississippi journey raises awareness for vets
  Robert William Van Vranken II cruised into Sartell on Friday on his way from Lake Itasca to Louisiana. But his journey south is a far cry from the average road trip.
• 06/15/10 The Vietnam Veterans of America perform their solemn duty
  The Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 396 hold this Memorial Day Vigil each year to remember the men and women who were left behind in Vietnam when American forces left that country in 1975.
• 06/15/10 Veterans to Recognize Valley Congressman
  A Valley Congressman is being recognized by his fellow Veterans.
• 06/15/10 Journalist and Author Michael Hirsh To Receive Award At Vietnam Veterans of
  Michael Hirsh, the award-winning veteran broadcast journalist and author, will receive Vietnam Veterans of Americas Excellence in the Arts Award at VVAs National Leadership Conference on Saturday, August 14, in Orlando, Florida.
• 06/15/10 What's trashed at Arlington National Cemetery
  Many personal mementos of dead soldiers are being thrown out -- a stark contrast to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• 06/15/10 Vietnam Veterans of America accepting applications for new chapter in Sanfo
  We are accepting applications from non-veterans and family members to join the Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America.
• 06/15/10 Patriotic rally wins hearts of veterans
  The event was sponsored again by the Beaver County chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America and organized by associate member Bob Gwin, who said Sundays version was exactly what he had envisioned.
• 06/11/10 VVA State Convention
  The Vietnam Veterans of America State Convention for WI is held in Pewaukee this year, dealing with helping veterans of all our wars deal with its aftermath.
• 06/11/10 The Vietnam War | Landmines | Cluster Bombs
  Swishing his metal detector across the red dirt of his backyard, Le Van Thang points to the spot where he buried two grenades.
• 06/11/10 Veterans welcome 20,000th military member
  Marine Lance Cpl. Justin Burke was the 20,000th member of the Armed Forces to come through the international terminal at Chicago Rockford International Airport. He was greeted Thursday at the airport by members of the Vietnam Veterans of America.
• 06/11/10 Vietnam Wall exhibit stirs memories, emotions
  The old Bassett Furniture plant is a long way from the jungles of Southeast Asia, but a replica of the Vietnam Wall now on display there is bringing the wars impact close to home for Surry Countians.
• 06/11/10 Father's Day Held For 20th Anniversary of Vietnam Veterans Memoria
  Father's Day will be more poignant this year for nearly 1,000 Vietnam War Gold Star children and their family members who will be traveling to the nation's capital to pay tribute to their fathers at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and to mark their organization's milestone 20th anniversary.
• 06/11/10 State Rep. Chris Turner Named Legislator of the Year by the Vietnam Veter
  Today State Representative Chris Turner was named Legislator of the Year by the Vietnam Veterans of America, Texas State Council.
• 06/11/10 WWII veterans to take Honor Flight to DC
  Honor Flight New England, a nonprofit organization created solely to honor Americas veterans for all of their sacrifices, is providing Hendrickson and Machias resident Robert Bob Coles with the trip of a lifetime.
• 06/11/10 Veterans group supports scholarship at LBCC
  About nine years ago the members of the Vietnam Veterans of America's local chapter 585 found themselves with some money to spend. The idea of another memorial of steel or metal was kicked around, but ultimately the group decided on something they felt would be more lasting - a scholarship.
• 06/11/10 Museum casts light on Vietnam
  Using photographs, maps and uniforms, the Alexandria Museum is telling the story of the Vietnam War.
• 06/11/10 Respect for the flag
  The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter No. 502 will have its annual Flag Day ceremony at 1 p.m. Sunday at Centennial Memorial Park at 17th Street and Quintard Avenue in Anniston.
• 06/11/10 Montgomery's fallen service members
  Bunting was at the library when her family was notified about Brian's death. She also was at the library May 28 when, after three years of effort by military families, the library was renamed Rockville Memorial Library in honor of fallen service men and women from Montgomery County.
• 06/11/10 Marine veteran spearheads Towanda memorial park
  A Marine Corps veteran's plan to develop a Bradford County Veterans Memorial Park in Towanda took a big step forward this week when the project received the unanimous approval of the Towanda Borough Council.
• 06/11/10 Rock Legend Mark Farner To Receive Award At Vietnam Veterans of Americas N
  Mark Farner, the former lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and principle songwriter for the iconic rock band Grand Funk Railroad, will receive the Presidents Award for Excellence in the Arts at VVAs National Leadership Conference on Saturday, August 14, in Orlando, Florida.
• 06/11/10 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and Traveling Museum
  The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and Traveling Museum will be escorted into Okaloosa County, and will be a free visitor exhibit June 17 through 20 at the C.H. Bull Rigdon Fairgrounds.
• 06/11/10 Vietnam Traveling Memorial roars into town
  Motorcycles with the Winston-Salem chapter of Rolling Thunder, the official motorcycle club of the Vietnam Veterans of America, and other bikes roared into the Bassett Furniture Industries factory parking lot off of sheep Farm Road.
• 06/09/10 Navy Veterans charity lifts service members' thank-you letters from other o
  he U.S. Navy Veterans Association says it spends millions to send care packages to America's fighting troops overseas, and as proof, the group has posted to its website thank-you letters from soldiers and sailors like Gina Pronzati.
• 06/09/10 Tribute Ride planned on Route 38
  The Vietnam Veterans of America, Blue Knights Motorcycle Club and Patriot Guard Riders will hold the second annual Tribute Ride on July 17 on a 98-mile stretch of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway of Valor between Owego and Fair Haven.
• 06/09/10 Traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial is coming this fall
  The traveling exhibition of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall will be on display at Pink Hill Park this fall, free to the public. Acquisition of the exhibit, to run from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3, was arranged by the city, the Blue Springs Public Art Commission, the Blue Springs School District and businesses and veterans organizations.
• 06/09/10 The Reason for Rolling Thunder
  On the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, as they have done for the past 22 years, thousands of motorcycles rolled from the Pentagon to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in a "Ride for Freedom" demonstration. Called Rolling Thunder, the ride pays homage to America's veterans, remembering in particular those who are prisoners of war or missing in action from all of our nation's wars.
• 06/09/10 Senator challenges VA's coverage of 3 new illnesses linked to Agent Orange
  A U.S. senator who is also a highly decorated Vietnam veteran has called into question the spiraling costs of disability claims stemming from veterans' exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides during the Vietnam War.
• 06/09/10 Laos, Hmong Community Concludes National Memorial Ceremonies, Policy Events
  National veterans memorial ceremonies and public policy events were concluded today in Washington, D.C., by the Laotian and Hmong-American community.
• 06/08/10 New Hampshire Veterans Home marks Memorial Day
  Memorial Day Services were held at the New Hampshire Veterans Home on Monday, May 31. Residents of the Home, staff, family members, and friends attended the ceremonies.
• 06/08/10 Dian Page column: Kin of Vietnam veterans earn scholarships
  Four students, children and grandchildren of area Vietnam veterans, have been awarded $1,000 scholarships by the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 224, Green Bay. This marks the 20th year of the scholarship program.
• 06/08/10 The Greatest Casualties of this Long War are the Children of the World
  The greatest casualties of this long war are the children of the world for whom war becomes as ordinary as the sunrise.
• 06/08/10 Taking Care of the Armory
  The community gets a look at renovations, meets soldiers during National Guard ceremony
• 06/08/10 Samuel L. "Sam" Sours
  Sam was a life member and treasurer of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter #299, a member of the Lions Club and the Moose Lodge all in Rock Island, IL, and the Muncie Boys Club in the 1960's.
• 06/08/10 Monument for veterans is Fox Chapel Boy Scout's Lasting Mark
  For his Eagle Scout service project, McGhee, 14, installed a stone monument at Fox Chapel's McCahill Park to honor local veterans who served in Afghanistan or Iraq.
• 06/08/10 Honoring the veterans' sacrifice
  Last Monday, thousands gathered at cemeteries, memorials and civic centers across America to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice to defend our country and way of life.
• 06/08/10 Vietnam Veterans of America seek to start new chapter
  John Wallace, president of Vietnam Veterans of America Maine State Council, says the organization seeks to establish a new chapter in southern Maine.
• 06/08/10 40 years later, a different homecoming for Vietnam veterans
  Hundreds of Vietnam veterans from all of the country visited the National Infantry Museum this weekend for a welcome home ceremony.
• 06/08/10 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day ceremony
  A ceremony, hosted by the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 850, was held May 31, Memorial Day, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial off South Little Creek Road to honor veterans.
• 06/08/10 Vietnam Veterans of America Ride & BBQ
  Sunday, May 30th. Registration 7:45 to 9:45, Ride @ 10 am, BBQ @ noon Gardner MA
• 06/08/10 Warriors Path and Warriors Cairn, built by veterans for veterans, dedicated
  A new Warriors Path and Warriors Cairn, built by veterans for veterans, were dedicated Saturday in a poignant ceremony attended by veterans from World War II to the present, as well as family members of those who lost their lives or have loved ones currently serving in the military.
• 06/08/10 Vietnam Veterans Homecoming: Day 2
  Vietnam veterans, who gathered together, shared their stories and experiences of their tour in Vietnam.
• 06/08/10 Rededicated memorial opened up hearts, pockets
  Mondays rededication of the citys Purple Heart Monument marked the commitment of a community, local officials say.
• 06/08/10 Vietnam veterans and alumni return to Tam
  During the week of May 17, three Vietnam War veterans, Kate OHara, Ernie Bergman, and Donald Smith gave presentations to Tamalpais High US History classes. Although each veteran had a different war experience, both teachers and students found their stories very informative
• 06/08/10 Brownsville bass fishing tournament hooks disabled veterans
  After seven years of recovery and depression, Strang's life took another turn when he got involved with the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Strang, who served stateside in the submarine service during the Vietnam War, went from staying at home to getting heavily involved in sporting activities for the disabled.
• 06/04/10 Legion Post 614, VFW gather to remember vets' legacy
  Members of Hilliard American Legion Memorial Post 614 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4931 honored America's veterans at a ceremony Monday, May 31, at Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
• 06/04/10 Lions, veterans key to parade
  The parade and ceremony are the result of organizing work done by members of the four veterans groups  American Legion Posts 391 and 112, Veterans of Foreign Wars 6695 and Vietnam Veterans of America 528.
• 06/04/10 Names Added to Vietnam Veterans Memorial  Voice of America
  Six names have been added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, bringing the total number of names on the wall to 58267.
• 06/04/10 Deadline is June 20 for VVA scholarship essay
  The Dana Fry Scholarship Fund of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 193 in Le Roy is offering two $500 awards for 2010 but applications need to be submitted by June 20.
• 06/04/10 Hundreds gather on Memorial Day to remember
  Over 200 people came to pay homage to Americas fallen military and others who died in service to the country.
• 06/04/10 Saluting the fallen
  The event was the annual Memorial Day commemoration honoring those who have died in the wars fought by this country ever since the Civil War.
• 06/04/10 Seniors honor veterans of war
  The 11th annual Memorial Day ceremony took place at the Highland Lakes clubhouse overlooking the crystal blue waters of the main lake.
• 06/04/10 Picnic for Vietnam-era veterans set
  The seventh annual barbecue picnic for Vietnam-era veterans is at 1 p.m. June 13 at Swensrud Park in Northwood, Iowa.
• 06/03/10 Sacrifices of Lumpkin County's veterans honored
  History vanishes if people don't remember the deeds and sacrifices of those who gave their lives defending us. Today, on this most sacred day, we pause to reflect on what has been given and sacrificed.
• 06/03/10 Memorial Day celebrated as hero honored
  Memorials should help us as a country focus our attention on those they are designed to honor, Sand Spring American Legion Post 17 Commander Richard Pidcock said Monday
• 06/03/10 Names Added to Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  The U.S. National Park Service and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund say six names have been added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, bringing the total number of names on the wall to 58,267.
• 06/03/10 Veterans groups putting faces to the names
  Urioste, along with members of the Northern New Mexico chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America and other like-minded organizations across the country are collecting photographs of the over 50,000 Americans who were killed in action during the Vietnam Conflict.
• 06/03/10 World War II veterans honored at VA Memorial Day program
  The VA Memorial Day program on Friday brought about 200 veterans and residents to help honor those who fought in war as part of Memorial Day.
• 06/03/10 http://www.newstrib.com/articles/news/local/default.asp?article=21285&aname
  U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson (D-Ill.) spoke to about a dozen area veterans about bills she has worked on related to veterans interests and her efforts to promote a plan to create a veterans hospital in Joliet.
• 06/03/10 Fallen heroes remembered at Memorial Day services
  Remembering is always the central theme of the local Memorial Day observance held Monday, May 31, and this years was no exception, but also included special words of praise for this community, which has continually honored Americas servicemen and women.
• 06/03/10 A mother's view of Memorial Day
  From a soccer mom to a military mom, Loni Barnes of Alexandria shared her perspective at Mondays Memorial Day service at Kinkead Cemetery.
• 06/03/10 Vietnam vets plan fund-raising barbecue lunch next Saturday Read more: myS
  The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 929 is holding its annual barbecue fund-raiser on Saturday, June 5.
• 06/03/10 Support local man in ride of his life
  We will be raising money for the following charities: Paralyzed Veterans of America, Warrior Weekend, Disabled American Gold Star Mothers, Vietnam Veterans of America, American Indian College Fund, The Red Cloud Humanitarian Fund and National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
• 06/03/10 Veterans of Vietnam and Iraq wars share experiences with students
  McKinney was one of eight Vietnam and Iraq veterans telling their harrowing experiences of war and the good that came from it to students at Souderton Area High School on Monday in the 10th-grade and AP American History classes.
• 06/03/10 There's no words; America': Revelers ponder holiday's meaning at Norwood Pa
  Even a steady drizzle wasn't enough to dampen the spirits of anyone involved in Norwood Park's Memorial Day parade.
• 06/03/10 Veterans memorial unveiled as part of Wildwood festival
  The emotional unveiling was part of the Celebration of Heroes Festival at Fox Park on Ocean Avenue across from the Wildwoods Convention Center, which featured food, vendors, games and entertainment.
• 06/03/10 Chaplain Who Served with Gen. Petraeus Helps Kick Off Uticas Memorial Day
  Calling on the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to bless veterans, their families and current service members, the chaplain to former U.S. commander in Iraq Gen. David Petraeus helped kick off Memorial Day in Utica during morning wreath-laying ceremonies at six monuments to veterans.
• 06/03/10 AIR FORCE PILOT MISSING FROM VIETNAM WAR IDENTIFIED
  The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Col. Elton L. Perrine, U.S. Air Force, of Pittsford, N.Y. He was buried last week at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. On May 22, 1967, Perrine and Capt. Kenneth F. Backus completed a nighttime strike against the Cao Nung Railroad Yard near the town of Kep in North Vietnam. Seconds after the bomb run, a nearby aircrew reported seeing an isolated explosion approximately three miles east of the target, thought to be Perrines F-4C Phantom aircraft crashing. Search and rescue attempts were not initiated due to heavy antiaircraft fire in the area. Analysts from DPMO developed case leads with information spanning more than 28 years. Through interviews with eyewitnesses and research in the National Archives, four locations in Lang Son Province were pinpointed as potential crash sites, separated by as many as 10 miles. Between 1999 and 2008, U.S./Socialist Republic of Vietnam (S.R.V.) teams, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), further analyzed leads, interviewed villagers, conducted two surveys and four excavations. The teams recovered small pieces of aircraft wreckage, human remains, personal effects and life-support equipment from the four locations. Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory also used mitochondrial DNA  which matched that of his mother -- in the identification of Perrines remains. No remains that can be connected to Backus were recovered at the locations. For additional information on the Defense Departments mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call (703) 699-1169.
• 06/03/10 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway of Valor Tribute ride planned for July 17
  Mark your calendars for July 17 as the 2nd Annual Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway of Valor "Tribute Ride" forms for a 98-mile ride. The tribute ride is open to motorcycles, cars, trucks, military vehicles and helicopters.
• 06/01/10 Thousands gather to honor the fallen heroes of America
  WHITTIER - Thousands gathered to honor Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice at the 90th annual Memorial Day services at the Rose Hills Cemetery.
• 06/01/10 Delaware County pays respects to veterans
  Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3460 of Media, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 67 and American Legion Post 93 of Media also participated. Members of the VFW and the Vietnam vets joined forces in a 21-gun salute, followed by taps played by Marple Newtown Community Band President Brian Gillin.
• 06/01/10 Bennington dedicates veterans' monuments
  Josh OGorman / rutland herald John Miner, president of the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 601, dedicates the new monuments.
• 06/01/10 LIVE VIDEO: Underwater camera shows Gulf oil leak Alton Sunset Memorial Ho
  ALTON, IL (KTVI - FOX2now.com) - It was a stormy Memorial Day evening in St. Louis, but suddenly the sun came out, just when called upon in Alton. As a singer performed America the Beautiful at one of the only evening services held at a national cemetery honoring veterans, the sun appeared, just in time to set.
• 06/01/10 Support high for troops and veterans, low for war in Afghanistan
  RACINE - Even at the Racine Memorial Day Parade, where support for soldiers and veterans ran strong, this nation's war in Afghanistan was not very popular.
• 06/01/10 Macon service remembers those who served, and those who survived
  Memorial Day is often a time to reflect on the contributions of armed forces members who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. But at a Memorial Day Service at Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home on Monday morning, those in attendance were asked to think of the sacrifices made beyond those who died.
• 06/01/10 Veterans of Foreign Wars Hold Ceremony in Eugene
  EUGENE, Ore. -- It's a day often times honored in big ways with sometimes hundreds attending ceremonies. But local foreign war veterans show us how they honor the fallen with a more intimate one.
• 06/01/10 Alameda ceremony honors veterans, soldiers
  ALAMEDA  The American holiday that unofficially marks the beginning of summer is also one of the country's most solemn. That was evident Monday, as a giant American flag flew at half-mast over Veterans Memorial Park in Alameda. A group of about 200 filed into the park on a warm morning with a light breeze to remember those who died in battle.
• 06/01/10 Fighting a silent war
  Suicide is killing more soldiers than actual combat, Dan Stenvold, North Dakota Vietnam Veterans of America president, told spectators at a Memorial Day ceremony Monday at Riverside Cemetery in Fargo.
• 05/31/10 The Vietnam Veterans of America perform their solemn duty
  The Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 396 hold this Memorial Day Vigil each year to remember the men and women who were left behind in Vietnam when American forces left that country in 1975.
• 05/31/10 Thousands see veterans burn 12,000 flags at watchfire at state fairgrounds
  Breaking News, Military, State Fair, Top News, West Suburbs » Thousands see veterans burn 12,000 flags at watchfire at state fairgrounds By Douglass Dowty / The Post-Standard May 30, 2010, 10:30PM 2010-05-30-mjg-Watchfire1.JPGMike Greenlar/The Post-StandardA Vietnam Veteran lights the watchfire at the state fairgrounds Sunday night in Geddes, NY. An estimated 12,000 retired or tattered American flags were burned.Geddes, NY - Thousands of Central New Yorkers poured out to the state fairgrounds tonight for the annual watchfire in honor of U.S. soldiers who died in service.
• 05/31/10 America's forgotten heroes-- Vietnam Vets
  "Forgotten Heroes" isn't a documentary. Rather, it's the story of brothers in arms who were drafted, fought, overcame incredible hardships and came home to the jeers of fellow Americans who hated this war.
• 05/31/10 Pentagon Mullen to Honor Six Troops Being Added to Vietnam Memorial Wall
  The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is the scene of a solemn ceremony Monday where the names of six American servicemen were recently added to The Wall.
• 05/31/10 24-Hour Vigil Held In Clermont County
  CINCINNATI -- People from across the Tri-State are taking time to honor those who have served the nation during Memorial Day weekend.
• 05/31/10 Mourning missing in action veterans compounds suffering
  Although various communities take credit for starting Memorial Day, the U.S. government resolved the debate in 1966 by proclaiming the Seneca County community of Waterloo as the birthplace of this holiday. The first Memorial Day observance was held in Waterloo on May 5, 1866.
• 05/31/10 At President Arthurs grave, veterans honored
  MENANDS  Under a deep blue sky and a billowing American flag the Albany County Joint Veterans Council and the Marine Corps League paid tribute to fallen soldiers Sunday morning at the Albany Rural Cemetery.
• 05/31/10 Silence, ceremonies to mark sacrifice of military
  From a wreath-laying ceremony at Virginia's Arlington National Cemetery to a moment of silence at Major League Baseball games across the country, America on Monday stops and remembers the sacrifices of those who fell in military service to the country.
• 05/31/10 Service Honors Area Veterans
  In tribute to soldiers killed in battle, the Fort Smith community gathered at the U.S. National Cemetery Sunday to honor their service and celebrate their valor.
• 05/30/10 An honor and a privilege: Veterans pay respect by serving at funerals
  For many close survivors of military members and veterans, the decision to have military honors at a burial is that easy. For others, the decision to not have the service is just as easy.
• 05/29/10 A Distressing Act Against Veterans
  t was extremely distressing to read this morning about the Roane County War Memorial and Veterans Plaza in Harriman being vandalized by two fellows who were out on the town. I was present when that park and its monuments were dedicated to veterans about four years ago. I wrote stories for the News Sentinel about the veterans who showed up to help with the celebration and to look for buddies listed on the Traveling Vietnam Memorial, which had arrived to be part of the event.
• 05/29/10 America's Valiant Veterans Repose in Cemeteries Worthy of Heroes -- Both in
  American troops serving at home and abroad have given their lives, their limbs and years of service to a grateful nation. Many of those who have passed away are buried with honor in Arlington National Cemetery  more than 300,000 veterans in total  but far more have been laid to rest in memorial sites and private plots around the country. Here is a look at the final resting places of some of the most famous American warriors who have served since the nation's founding.
• 05/29/10 'Fun Run' honors fallen hero, raises funds for veterans' memorial
  COTTONPATCH - Motorcycle engines revved Saturday in Cottonpatch, a short drive away from fallen Afghastan War veteran Sgt. Anthony "Gabe" Green's hometown of Yorktown.
• 05/28/10 PAST SERVICEMEN HONORED AT BRIDGE DEDICATION
  CIBOLA COUNTY - On May 26, transportation officials were joined by members of Khe Sanh Veterans, Inc., New Mexico Department of Veterans Services, Vietnam Veterans of America and local officials to pay tribute to veterans at a dedication ceremony for the new Khe Sanh Bridge.
• 05/28/10 Vietnam memorial wall to be unveiled Saturday in Wildwood
  A half-scale, black-granite replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., will be unveiled at noon Saturday at Columbus Park in Wildwood.
• 05/28/10 Inmate Veterans Hold Memorial Day Ceremony
  (Concord, NH) New Hampshire State Prison inmates who served in the military gathered for a ninety minute Memorial Day ceremony on May 27, 2010. The event, sponsored by Chapter 161 of Vietnam Veterans of America, drew about fifty participants.
• 05/28/10 Claimed at last: Dead veterans find resting place with nonprofit's help
  Army veterans Lonnie Brown Jr. and Earnest Milton Carter Jr. are forgotten and alone no more.
• 05/28/10 VVA Chapter 528 expresses thanks to former Plymouth Mayor Phil Pursell
  On behalf of the Membership of Plymouth-Canton Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 528, I want to express our thanks once again to former Plymouth Mayor Phil Pursell for donating the use of his facility (Main Street Car Wash in Plymouth) on Sunday, May 16.
• 05/28/10 As wars continue, so does Woodbridge's annual rally for troops
  About 200 people gathered Wednesday evening between the George Frederick Plaza veterans memorials for the 9th annual Support Our Troops Rally.
• 05/22/10 Vietnam Memorial Visits Site of Woodstock Festival
  BETHEL, NY - A half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was escorted by vets on motorcycles to the grounds where the Woodstock Festival took place, 41 years ago.
• 05/21/10 Event to thank Vietnam War vets
  John Duggan got marching bands and cheering crowds. Jim Smales got protesters and a warning to remove his uniform. The difference? Duggan fought in the Iraq war, Smales in Vietnam.
• 05/18/10 Graceland East Memorial Park Veterans Monument
  A Nation that honors its veterans is a nation dedicated to the preservation of freedom won by the sacrifice of life itself. These emblems are appropriately dedicated to the valiant dead of the armed forces who ventured far, fought bravely, and gave their lives to preserve freedom and liberty in our land. Together they lie here in mute testimony to the manner in which they lived, worked and fought to achieve the victories in order that America may life.
• 05/18/10 All branches of U.S. military honored at Armed Forces Day
  Saturday was Armed Forces Day, a day designated more than 60 years ago to recognize all the branches of the U.S. armed forces, their contribution to the defense of our nation, and the men and women who have served, currently serve, and those who gave their lives serving the United States.
• 05/17/10 AUXILIARY DONATES TO TRAVELING WALL
  The Fort Campbell American Legion Auxiliary Unit 233 recently made a $500.00 donation to the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall, sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 396 of Clarksville. On Sunday, May 30 at 7 p.m. there will be a Candlelight Vigil at the Veterans Plaza in Clarksville in front of the Health Department.
• 05/17/10 Veterans returning home to find jobs gone
  Military men and women leave behind their families and jobs and go off to war in faraway places like Iraq or Afghanistan. If they're lucky, they eventually come home. Their families welcome them back, but too often, their jobs are gone, casualties of a sputtering economy that forces struggling employers to cut back.
• 05/17/10 Owego's Memorial Day Parade seeks veterans and community groups to march
  Owego's traditional Memorial Day parade is looking for WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan and peacetime veterans and representatives from all community organizations to march on Monday, May 31. This gives the public an opportunity to honor our fallen heroes and to meet and thank personally those who have served and sacrificed to keep our country free.
• 05/17/10 Sun City Salutes Veterans At Armed Forces Day Festivities
  Sun City definitely has a place in its heart for veterans. "We have chosen the local veterans group as the recipient of our charity events this year," said Sydney Young, Sun City Community Manager.
• 05/16/10 Veterans dealing with mystery names on Vietnam memorial
  Planning continues for the July 17 rededication of the Vietnam Memorial in Monument Park on East Maumee Street in Adrian, but local veterans are dealing with a mystery: how the memorial came to hold 40 names instead of the 38 originally approved.
• 05/15/10 Local Vietnam vet wins military writers' award
  John Takacs was just a teenager when he arrived in the jungles of Vietnam. A small-town boy from Indiana, Takacs found himself a member of the U.S. Army's 101st "Screaming Eagles" paratrooper corps. This elite unit carried out some of the most dangerous missions in the war. Takacs fought alongside his fellow eagles for nearly six months before his helicopter was shot down by the Viet Cong. The aircraft dropped in a massive spin, crashing straight into the ground. The high-speed impact and shrapnel wounds should have killed Takacs. And yet, he somehow made it home.
• 05/15/10 Iraq Vet Hikes 7,000 Across Nation to Raise $5 Million
  Indianapolis Mayor Gregory A. Ballard signs Iraq War veteran Troy Yocum's Louisville Slugger baseball bat in petition to create a new national holiday recognizing and honoring deployed Soldiers called "Day of the Deployed", at the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in downtown Indianapolis.
• 05/15/10 'Grandpa and Grandma Walking Stick'
  A Portland, N.D., couple was honored Friday for helping wounded U.S. soldiers, something the event's organizer said should have been done a long time ago. Dennis and Phyllis Enger have made more than 400 walking sticks the past five years that have been given for free to soldiers who lost limbs while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• 05/15/10 Staten Islanders offer heartfelt salute to wounded warriors
  It was a fitting New York City welcome for nine severely wounded veterans who ventured from Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C., to visit the Island as guests of the Tamburri Post, American Veterans (AMVETS).
• 05/15/10 Capitol Hill Ceremony, Policy Conference on Laos, Hmong Veterans Issues
  Laotian and Hmong veterans and their families discussed key policy issues in the U.S. Congress at events held to honor their service during the Vietnam War and to raise current matters of concern. Requests and appeals were made to seek assistance to provide honorary U.S. national burial benefits and other benefits to Lao and Hmong veterans and their families.
• 05/15/10 Wall here through Sunday
  Cheboygan, Mich. The Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall (left) will be at the Cheboygan County Fairgrounds until Sunday, coinciding with today's celebration of Armed Forces Day.
• 05/15/10 Bond Hotel Veterans Re-integration Project
  St. Petersburg - For 15 months, a diverse group of local citizens have faithfully worked on a project conceived to help individuals who have risked their lives to protect our nation and its citizens.
• 05/14/10 Let's join Vietnam Veterans group in honoring three more who gave their liv
  If you're among those who believe that too little good is done in this world, Saturday morning offers you the perfect chance to participate in a quiet yet triumphant ceremony honoring those forgotten in the strife and rhetoric of our times: military personnel who gave their lives in a controversial, faraway war waged decades ago.
• 05/14/10 Vietnam memorial to be re-dedicated
  ERLANGER - Northern Kentucky Vietnam veterans on Saturday will re-dedicate a recently-repaired memorial honoring Kenton County residents killed in that war.
• 05/13/10 Documentary lets state's Vietnam vets open up
  Wisconsin Vietnam veterans are getting a chance to speak about their experiences in a documentary that will be broadcast on Wisconsin Public Television this month. "Wisconsin Vietnam War Stories" will air in three one-hour segments May 24 to 26, the week after LZ Lambeau, a three-day event and welcome-home gathering at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.
• 05/12/10 Vietnam veterans: Seeking the truth
  Oddly, there are many definitions of who is and who isn't a Vietnam Vet. For example, a man was shot and killed by police officers in Lake George recently after he drew his weapon and fired on police. The Post-Star reported that the man had a long history of problems with the law, and that he was a Vietnam vet.
• 05/12/10 Vandals dishonor Vietnam Veterans memorial
  Vietnam Veterans of America New Mexico Chapter needs help to raise funds to fix the damage done to the memorial, but above that, needs help to fix their broken hearts.
• 05/12/10 Dearborn veterans burying unclaimed comrades
  n Dearborn, 26 veteran cremains were found at local funeral homes. They will be buried with dignity by the Dearborn Allied War Veterans' Council (DAWVC), which has planned a first-of-its-kind ceremony in Michigan.
• 05/12/10 Chapter Founder Passes the Gavel
  Chapter No. 966 of Vietnam Veterans of America held elections at its April 5 meeting in West End. Joe Kristek, outgoing president and founder of the chapter, passed the gavel to his successor, Don Sass.
• 05/11/10 Event honors Vietnam veterans
  About 45 local Vietnam Veterans shared some laughter and a few tears when they gathered Thursday night at the VFW Post 2438 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.
• 05/11/10 Olentangy students hear first-person accounts of war
  Six Vietnam War veterans came to Olentangy Orange High School on Friday, May 7, to offer students something their history teachers couldn't: firsthand accounts of war.
• 05/11/10 Mojave Veterans Memorial Torn Down by Vandals
  The Mojave Veterans Memorial, erected in 1934 in what is now a Federal Preserve, has been a target of destruction by the ACLU and others who have no respect for Veterans or our Memorials.
• 05/11/10 A VIETNAM HERO: LESLIE SABO RECOMMENDED FOR MEDAL OF HONOR SO MANY YEARS LA
  Forty years ago Monday, Leslie Sabo of Ellwood City died in Cambodia while trying to save his buddies from a North Vietnamese ambush that killed seven of his 101st Airborne Division comrades. The 22-year-old was recommended posthumously for the nations highest award, the Medal of Honor. He never got it. Somehow the citation ended up lost in military bureaucracy and then forgotten until 1999, when a writer for the 101st Division association magazine came across Mr. Sabos records at the National Archives.
• 05/11/10 Proposal for Vietnam Veterans Day in Ohio doesn't draw support from veteran
  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- An effort to designate March 29 as Vietnam Veterans Day in Ohio faces resistance from a seemingly unlikely source -- veterans organizations.
• 05/11/10 Heritage Hill Exhibit Helps Vietnam Veterans Speak Out
  Veterans who fought in the Vietnam war rarely talk about it, but now there's a way to share their experiences and educate others without saying a word.
• 05/11/10 Altmire holds forum to talk veterans issues
  ROCHESTER  John Neely of the Upper Beaver Valley Veterans Service Center told a crowd of veterans and leaders who gathered at the VFW in Rochester his biggest pet peeve: People in the position of knowledge that dont have a clue what theyre talking about.
• 05/11/10 Thanks: From the Vietnam Veterans of America
  On behalf of the Vietnam Veterans of America, Mohave County Chapter No. 975, I would like to thank Cerbat Lanes, Airway Avenue Carwash, U-Haul, Bargain Box Thrift Store and all of the people of Kingman who donated items and supported out recent parking lot sale on April 17.
• 05/10/10 The Changing Veteran Poses Challenges For The VA
  Schapper, 37, is a California native who joined the Army National Guard after picking up her master's degree in international relations from Boston University. She deployed to Iraq during the height of the insurgency in 2006. During that year, she would go outside the wire to villages, trying to get information from Iraqis.
• 05/10/10 Brunch salutes the sacrifices of military moms
  BALBOA PARK, CA  When Rene Rodriguez thinks of moms spending Mothers Day with their husbands deployed across the country or overseas, his eyes drown in tears.
• 05/10/10 Soldiers Heart Journey to Viet Nam
  The year 2010 is the year of celebrations for Vietnam. January began the festivities with the observance of 15 years of normalized relations with the United States. On April 30th it will be 35 years since the end of the war. The city of Hanoi will commemorate 1000 years on October 10th (10/10/1010  10/10/2010) and Soldiers Heart will be in attendance for the festivities, also celebrating 10 years leading reconciliation journeys to Vietnam.
• 05/09/10 Microsoft Announces Program to Help Veterans Get Back to Work
  Microsoft has announced its Elevate America Veterans Initiative designed to focus on giving U.S. veterans and their spouses technological skills and support resources necessary to be successful in today's civilian work force
• 05/09/10 Remains of Vietnam War serviceman returned home after 38 years
  ARCADIA, Fla. In an emotionally charged service, the remains of Sgt. James Harold Alley were returned to his family Saturday, 38 years after he was killed during the Vietnam War. Alley was one of six men killed April 6, 1972, when their Jolly Green Giant helicopter was shot down during a massive search-and-rescue operation for two American aviators who had been shot down.
• 05/09/10 Veterans dealing with mystery names on Vietnam memorial
  ADRIAN, Mich.  Planning continues for the July 17 rededication of the Vietnam Memorial in Monument Park on East Maumee Street in Adrian, but local veterans are dealing with a mystery: how the memorial came to hold 40 names instead of the 38 originally approved.
• 05/08/10 Forgotten for years, 26 vets will finally be laid to rest
  Dearborn -- They fought in conflicts from World War I through Vietnam, yet the remains of 26 servicemen sat unclaimed for years, seemingly forgotten by the country they served. From The Detroit News: http://www.detnews.com/article/20100506/METRO01/5060411/1409/Forgotten-for-years--26-vets-will-finally-be-laid-to-rest#ixzz0nLZJP8bz
• 05/08/10 Columbia shows Vietnam vets they're not forgotten with remembrance day
  COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - When many Vietnam vets came home, they found people spitting on them and calling them names like 'baby killer.' But on Friday, vets in Columbia were honored for the war in which they served heroically.
• 05/08/10 7,000 Miles to the Beat of his Own Drum
  As Iraq War veteran Troy Yocum walks toward Indianapolis today, two weeks into a journey that will take many months, he carries with him three items essential to his quest to raise $5 million for military families by walking 7,000 miles around the United States: a drum, a Louisville Slugger baseball bat and a Vietnam-era ammo can.
• 05/08/10 PERMANENT VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN WILDWOOD
  WILDWOOD- The late president of the Wildwood chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America dreamed of constructing a permanent Vietnam Memorial Wall in the resort and now, two years after his passing, that dream is finally coming true.
• 05/08/10 Vietnam War veterans share firsthand accounts
  LITTLE CHUTE  Representatives from Vietnam Veterans of America  Appleton Chapter 351 shared their experiences with students and set up displays containing American and North Vietnamese artifacts from the war.
• 05/08/10 The Honor Flight
  Living legends boarded a charter jet airplane at the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport Saturday, flew to Washington, D.C. to visit war memorials to their service and their fallen comrades in World War II and were home by 8 p.m.
• 05/08/10 Classic rides on display today at Lakewood Baptist Church
  More than 200 cars spanning 100 years will be on display today, helping to raise money for scholarships awarded by the Vietnam Veterans of America
• 05/08/10 Walk Of Heroes In Harrington
  HARRINGTON, Del. - Many soldiers who came home from the Vietnam War in the '60s and '70s were given a frosty reception. They were ridiculed, insulted, even spat at. Now, over 40 years later in some cases, Delaware's Vietnam Veterans were welcomed home with a parade and ceremony they say was long overdue on May 8. One veteran from Delaware Technical and Community College says the federal government's attitude toward Vietnam led to the negative reactions against the soldiers.
• 05/06/10 College commemorates veterans memorial
  Behind every monument are its thinkers, builders and admirers. When the plans to build a Veterans Memorial at Saddleback College first came to light over 8 years ago, few saw the potential of the once-bare lot nestled in the corner of the campus quad.
• 05/05/10 The Times Square scare: being alert, acting fast in a dangerous world
  In the miracle in Times Square, good fortune combined with an incredibly alert network of individuals who did their jobs to the maximum. A couple of street vendors, both disabled Vietnam Veterans, went beyond any job description to become legitimate heroes.
• 05/05/10 Citizenship 101: Times Square bomb and Gulf oil spill
  Two alert street vendors in New York City's Times Square and thousands of volunteers ready to counter the Gulf oil spill remind America that government sometimes needs a citizen assist to do its main job, protecting the nation.
• 05/05/10 Vietnam Veterans honored in Lafayette in Gold Star Family Tribute
  Vietnam Veterans of America, Acadiana Chapter # 141, continues in the tradition of serving America. Each year, this local Chapter sponsors two events in Acadiana. In May, in accordance with the National Memorial Day holiday, a Gold Star Tribute is planned.
• 05/04/10 VVA Applauds Duane Jackson, President, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter
  WASHINGTON, DC - There are a bunch of us disabled vets selling here, and we're used to being vigilant, because we all know that freedom isn't free, said Duane Jackson, president, VVA Chapter 817, to the New York Times, in the aftermath of his heroic action, which averted a major terrorist atrocity, on Saturday, May 1.
• 05/04/10 Veterans busy helping veterans
  A couple of benefit events later this month will bring the Mesquite Veterans Center closer to its dream of having its own home, but the center is already functioning on behalf of veterans and the community.
• 05/04/10 Woman Vietnam Veterans of America regional president elected
  The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 751 elected Pat Powell to serve as President. She is the first ever woman elected president for the chapter, and the first woman elected president for Region 7 which covers Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.
• 05/03/10 VA Medical Center observes Vietnam Veterans Appreciation Day
  Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1035 hosted a Vietnam Veterans Appreciation Day March 29 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Plains Township
• 05/03/10 Gulf War vets urged to seek care through VA
  Gulf War veterans with medical symptoms should seek treatment through the Department of Veterans Affairs in light of a recent study that says Gulf War service is a cause of post-traumatic stress disorder
• 05/02/10 Not Forgotten
  Veterans in D.C. to remember their brothers and sisters in service
• 05/02/10 Veterans Memorial Dedication Saddleback College
  It may have taken six years to accomplish but this collaborative effort to construct a veterans memorial on the campus of Saddleback College
• 05/02/10 Agent Orange victims honored on Vietnam war anniversary
  NACOGDOCHES, TX (KTRE) - War veterans of different eras reflect on similar war memories. However, only Vietnam veterans share the effects of agent orange.
• 05/02/10 VVA Chapter 65 has a new center
  PITTSFIELD, MA -- They dedicated the morning to remembering those who never came back, and spent the afternoon celebrating the opening of a new home for those who did.
• 05/02/10 Veterans Remember Fall Of Saigon
  Americans and Vietnamese hold a remembrance each year on May 1 marking the fall of Saigon in 1975.
• 05/01/10 Letter: Thanks from the Vietnam Veterans of America
  The Vietnam Veterans of America Mohave County Chapter 975 thank the staff at All Stars Events for organizing and putting together the NFL Alumni Basketball fundraiser. Jack Schwartz, Burnidett Kirk and Beverly Makin did a great job.

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