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The VVA Veteran (Vietnam Veterans of America, inc.) - Serial
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A Tale of Three Memorials by Tod Marder
The Bridge at Co Trai by Zalin Grant
VVA November Conference Set - A VVA Staff Report

Departments
Letters - We're All In This Together
Newsfront - Duncan Spencer on Francisco Muniz III
Hearts and Minds - More Vets Less Sex? by David Harrington
Back in the World - The Never Again Gang Rides Again by Mike Mcintyre
The Arts of War - Rambo Is A Secret Wimp by Marc Leepson
It Was 20 Years Ago - Battle for the Highlands Begins compiled by Elizabeth A. Stout
On Strategy - More on Black Veterans
A Thousand Words - Snapshots Tell It All
Update - 585, POWs and Nguyen Van Linh
Chapter Notes - More Chapters Have More Stories by Ed Henry
Locator - Connie Tells All by Connie Murray

Newsfronts
Survivor: Francisco Muniz and Minority Affairs by Duncan Spencer
Bookbeat by Marc Leepson
On Strategy Black Lifers - Betrayed By Their Brothers in Arms by Col. Harry G. Summers, Jr.

Update
AU Training Prepares VVA Service Reps by Mike Mcintyre
POW/MIA Saga Continues
Dire Straits on VVA Reports
Hanoi Hack Fells Duan
VA Health Care Rules: Gramm-Rudman Hits
The Bottom Line Begins Publication
Washington State Memorial Set: Veterans' Day Set for Dedication
More on Chicago
Claxton Michigan Efforts Highlighted
Veterans and SBA Finnacial Help
Staff News
Down on the Bayou
VVA Obtains Court Injunction by Bart Stichman
Volume: 6
Issue: 8
Item Creation Date: August 1986
Collection: Burch Collection
Association: National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC) Collection
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The VVA Veteran (Vietnam Veterans of America, inc.) - Serial
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President's Message - We're Home! Now It's Time For a New Veterans Agenda
Scandal Hints Plague VA - Does VA Destroy Vet Documents? - A VVA Staff Report
The Letter From Deep Throat
Traditional Service Organizations Angered Over Information Requests
Internal Paper Scores VA Problems
VVA's Legislative Agenda: Raising The Stakes: Judicial Review, Agent Orange, Vet Centers, Challenges Provide Future by Mike Leaveck
Vet Centers on Endangered List - New Compromise Veils Vet Centers' Demise
"Unnatural Causes" Highlights Agent Orange Issue - NBC Drama Powers New Look at "An Issue That Won't Go Away"
Court Says VVA Suit Legit - Veterans Bare Alleged Invoice Packing Scheme
Vietnam-Era Veterans in Congress Caucus
VVA To Sue VA Over Agent Orange Compensation Rules - Lawsuit to Charge VA Negligence
AO Report Rips Reagan - Kerry Says White House Budget Honchos Causing CDC Delay
On His Watch An Interview with Admiral Elmo Zumwalt Jr. by Mark Perry
Admiral Elmo Zumwalt Talks About Agent Orange - A Way to Save American Lives...
VVA Conference Emphasis on Service by Mary Stout
Eight Names on the Wall Belong to Women by Christopher Podgus
Facing the Wall by Duncan Spencer
Veterans Day in The Vietnam Era November 11, 1965 - November 11, 1985
Let's Not Use Vietnam Vets as an Excuse for TV Violence by Frank Bies
Volume: 6
Issue: 11
Item Creation Date: November 1986
Collection: Burch Collection
Association: National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC) Collection
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Added: 12 Feb 2026 [Updated: 16 Feb 2026]
The VVA Veteran (Vietnam Veterans of America, inc.) - Serial
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Baring the Battle - A VVA Staff Report - Joint House/Senate Committee Hears NARS Allegations
POWs/MIAs What the Numbers Say by Alan Pell Crawford

Letters
Noebook
Quote of the Month
Veterans Health Care Under Fire - Once Sacrosanct System Plagued by Criticisms, Investigations by Mike McIntyre
CDC Study Fudges Uniqueness Debate
Arts of War More Words to Film by Marc Leepson
Book Reviews to Be Free! Reviewed by Peter Katopes
Starlight Reviewed by Marc Leepson
Bookbeat reviewed by Marc Leepson
Twenty Years Ago Politburo Silent Over Thieu Threat: I Will Invade and Bomb the North compiled by Elizabeth Stout
Hearts and Minds - Alcohol, Abuse and Relationships Don't Mix by David Harrington
Then and Now - Wayne George, VVA Chapter 32 photographs by Joe Smoljan

Update
VVA Sues VA for Ignoring Homeless Veterans
Platoon Star Supports Vet Center
Important Convention Deadlines
News for Our Women Veterans
New Chapters
Leading the Vietnam Generation

Health Notes by Tom Sherwood
If It's Broke, Let's Give It Some Competition
Bring Your Family to the VVA Convention
Fourth Yearly Service Rep Training Scheduled May 1 Deadline
Bookclips
Chapter Notes compiled by Ed Henry
Locator compiled by Connie Murray
Volume: 7
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: April 1987
Collection: Burch Collection
Association: National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC) Collection
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Added: 15 Jan 2002 [Updated: 16 Feb 2026]
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The VVA Veteran (Vietnam Veterans of America, inc.) - Serial
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Letters
Notebook
Rediscovering the War - Are the Conflicts' Darkest Secrets Yet to be Uncovered? by William Triplett
No Dam Dinbinphoo! Khe Sanh and the U. S. High Command - Twenty Years Ago Vo Nguyen Giap Dangled the Bait that Led to Tet by John Prados
Khe Sanh ... More Than Accidental by Mark Perry
Arts of War I-Beams From Hell by Mark Leepson
Bookbeat
20 Years Ago Today Westy Continues Troop Shift by Elizabeth Stout
20 Years Ago Today NVA Escalates Conflict in 1st CTZ: by Elizabeth Stout
Hearts and Minds - Vietnam Explains but Does Not Excuse by David Harrington

Update
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association - Pride and Fellowship for "Unique Group" by Ruth E. Thaler
William Stilwagen: Still Proud After All These Years by Bill Baessler
Vietnam Era Veterans? by Bill Crandell
Washington Project For the Arts
New Chapters
Then and Now photographs by Joe Smoljan
Convention News
Important Convention Deadlines
Convention Banquet
Chapter Notes compiled by Ed Henry
Locator compiled by Valencia Gardner
Volume: 7
Issue: 6
Item Creation Date: June 1987
Collection: Burch Collection
Association: National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC) Collection
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Added: 15 Jan 2002 [Updated: 16 Feb 2026]
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The VVA Veteran (Vietnam Veterans of America, inc.) - Serial
Serial Item Number: 162Serial48205
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Letters
Opening Rounds
Three Days in June
Applegate Calls for VA Czar
HIV Positive but VA Negative
New Viet Generation Takes the Helm

Health Notes by Thomas A Sherwood

Pressing Matters by Mark Perry
Journal-Bulletin Kudos
NYT Follow-Up
The Law Biz
Mixed Feelings

Then and Now Martin R. Shugrue, Jr.: From the Flight Deck to the Board Room by Joe Smoljan
One Man's Battle PTSD and the Veteran's Administration by Karen Franklin
Hurting & Healing in America's Vet Centers - Two Years After Our First Report on Vet Centers, Correspondent Duncan Spencer Returns to Survey the Scene
Full Metal Jacket Lives Up to Its Billing by Marc Leepson

Candidates '87
President
Vice President
Sceretary
Treasurer
At-Large Board of Directors

Convention News
Convention Deadlines
Convention Banquet
Arts of War
Teaching Vietnam
Hearts and Minds - The VA's Catch-22 Requirements by David Harrington
In Country - The Will to Persisit by Mark Perry
20 Years Ago Today compiled by Elizabeth Stout

Last Words
Memorial Honoring War Dead by Doreen Spelts
Where Are You? by Lee Ann (Wright) Combs
Service Rep Training Lauded
Candidates '88

Chapter Notes compiled by Ed Henry
New Chapters
Locator compiled by Valencia Gardner
Volume: 7
Issue: 7
Item Creation Date: July 1987
Collection: Burch Collection
Association: National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC) Collection
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Added: 15 Jan 2002 [Updated: 17 Feb 2026]
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The VVA Veteran (Vietnam Veterans of America, inc.) - Serial
Serial Item Number: 162Serial48228
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Letters
President's Message - Reflecting On The Day by James L. Brazee, Jr.
The Veterans Pledge

Opening Rounds - A VVA Staff Report
The Vote Is In
Unstacking The Deck
Alliance For the Arts
Request for Proposals - VVA Product Sales Division
Aid to Victims of Hurricane Andrew
Through Her Eyes
What's Really In Those Membership Mailings?
It's That Time Again
Back To School
Those Are the Details, Now For the Headlines

Committee Reports
Agent Orange - The Power of Public Opinion
Associate Members - Laying the Cornerstone
Government Affairs - Setting An Agenda for 1993

Legal Notes - On Case Selection A VVALSP Report
Report on POW/MIA Affairs - And The Search Goes On by William C. Duker
Dr. Strangelove - Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Toxic Chemicals by William Triplett
Shots In the Dark by William Triplett
Veterans Day 1992 - A Week to Remember photography by Michael Keating
1992 National Leadership Conference photographs by Michael Keating
Arts of War To Honor A Monument by Marc Leepson
From Hamburger Hill ... To Bull Run - Allan Gurganus Explores The Terrible Cycle of War by Joseph Cerquone
20 Years Ago Today - Navy Experiences Increase In Racial Tensions by Gayle O. Garmise
Calendar - VVA National, Regional, and State Meetings in 1992 and 1993
Chapter Notes by Gayle O Garmise
Forming Chapters
Address Changes
Member Profile - Smoothing the Path To The American Dreen [Ron Cowart] by Charles Hand
Locator compiled by Gayle O. Garmise
Reunion Notices
Advertising Section
Volume: 12
Issue: 12
Item Creation Date: November/December 1992
Collection: Burch Collection
Association: National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC) Collection
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Added: 15 Jan 2002 [Updated: 25 Feb 2026]
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The VVA Veteran (Vietnam Veterans of America, inc.) - Serial
Serial Item Number: 162Serial48216
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Letters

Opening Rounds - A VVA Staff Report
Budget Needs Priorities - VVA Testifies
Montgomery's Remarks on Vietnam Veterans
Stout Hails Vietnam Trip "A Major Success"
The Lessons of War
VVA Names to Advisory Committee... > Bricks and Mortars

Pressing Matters - Post Weights New Vet Department by Mark Perry
Smile, and VVA Smiles With You
Legal Notes - VVALS Breaks New Ground on PTSD by Bill Russo
Derwinski Confirmed by Senate As First DVA Secretary by Karen Franklin
Principi Confirmed As Deputy Secretary - A VVA Staff Report
An Interview With DVA Secretary Edward Derwinski - A Veteran Exclusive interview by Karen Franklin photography by Michael Keating
White Wing to Pershing - The Failure of Large-Unit War by John Prados
The Reparations of War - Americans Help Vietnam Pick Up the Pieces by Karen Franklin
Arts of War - Books Are Us by Marc Leepson
Movie Review - De Niro: Jacknife Of All Trades by Marc Leepson
20 Years Ago Today - Nixon-Ky Meet: Claim Progress on War by Gayle Garmise

Calendar
VVA Regional and State Meetings in 1989
Other Important Dates in 1989

Chapter Notes by Ed Henry
Forming Chapters
Address Changes
Locator compiled by Gayle Garmise
Volume: 9
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: April 1989
Collection: Burch Collection
Association: National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC) Collection
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Added: 15 Jan 2002 [Updated: 19 Feb 2026]
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The VVA Veteran (Vietnam Veterans of America, inc.) - Serial
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Where the Bloods Are - America's Black Vets and the Vietnam Experience by Thad Martin
Reagan Signs Charter - A VVA Staff Report
Still Active Duty by Mark Perry
Walking Point by Karin Schomer

Departments
Letters - Readers say 'We're Not Con-Artists'
Hearts & Minds - Dr. Dave Keeps on Truckin'
Flashback: 1966 - ARVN Battle Buddhists in Hue
The Arts of War - Still Waiting for Another Catch-22
On Strategy - Reservations on Using the Reserves?
Update - Equal Rights at the Top of the List
Books - Bravo for Bravo Burning
Poetry - Jan Barry Talks About the Toughest Art
Chapter Notes - Round-up of News Around the Country by Jim Harbison
Locator - This Month's Listings compiled by Connie Murray


Modern Minute Men - Reserves Should Keep Their Muskets Clean by Col. Harry G. Summers, Jr.
President's Message It's Our Charter by Robert Muller
Op-Ed Why Vets Need Lawyers by Lou Baldasty
Viet Vets Walk Point by Karnie Schomer
POW Lawsuit Alleges U.S. Lies by Ronald Winter

Update
A Day in Court
New VVA Executive Director Named
Women Vets Given Special Recognition
VVA Adopts National Project
Calling all Lobbyists
VA Gets Serious About Debt
Massachusetts Reviews VVA
Muller Toasts Muskegon
National Board Sets VVA Agenda
Travels With VVA
Welcome New Chapters and State Councils

Listen Up
New Medal Honors Vets
Fly Your Own Colors
Books - Bravo Burning: An Old War Story Made Flesh by Marc Leepson
Poetry - The Measure of Our Lives by Jan Barry
Interstices & An Epitaph by Terry Hertzler
Volume: 6
Issue: 6
Item Creation Date: June 1986
Collection: Burch Collection
Association: National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC) Collection
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Added: 12 Feb 2026 [Updated: 16 Feb 2026]
The VVA Veteran (Vietnam Veterans of America, inc.) - Serial
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Chaos in the Ia Drang Valley by William Triplett
An Interview with Clark Clifford by Marc Leepson
President's Mesage - Opening Salvos Designed to Cover Embarrassing Sellout by Robert Muller

Letters
Newsfronts - Skip Reoberts: Veteran as Activist by Duncan Spencer
Hearts and Minds - Ties that Bind and Heal by David Harrington
Healing in the Telling - Putting the Past Before Us by David Harrington
On Strategy - Flying False Colors by Colonel H. G. Summers, Jr.
The Arts of War - Conroy's 'Prince' Hits Pay Dirt by Marc Leepson
Bookbeat Reviews by Marc Leepson
Back in the World - Give Us Your Tired, Your Hungry ... by Mike McIntyre
20 Years Ago Today - October Lull... Oriskany Burns compiled by Elizabeth Stout
In Country Unsung Hero - Creighton Abrams by Mark Perry
Strum and Drang by Mark Perry

Update
VVA Names Cranston, Simpson and Edgar as Legislators of the Year at Special Capitol Hill Cremony
Say It Ain't So, Butch
Celebrating VVA's Charter
Judicial Review Resurrection Attempt Thwarted
On Donald Ivers
CIL's Furue Identifications Questioned by Alexa Davis
News From Washington by Bob Evans
Vigorous VVIG by Bill Crandell
Mea Culpa - The Editor
The Last Vet Center - Last But Not Least in Northern Virginia by Bob Evans
Poetry From Johnny's Song
Chapter 70 Celebrates Success by William Burke
Not Crazy, After All These Years
GAO Says VA Still Needs to Improve Agent Orange Programs
Stout/O'Dell Announce Candidacies
Congress Acknowledges Agent Orange Pointmen
Amicus Brief
September POW/MIA Recognition Day Draws National Attention
Agent Orange Study Secrecy Bared
Chapter Notes by Ed Henry
Quote of the Month - Safe Passage
Bookclips
Quote of the Month - In Dubious Battle
Locator compiled by Connie Murray
Volume: 6
Issue: 10
Item Creation Date: October 1986
Collection: Burch Collection
Association: National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC) Collection
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Added: 12 Feb 2026 [Updated: 16 Feb 2026]
The VVA Veteran (Vietnam Veterans of America, inc.) - Serial
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On Station by George Wilson
The Iron Triangle - A VVA Staff Report

Departments
Letters - SOF Not All Bad
Newsfronts - Jim Harbison Crosses the Tracks
Hearts and Minds - Love is Not a Four-Letter Word by David Harrington
On Strategy - Vietnam as a Mixed Metaphor
Back in the World - VVA: Our Heroes are Really Bums by Mike McIntyre
20 Years Ago Today - Bombs Away compiled by Elizabeth A. Stout
In Country - War by Litigation
The Arts of War - It's the Tim O'Brien Age by Marc Leepson
A Thousand Words - The Second City is First
President's Message - All Is Not Quiet on the VVA Front
Update - Vet Centers, the VA and Vets
Chapter Notes - News from Across the Nation by Ed Henry
Bookclips - Writings on Vietnam

Locator - In Search of... compiled by Connie Murray

Newsfronts From the Wrong Side of the Tracks to Veterans Service by Duncan Spencer
On Strategy Vietnam and the Americas - A World of Difference by Colonel H. G. Summers, Jr.
In Country Making Westy Look Good by Mark Perry
What They Say, What They Do... What They Say They Do
President's Message Sunshine Patriots vs. Winter Soldiers

Update
The French MIA Experience by Zalin Grant
Vet Centers Under Fire by Mike McIntyre
News from Washington by Bob Evans
Making Alien Vets Feel Right At Home by Bill Herlich
Women's Study
Where The Boisjoli Are
Students Give Vietnam an 'A'
Vets with Heart Problems in Big Trouble - Congress
Welcome New Chapters
Gold in Them Thar Highlands
Blowing in the Wind
Project Walks Point on Agent Orange
VVA Takes on the Empire State - Wins by Michael Wildhaber
Harvey Hops into VA Job
New Renewal System
Chiseled Features
Board Meeting Summary
Volume: 6
Issue: 9
Item Creation Date: September 1986
Collection: Burch Collection
Association: National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC) Collection
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Added: 12 Feb 2026 [Updated: 16 Feb 2026]
The VVA Veteran (Vietnam Veterans of America, inc.) - Serial
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Under Covers in '86 The Best Vietnam Books of the Year by Marc Leepson
An Interview with An Ace Colonel Steve Ritchie by William Triplett
The Scandal Deepens In San Francisco, The VVA Takes The Stand- A VVA Staff Report

Letters
Newsfronts - Stu Steinberg: To Vietnam and Back by Duncan Spencer
Hearts and Minds - ACOA/PTSD Experiences Similar by David Harrington
20 Years Ago Today... Into the Iron Triangle: Operation Cedar Falls Begins compiled by Elizabeth Stout
Back in the World - Viet Vets in Industry Help Themselves by Mike McIntyre
Arts of War - Catch 22: Still the Best, After All These Years by Marc Leepson
Bookbeat reviews by Marc Leepson
President's Message We Will Search for the Truth by Robert O. Muller
Deep Throat Two - A Letter From the Inside

Update
Taking Off the Raps: New Advice for Chapters by Kim Sheridan
Women Veterans Advisory Committee Report
VA Merges Two Benefits Program Offices
Arlington Ceremony Honors American Indians
New Committee to Advise VA On Needs of Native American Veterans
Awards Info
Fourth Yearly Service Rep Training Scheduled
Badger State Vets Meet Kohn Honored
Corey Announces Candidacy
Catterson
The Play's The Thing
MA Agent Orange Call
Remains Identified
Art and Vietnam fest Planned
USAF Ranger Unit Holds First Reunion by David Grossi
How to Obtain Unit Records
New Chapters
Locator Services
Connecticut Vet Symbol of Community Service by Ronald Winter
Bookclips
Chapter Notes by Ed Henry
Locator compiled by Connie Muray
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: January 1987
Collection: Burch Collection
Association: National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC) Collection
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Added: 15 Jan 2002 [Updated: 16 Feb 2026]
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The VVA Veteran (Vietnam Veterans of America, inc.) - Serial
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Letters
President's Message - Celebrating The Women Who Served by James L. Brazee, Jr.

Opening Rounds - A VVA Staff Report
New Faces in Veterans Affairs
Service Reps Training
Women's Memorial Nears Completion
VA Establishes Women's Division At Naitonal PTSD Center
Those Are the Details, Now For the Headlines

Committee Report
Agent Orange - In Search of The Truth
Nominating Committee - The Final Countdown

Report on POW/MIA Affairs - Defining Our Terms by William C. Duker
Legal Notes - Third Time Triumphant - A VVALSP Report

Double Vision by William Triplett - Before the Persian Gulf War started, the Pentagon prepared two studies outlining the potential health hazards to troops of Operation Desert Storm. The VA says it has not been privy to this information. Investigative reporter Bill Triplett looks at the contents of the studies and explores the reasons why the Pentagon does not want them released.

Tet - 25 Years After articles by John Prados and Marc Leepson - The research on Tet is volumnious, yet questions still remain. Section by section, historians, writiers, filmmakers, and others are filling in the picture of the bloody offensive that changed the course of the Vietnam War. Veteran writers Marc Leepson and John Prados report on some of the 70-odd papers delivered at the "Remembering Tet" conference at Sailsbury State University.

Vietnam Veteran Agent Orange Health Study Questionnnaire
Arts of War - Tet and Beyond by Marc Leepson
20 Years Ago Today - Vietnam Cease-Fire Off To Troubled Start by Christine Keach
1993 VVA Membership Operations Survey
Calendar - VVA National, Regional, and State Meetings in 1993
Chapter Notes by Gayle O. Garmise
Forming Chapters
Address Changes
Chapter Profile - You Can See This Forest Through The Trees by Gayle O. Garmise
January Chapter/State Council Mailing
Locator compiled by Gayle O. Garmise
Reunion Notices
Volume: 13
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: February 1993
Collection: Burch Collection
Association: National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC) Collection
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Added: 15 Jan 2002 [Updated: 26 Feb 2026]
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The VVA Veteran (Vietnam Veterans of America, inc.) - Serial
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Letters
Monthly Chapter/State Council Mailing for February
President's Message - Assuming The Mantle of Leadership by James L. Brazee, Jr.
Agreeing to Disagree

Opening Rounds - A VVA Staff Report
Designing A New Lease for The VA Home-Loan Program
The Risk Goes On
The War Declassified
Last Call For Service Reps
Those Are the Details, Now For the Headlines

Report on POW/MIA Affairs - Forensic Fact-Finding Leads to Honolulu by William C. Duker
Legal Notes - BVA Follows COVA's Lead - A VVALSP Report
Committee Report
Associate Members - Convention High Season
Membership Affairs - Resolutions Update
Veterans Incarcerated - The Insider's Resource Guide

6th National Convention Vietnam Veterans of America

Living in The Shadow of The VA by William Triplett - The VA's home-loan program is supposed to help veterans become homeowners. But those who have fallen on hard economic times come up against an entrenched bureaucracy that would rather use foreclosure as the option of first resort. Bill Triplett investigates.

When Jane Comes Marching Home - Women and the Vietnam Experience by Linda Spoonster Schwartz - Most people don't realize that between 1964 and 1975, more than 265,000 women served in the military. From nurses to Donut Dollies, flight line mechanics to finance specialists, civil relief workers to interpreters, women served in many capacities during Vietnam. Linda Schwartz writes about the experiences of women during and after America's longest war.

Arts of War - Sheep, Madmen, and Weirdos: Perpetuating the Stereotype by Marc Leepson
Preserving the War by Marc Leepson
20 Years Ago Today - A Farewell to Vietnam by Gayle O. Garmise
Calendar - VVA National, Regional, and State Meetings in 1993
Chapter Notes by Gayle O. Garmise
Chapter Profile - First Among Equals by Duncan Spencer
Locator compiled by Gayle O. Garmise
Reunions
Volume: 13
Issue: 3
Item Creation Date: March 1993
Collection: Burch Collection
Association: National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC) Collection
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Added: 15 Jan 2002 [Updated: 26 Feb 2026]
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The VVA Veteran (Vietnam Veterans of America, inc.) - Serial
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Letters

Opening Rounds from VVA Staff Reports
Supreme Court Non-Decision Could be VVA's Greatest Agent Orange Victory
Is Kampuchean Conflict at An End?
Let the Sun Shine In
Bubble, Bubble, Toil, and Trouble
Those Are the Headlines, Now for the Details

Pressing Matters: Brotherhood is Profitable by Mark Perry
Focus: VA Doctor Under Investigation - Studies Refuted
Focus: New VA Study Connects Dioxins to Birth Defects by Anthony L. Kimery
President's Message VVA Dependent on Strong Leadership by Mary Stout
The Mission John W. Vessey Talks About his Meeting With The Vietnamese and His Hopes for A Resolution of The POW/MIA Issue - A VVA Staff Report
"Citizens First, Veterans Second" New Jersey's Bob Hopkins Finds His Calling by Roger Gilroy
Thank You Vietnam Veterans of America
Arts of War Standing Tall at The NBA by Marc Leepson
Books Bountiful Field reviewed by Peter Katopes
Twenty Years Ago Today Tet compiled by Elizabeth Stout
Hearts and Minds Being Part of The Type-A Team by David Harrington

Last Words by Gayle Garmise
Let Your Fingers do the Talking
VJTA Extension
VA Announces Plan for Expanded Women's Outreach
Vet Tribute Features Norris
Many Chapters Successfully Marketing VVA Visa Card

Profile Ernie Payne by Guy Keeler
Chapter Notes compiled by Ed Henry
Locator compiled by Gayle Garmise
Volume: 8
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: January 1988
Collection: Burch Collection
Association: National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC) Collection
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Added: 15 Jan 2002 [Updated: 17 Feb 2026]
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The VVA Veteran (Vietnam Veterans of America, inc.) - Serial
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Letters
Opening Rounds
VVA Alleges Prejudice
Those are the Details, Now for the Headlines

VA Process "Arbitrary, Cruelly Unfair" VA Official Alleges - A VVA Staff Report
Report of the VVA Special Committee on POW/MIA's by Joseph V. Bangert
Pressing Matters - There's Gold in Them Thar Bills by Mark Perry
Special Committee Update - A VVA Staff Report
President's Message Why We Do What We Do by Mary Stout
When Fred Downs Went to Vietnam, He Found More Than Just A Window on His Past - Return to Vietnam by Frederick Downs Jr.
Why I Went to Vietnam by Joe Smoljan
Profile - Mr. Smith Won't Go To Washington But America's Resident Expert on PTSD Hasn't Finished Fighting by Karen Franklin
Ten Years After 1979 VVA Pledge Ignites Vietnam Veterans Movement - A VVA Staff Report
Arts of War HBO Announces Dear America Showings by Marc Leepson
Interview - Will the Real Adrian Cronauer Please Stand Up? by Janis Johnson
On The Silver Screen - Good Morning Vietnam: Don't Hit the Snooze Button Yet by Marc Leepson
Bookbeat - What the Self-Anointed Say About Paco by Marc Leepson
Hearts and Minds Two Years of H&M: A Retrospective of Concern and Care by David S. Harrington, ACSW
20 Years Ago Today - The Debate Begins: Westy Asks for 206,000 compiled by Elizabeth Stout

Last Words by Gayle Garmise
Vets Vote 88 Hits the Granite State
Matilda Bay is Cooler by John Rowan
Service Rep Training
VVA vs. Which is the True Vietnam Veterans' Organization? - You Decide

Legal Notes A Review of Litigation by Bart Stichman
Lawsuits Involving Federal Veterans' Benefits
Lawsuits Involving State Veterans' Benefits
Lawsuits Involving Discharge Upgrading and Correction of Military Records
Lawsuits Involing the Military Justice System

Chapter Notes compiled by Ed Henry
Locator compiled by Gayle Garmise
Volume: 8
Issue: 3
Item Creation Date: March 1988
Collection: Burch Collection
Association: National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC) Collection
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Added: 15 Jan 2002 [Updated: 18 Feb 2026]
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The VVA Veteran (Vietnam Veterans of America, inc.) - Serial
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Letters

Opening Rounds - A VVA Staff Report
Montgomery "Compromise" Sparks Veteran Controversy
Three-Hour TKO
Finding A Way
Sequential
Vietnam Women's Progress
Those Are the Headlines, Now For the Details

George and the Duke
On The Inside Looking Out - Signing in at Lorton Chapter Meeting: Organization is the Key to Those Incarcerated Chapters Which Must Start From Scratch story and photos by Nancy Nichols Jagelka

The Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem - Was Lodge's Coup The First, And Worst, Mistake The U.S. Made? by Tim Wells
Advertising Supplement

War and Memory
New York Conference Focuses Attention on Veterans, Substance Abuse, and PTSD by Gary M. Stern
U.S. Prisons Must Answer Veterans' Needs Through Therapy and Counseling by Wayne Smith

Albany Conference: Ties to Substance Abuse
Prison Vets Need Therapy
VVA Sets Second National Leadership Conference - A Special VVA Staff Report
Arts of War - That's Entertainment: U.S. Braces for Vets in Movies by Marc Leepson
20 Years Ago Today - North Vietnamese Say LBJ Not Serious About Peace by Elizabeth Stout

Calendar
VVA Regional and State Meetings in 1988 & 1989
Other Important Dates in 1988 & 1989

Member Profile: Vet Bacque's Winning Tally by Edwin A. Vice (Odon L. "Don" Bacque, Jr.)
Chapter Notes by Ed Henry
Forming Chapters
Address Changes
Locator compiled by Gayle Garmise
Volume: 8
Issue: 10
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The War Comes Home - A VVA Staff Report
Ed Lansdale: The Original Vietnam Veteran by Marc Leepson
Vietnam and Cul Cha by Duncan Spencer

Letters
Quote of the Month
Hearts and Minds - Vet Centers Defended by David Harrington... > 20 Years Ago Today - Westy Wishes Everyone Merry Christmas. Vietcong Ignore Him compiled by Elizabeth Stout
On Strategy Was Defeat Inevitable? by Colonel H. G. Summers, Jr.
Back in the World - Our Newest Mafia: An American Bien Xuyen by Mike McIntyre
Arts of War - Nam - Nashville Style by Marc Leepson
Bookbeat reviewed by Marc Leepson
Poignant Time reviewed by Arnold R. Isaacs
A Missing Plane reviewed by Alexa Davis
Portrait of the Enemy reviewed by Peter Katopes
The War Comes Home - Agent Orange Findings Ignite New Debate - A VVA Staff Report
Vietnam Explodes Into Pop Culture by Duncan Spencer
Agent Orange A Publication of the Vietnam Veterans of America
What Is Agent Orange
Benefits From VA, SSA and Settlement Fund
Science! We Know Enough to Act Now
VVA Sues VA Over AP Comp. Rules
Agent Orange Lawsuits Against Chemical Companies
What You Can Do
Govt. Studies Flounder
Getting Help in Getting Benefits
Resources Available From Vietnam Veterans of America
Vet Centers

Update
VVA November Conference Highlights Veterans Service, Reaffirms Issue Commitments by Ed Henry
VVA Board Sets Goals by Mary Stout
Vietnam's First Combat Battalion Reunites
VVA Puerto Rico Concerns Highlighted
Maple Leaf Reunion Sparks Memories by Bob Evans
News From Washington by Bob Evans
Political Action and the Veteran - A VVA Staff Report
Elanor Alexander Honored by Doreen Spelts
Veterans Call for Veterans' Shelter
Legislative Scorecard
Messmore Announces For Office
New Chapters
VA Reports Licensing Problems Solved
Today is Veteran's Day by Steve Mason
JTPS Undermines Job Efforts - Messmore by Bob Evans
Bookclips
Chapter Notes by Ed Henry
Locator compiled by Connie Murray
Volume: 6
Issue: 12
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Calendar - VVA National, Regional, and State Meetings in 1999 and 2000
Letters
President's Message - Note to VA Secretary West: Resign by George C. Duggins

Government Relations by Rick Weidman
It's Time To Put Up Or Step Down At The Veterans Administration
Money For Health Care And the FY 2001 Budget
Miss America & Homeless Veterans
Mastectomies
Olin Teague Award
Agent Orange

From The National Chaplain - Taps by Rev. Phil Salois, M.S.
AVVA Report - Answering Questions by Nancy Switzer
Region 3 Report - Sharing The Wealth by Charlie Montgomery
Membership Matters - Looking Ahead to 2000 by Allen Green
Sons and Daughters In Touch - The Story Behind The Name:Jim Sampers by Jim Sampers
Vietnam Veterans Assistance Fund Report - Coming To The Rescue
POW/MIA Affairs Committee Report - Honoring And Keeping Faith by Bob Necci

1975: Operation Babylift by John Prados
A Tragic Beginning An Interview with Col. Regina Aune by Jim Belshaw
Pilgrims by Jim Belshaw - Gatherings at the Wall and Arlington
Stand Down in D. C. photos by Michael Keating
Interview: Dr. Thomas Garthwaite Acting Under Secretary for Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Beyond Words Chicago's National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum by Marc Leepson
1999 Convention Resolutions Vietnam Veterans of America
Perfect Strangers "A Coincidence Is Nothing More Than A Spiritual Guide" by Jim Belshaw - An improbable reunion at the national convention
We Are Family Chapter of The Year - 310, Ann Arbor, Michigan by Jim Doyle
Last Battle Lost Men Search Efforts Continue for Koh Tang MIAs by Maj. Joe Davis

Arts of War PBS's Assignment Hanoi: Pete Peterson's Personal Quest by Marc Leepson
Books in Review Horrors: Stephen King Takes On The Vietnam War & Its Aftermath by Marc Leepson
Membership Notes
Locator
Reunions
Volume: 19
Issue: 10/11
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Letters
President's Message - VVA's Economic Upturn: Mission Accomplished by James L. Brazee, Jr.

Opening Rounds - A VVA Staff Report
A Sonny Future For Veterans Affairs
Maxine Waters Accepts Award
Service Repts Get Advocate
Service Reps Training
Keep the Cards and Letters Coming
Celebrating the Women Who Served
VA Publishes American Indian Vietnam Veterans Report
VA Insurance Hoax Resurfaces
Those Are the Details, Now For the Headlines

Report on POW/MIA Affairs - On Capitol Hill by Bill Duker
Legal Notes - Preseverance Pays When Up Against The BVA a VVALSP Report

Like Father, Like Son by Joseph Cerquone - When counting the casualties of the Vietnam War, there is one population that is often overlooked. Few concern themselves with the families of veterans, many of which are engaged in their own daily battles to overcome those problems that have their roots in Vietnam.

It's That Time Again
6th National Convention Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.

Still At Risk in The VA Medical System by William Triplett - It has been six years since the House Committee on Government Affairs released its stinging report about how the VA health-care system has routinely failed its veterans. The VA claims the problems cited in the study represented isolated cases in the largest hospital network in the country. Reporter Bill Triplett investigates recent incidents of negligence which illustrate a continuing need for system-wide reform within the VA

Letter From the President
The VVA Group Insurance Membership Survey
Arts of War - A Career With Variety Begins in Southeast Asia by Marc Leepson
20 Years Ago Today - Tho Ultimatum: Sign Or Fight by Gayle O. Garmise and Christine Keach
Calendar - VVA National, Regional, and State Meetings in 1993
Chapter Notes by Gayle O. Garmise
Forming Chapters
Address Changes
Chapter Profile - Chapter 34 Revolutionizes an American Classic by Charles Hand
Locator compiled by Gayle O. Garmise
Reunion Notices
Volume: 13
Issue: 1
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Letters

Opening Rounds
Reps Turn Up Burner on A/O Flap from VVA Staff Reports
Who Knew, and When Did They Know It?
VVA Questions 2260
Bork Jucicial Review Position Questioned

Pressing Matters by Mark Perry
A/O Report Puts Press on Notice
Rumors, Rumors, Rumors
On the Other Hand
Giving Voice to Culture
NARS Suit Opens in SF
Another Suit
The Numbers Game
Judicial Review Update
Those Are the Headlines, Now for the Details

Focus The Not-So-Subtle Return of Bo Gritz by Mark Perry
Legal Notes "As Long as There's a VA, We'll Keep Litigating" - A VVA Staff Report
President's Message Agent Orange Study Raises Questions About VA by Mary Stout
Then and Now Stanley Alverio's Search for "A Sense of Security" story and photographs by Joe Smoljan
Shedding the Pinstripe Image Independence, Self-Sufficiency Characterize Vet Businesses by Jay Morris
The Rise of the Vest Businessman Fred Ptucha Doesn't Just Talk About Success He Earns It by Duncan Spencer
The Case of Leon McCollum in Which the FBI, DEA, VA and Big Business Join Forces to Hound an American Hero by Alan Pell Crawford
The Last American in Vietnam Interview by Tim Wells
Arts of War Silver Screen Paparazzi Hit Video Bonanza by Marc Leepson
Television Tour of De Force
Hearts and Minds The Limits of Healing by David Harrington
Twenty Years Ago Today Armies of the Night Surround Pentagon, Con Thien Siege Lifted compiled by Elizabeth Stout

Last Words
VVA Ring Commemorates Vietnam Service
Tu Do Chinh Kien Awards Dinner
JWV Museum Gains Visibility
SBA Honors Vetrans' Advocate
Vet Artist Wolfgang Jasper's Little Shots of Horror by Roger Gilroy
POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremonies Held at Pentagon
New Chapters
Chapter Notes compiled by Ed Henry
Locator compiled by Connie Murray
Volume: 7
Issue: 10
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Letters

Opening Rounds
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics: DAV Launches Anti-VVA Attack; But is the Data Cooked?
Butchering the Numbers
Taking a Ride On The 'Aye Mate' Train
Summarily Squashed
SRV-US Reach Agreement on Amerasians
Monty Mail Let the Sunshine State In
Those Are the Details Now for the Headlines

Focus - Does Congress Hide Behind Science on AO Issue? by Paul Eagan
Letter to Solarz Reviews Questionable Claims DIA Claims "Exploitation" on MIA/POW Issue a VVA Staff Report
Profile - The Walled-Off Years by Jack Clark
Publisher's Message Our First Ten Years by Mary Stout
Ten Years After In 1978 The Nascent Veterans' Movement Gained Its Most Powerful Organization for Change - A VVA Staff Report
Tet! History Shows VC/NVA Didn't Accomplish Military Goals by John Prados
Tet: What the Historians Say by Marc Leepson
Arts of War The World According to Adrian Cronauer by Marc Leepson
Bookbeat It's All in the Execution by Marc Leepson
20 Years Ago Today The Dark At The End of the Tunnel compiled by Elizabeth Stout
Hearts and Minds The Flight of the Phoenix by David S. Harrington

Last Words by Gayle Garmise
Service Rep Training
Ski Bums
Richard L. Testa
The War's The Thing
Forming Chapters
Special Committee Endorsed
All Along the Watchfires

Legal Notes A Review of Pending VVA Litigation by Bart Stichman
The Agent Orange Class Action Against the Chemical Companies
Lawsuits Involving Federal Veterans Benefits
Lausuits Involving Discharge Upgrading and Correction of Military Records
Lawsuits Involving the Military Justice System

Health Notes Are Veterans Over-Lookin the Registry? by Tom Sherwood
Chapter Notes compiled by Ed Henry
Chapter Profile VVA's 31 is All in The Family by Roger Gilroy
Locator compiled by Gayle Garmise
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: February 1988
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Letters
Opening Rounds

Pressing Matters by Mark Perry
Better Living Through Chemistry
Reagan Disorder Causes Post Stress
Taking Money to Hart
Bytes and Pieces
A Bad Move, Eh?
VVA Wins A/O Papers Release
Welcome to the Ice Age

Legal Notes by Julia Trotter
Did Smith Mislead Vets on POW/MIA Info? New Hampshire Pol Questioned on Claims - A VVA Staff Report
President's Message - Defining VVA Goals a Top Priority by Mary Stout
Murkowski Attempt to Gut Vet Centers Fails Alaska Senator Attacks VVA in Last Gasp by Michael Leaveck
It's a Rap: The NARS Trial Ends - Final Days Prove Anticlimactic to Controversy That Marked High-Profile Trial by Michael Leaveck
Evading the Enemy How the VA Holds Off the Press by Karen Franklin
Aftermath: The Rise of Shelby Stanton - The Army's Unofficial Historian Talks on Vietnam, Vietnam Veterans and "The Brass" by Marc Leepson
The Last American in Vietnam Part II Interview by Tim Wells
Arts of War Two Decades Later Vietnam Still a Boob Tube War by Marc Leepson
Books A Mixed Bag of New Releases reviews by Marc Leepson
In Country Inside the "War" by Bruce E. Jones
Hearts and Minds PTSD Plagues Even the "Untouchables" by David Harrington
Twenty Years Ago Today NVA Fight For Dak To compiled by Elizabeth Stout
Twenty Years Ago Today Good Morning Vietnam: It's Christmas compiled by Elizabeth Stout
Then and Now Chris Callis Has Designs on the Future story and photographs by Joe Smoljan
Resolutions Passed at VVA's Third National Convention
VVA Visa Card Launch Underway Response to New Program Enthusiastic a VVA Staff Report
New Chapters

Last Words by Gayle Garmise
Project Loses Fine Arts Vote
Vets to Get Out the Vote
NY Vets Vote Honors Egan
Boat People Report Issued
Each One Teach One
The Future of Rehabilitation?
Rockland of Ages
Elizabeth Ann Jones Honored in SC

Health Notes by Tom Sherwood
Profile by Lance R. Tormey
Arizona Supports Vietnam Veterans of America
Thank You Vietnam Veterans of America
Chapter Notes compiled by Ed Henry
Locator compiled by Connie Murray
Volume: 7
Issue: 11/12
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Letters
Officer's Message - Through Thick and Thin by George Duggins, President; Dave Bradley, Vice President; Tom Corey, Secretary; and Jack McManus, Treasurer

Manchurian Candidates - Forty Years Later, DOD Protects Japanese From War Crimes Tribunal At The Expense of American Ex-POW's by William Triplett - The unfinished story of Japanese mistreatment of U.S. POW's

Health-Care Reform Update - Many Developments In The Evolution of VHA - A VVA Staff Report

Government Relations
VVA Presents Legislative Priorities To Joint Session
Assistance for Persian Gulf Veterans Extended
Veterans Preferene In House
Shriners To Care For Children With Spina Bifida

Minority Affairs Committee Report - "Thank You And God Bless America" by Oscar Flores
Vetterans Benefits Update - Does Volunteer Work = Employability? by Bill Russo & Dan Wedemeyer
Sons and Daughters in Touch - Bride in Search of Vietnam Veteran by Joe Allessie
Women Veterans Committee Report - Support Our Niche at WIMSA by Agnes Feak
Associates Report - Chapters Needs Our Help by Nancy Switzer
Women Serving Worldwide - My Navy Vacation by Sandy Miller
Veterans Incarcerated Committee Report - Reaffirming The Mission by Richard Linzmaier
Veterans Affairs Committee Report - Working On Visions by Bob Maras
POW/MIA Committee Report - DNA Testing Brings Closure by Mike Nash
From The National Chaplain - Taps by Rev. Phil Salois, M.S.
Rules Committee Report - National Convention Proposed Rules by Phil Litteer
Nominating Committee Report - Nomination of Additional Candidates by Bruce Thornton
Spina Bifida - The Generational Legacy of Agent Orange by Bill Triplett - Agent Orange and the Next Generation
Dewey Canyon 3 Veterans' March on Washington by John Prados - Ex-GIs Stage 1971 Demonstration in Washington
The Real Dog Soldiers of The Vietnam War by Joseph Cerquone - The Untold Story of Military Canines
Platoon 1005 - Richard A. Beauvais by W. D. Ehrhart
In The Heart of America - Vietnam Veterans of America 8th National Convention
Arts of War - Tim Irvin Creates "After The War" Following An Epiphany At The Wall by Marc Leepson
Books in Review - Hang Down Your Head: The Story of Dr. Tom Dooley by Marc Leepson
Book Of The Month: Dereliction of Duty - A Stinging Indictment of The Best & Brightest reviewed by Marc Leepson
Calendar - VVA National, Regional, & State Meetings in 1997
Membership Notes - A VVA Staff Report
Chapter Profile: Chapter 777, Richmond, Indiana - Onto Higher Ground by Duncan Spencer
National Office Mailing for April
Locator by Tracie Houston
Reunions
Membership Matters - VVA Achieves All-Time High by Gregory V. Floberg
From the National Chaplain by Rev. Phil Salois, M.S.
Volume: 17
Issue: 4/5
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Letters
President's Message - Guardian Of A Sacred Trust by George Duggins
VVA Congratulates VA Secretary Brown
The Gentle Lion Sleeps Tonight - Michael "Mike" Nash May 25, 1947 - May 24, 1997

Kansas City's Water of Love by Neil Long - Veterans sharing this common goal united. In December 1983, plans for the memorial were announced, the first such announcement in a large American city.

Government Relations
Balanced Budget "Deal" Gives Veterans The Shaft
VVA Hosts Congress on Capitol Hill
VVA's Medicare Porposal Accepted
Chemical Weapons Pact Ratified To Protect Military & Civilians
Ambassador to Vietnam Confirmed in Hanoi

Membership Matters - It's All In The Attitude by Gregory V. Floberg
Veterans Benefits Update - The Combat Connection To PTSD by Bill Russo and Keith Snyder
Sons and Daughters in Touch - The Story Behind the Name Mark Pitts by Joe Allessie
Women Veterans Committee Report - Pride, Duty, Honor by Agnes Feak
Women Serving Worldwide - Uncle Sam's Plans by Charlotte Rebillard
Report on POW/MIA Affairs - 1997 Chronology March/April by Bob Necci
From The National Chaplain - Taps by Rev. Phil Salois, M.S.
Associates Report - Finding Solutions by Nancy S. Switzer
Nominating Committee Report - Nomination of Additional Candidates by Bruce Thornton
Domestic Task Force Report - The Addiction by Jim Doyle
New Zealand's Vietnam Veterans Receive Tribute A Photo Essay by Michael Keating
Hmong Recognition Day by John Prados photos by Michael Keating - Lao veterans demonstrate in D. C.
"I Had a POW Bracelet Once..." by William Triplett - A look at the origins of a lasting symbol
Vietnam Challenge: To Make Highway 1 A Bicycle Highway of Goodwill by Duncan Spencer
1997 Candidates Statements
Calendar - VVA National, Regional, & State Meetings in 1997
Something Always Has A Way of Turning Up - An accidental reunion
In the Heart of America - Vietnam Veterans of America National Convention
Platoon 1005 - Thomas O. Erickson by W. D. Ehrhart
Arts of War - Maya Lin: An Oscar-Winning Video Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Woman by Marc Leepson
Books in Review - The Myths They Created: Samuel Hynes Explores The War Story by Marc Leepson
Book Of The Month: Exiles: Three Short Novels - Caputo At The Top Of His Literary Game reviewed by Marc Leepson
Membership Notes - A VVA Staff Report
Member Profile: Ralph Garcia - Rewarding A Positive, Can-do Attitude by Duncan Spencer
Naional Office Mailing for May/June
Locator compiled by Stan Sirmans
Reunions compiled by Tracie Houston
Volume: 17
Issue: 6/7
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Letters
President's Message - On Leadership And Civility by George C. Duggins
VVAF 1999 Grant Application Procedures

Government Relations by Rick Weidman
VVA's Legislative Agenda for 1999
Dole Commission Study
The President's Budget
NAS Review Released

From The National Chaplain - Taps by Rev. Phil Salois, M.S.
Domestic Task Force Report - One Of Those Necessary Evils by Dee Hagge
From the National Chaplain - VVA Fosters International Cooperation by Rev. Phil Salois, M.S.
Constitution Committee Report - 1999 Constitution-Amendment Process by Barry Hagge
Convention Resolutions Committee Report - 1999 Convention Resolutions by Jim Bouley
Nominating Committee Report - When You Wish Upon A Star by Jack Devine
Sons and Daughters in Touch - The Story Behind The Name: Chris Rich by Joe Allessie
Region III Report - A Year's Worth of Accomplishments by Richard Labarre
POW/MIA Affairs Committee - December-January Trip Assessment by Bob Necci
Veterans Benefits Update - VVA Sets New Record At BVA by Bill Russo
On Moving The VVA National Office by George C. Duggins
Agent Orange/Dioxin Committee Report - Progress in Vietnam by Paul Sutton
Mike Nash Memorial Scholarship Fund
Women Veterans Committee Report - Women's Health Study conducted by the VVA National Agent Orange/Dioxin Committee
Membership Matters - Convention Countdown by Allen Green

Associates Report Building A Foundation by Nancy Switzer
Doris "Lucki" Allen in Vietnam by Jim Belshaw - Three Vietnam tours in miliary intelligence
Looking for Old Friends by Jim Belshaw - Bill Wright helps unlock Kham Duc's mysteries
Brown Water, Red Blood - The Story of U.S. Riverine Forces in Vietnam by John Prados - Warfare in the Mekong Delta
Making Sense of Trauma The International Society For Traumatic Stress Studies Meeting by Patience Mason
2000 ISTSS Annual Meeting by Jacqueline Rector
Gold Star Mothers by Jim Belshaw - The bond with Vietnam veterans
Arts of War Dreams & Obsessions: Herzog on Dieter Dengler's Need to Fly by Marc Leepson
Calendar - VVA National, Regional, & State Meetings in 1999
Books in Review A Two-Tour Marine's Redeeming Post-War Readjustment Saga by Marc Leepson
Book of The Month: The Right To The Fight - Blacks And The Military by Marc Leepson
Membership Notes
Member Profile: Mike Daoust - The Not-Uncommon Illusion by Jim Belshaw
Chapter Profile: Chapter 18, Grand Rapids, Michigan - Michael J. Bost's Guiding Spirit by Jim Doyle
National Office Mailing
Locator
Reunions
Volume: 19
Issue: 2/3
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Letters
President's Message - Mission for Veterans: Get Out The Vote by George C. Duggins
Calendar - VVA National, Regional, and State Meetings in 2000

Government Relations by Philip A. Litteer and Rick Weidman
Duggins' Request To VA: Widen Service-Connected Definition
Testimony on Legislative Agenda
Congressional Hearing on Hepatitis C
Other Hepatitis C Efforts
Budget
Legislative Network
Employment
Small Business Development
Agent Orange

Veterans Benefits Committee Report - Veterans vs. The Establishment by Jerry Klein
From The National Chaplain - Taps by Rev. Phil Salois, M.S.
A Simple Plaque by Jim Doyle
Public Affairs Committee Report - Committed To Communication by Jim Doyle
Veterans Agains Drugs Task Force - Racing Agains Drugs by Herb Worthington
Women Veterans Committee Report - A History of Accomplishment by Marsha Four
POW/MIA Affairs Committee Report - Commitment Reaffirmed by Bob Necci
Sons and Daughters in Touch - The Story Behind The Name: Catherine Nau by Jim Sampers
Vietnam Veterans Assistance Fund Report - Helping Veterans' Scholarly Offspring
Region 4 Report - Marching In Savannah by Bob Rieser
Membership Matters - Of Dates and Dues by Allen Green
Membership Totals
Veterans Initiative Task Force Report - An Historic and Valuable Program by Tom Corey
Veterans Benefits Update - VVA Keeps Up Its Winning Percentabe by Leonard J. Selfon
AVVA Report: On To Buffalo

A Friendship Forged in Danger by Wallace Terry - Wallace Terry and Zalin Grant in Vietnam
From Dawn to Dusk... April 29, Washington, D. C. photo essay by Michael Keating
Rendezvous With War by Marc Leepson - VVA and William & Mary host veterans symposium
Escape from Saigon by John Prados - America's final evacuation
29 April: A Day To Remember (A Silver Anniversary Thought) by Steve Mason
Escape To The Sea by Marc Leepson - Terry McNamara's flight down the Bas Sac

Arts of War Strong Men: Jones and Jackson in "Rules of Engagement" by Marc Leepson
Books in Review Closing The Circle: Bruce Weigl Tells His War and Postwar Story by Marc Leepson
Membership Notes
Chapter Profile: Chapter 172 - Reflections Of The Future by Jim Doyle
Locator
Reunions
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Rhoades Meets with VA Chief
Smear Campaign Attempst to Defeat VVA Charter Bills
Eight Congressmen Bow to Political Pressure Despite VVA's Historical Record by Patricia C. Hughes
Unknown Vietnam Vet to Be Interred May 28 at Arlington
Agent Orange Settlement Could Cause Long Range Problems Amount and Lack of Verdict Leaves Issue Unresolved by P. C. Hughes
VVA Delegation To 'Nam Reports Agent Orange Research in Vietnam by Jim Rogers, MD
Leath Concerned at EVJT Delay by April, Only 3% Placed in Jobs
Angry Little Poem of Spring by Steve Mason
Akron Holds Super Kids Classic Physical/Mental Handicap No Barrier to Derby Participants, VVA Style by P. C. Hughes
Vets' Preference Act to be Commemorated
Legion's Bourie Named Vet Advocate of Year by Patricia C. Hughes
VA Chief Medical Director Custis Retires
Vietnam Documentary Available
EVJT Works! by Jeremiah Collins
Proposal: The Department of Veterans Affairs by Rep. G. V. "Sonny" Montgomery (D-MS) Chairman, House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Fifty-Four Remembered by Northern Michigan by Patrick J. Kline
VVA Testifies... Statement of Richard F. Weidman of the Vietnam Veteans of America before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Housing & Memorial Affairs May 3, 1984 re: VA Home Loan Garanty Program

Defense Report AUSA - Full-Time National Guard and Reserve Manning - A Must for the Total Army Concept
Vietnam Combat Artist Exhibits in Capital by Jeremiah Collins
In Memoriam - Paul Wappenstein

From Behind the Walls..
A Narrative by John Clark
Camaraderie by Troy Neal Akin
"Untitled" by Troy Neal Akin

Women Veterans...
Battlefields and Bedpans by Marilyn Edgerton-Mallard
War Is Hell by Lin McClenahan
She Was There by Sara McVicker
"Mommy, Did You Kill Anybody in the War?" by Norma Boris

In the News...
Agent Orange: Issue Far From Settled by Robert Muller

Opinion
Our Children's Learning Heritage What their Textbooks Tell Them about Vietnam by Willian Logan
Vietnam Revisited by Roland Nichols
Olympic Epilogue by Phillip Hontz
It Is As Cold as Death..

VVA Around the Nation...What They're Saying..
Fear of Agent Orange Troubles Australia's Vets by Barry Renfrew
Canadians Who Fought in Vietnam Even Worse Off than Americans
Vietnam Veterans Suicides Revealed
Chapter News
Calendar
Q&A
Prayer by Dick Heim

Locator Listing
Bool Review - Home Before Morning by Lynda Van Devanter reviewed by Carol Van Strum
Healing & Hurting in Vietnam

Letters to the Editor
Minneapolis VVA a First
Overly Simplisitc?
Vietnam Vets Fire Back
A Day to Remember
Vietnam Trip
Thailand Vets, 1960-75
NH State Council Form
Subscription Rate Set

Hurrah to St. Paddy and VVA
Amputee Designs New Hand Wins Veterans Administration Approval

From the Heart...
Vietnam by John Mintz
Unnamed
Forgotten Love by Raymond J. Banks, Jr.
A Vietnam Vet's Poem by Richard S. Lovekin
Viet Nam War by Dennis A. Petway
Echoes
Angry Little Poem of Spring
Volume: 4
Issue: 5
Item Creation Date: May 1984
Collection: Burch Collection
Association: National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC) Collection
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The VVA Veteran (Vietnam Veterans of America, inc.) - Serial
Serial Item Number: 162Serial49716
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Reagan Shifts Affect Vets by Dennis Rhoades
VA Chasing Vets Through Federal Courts
Vets' Visits to Vietnam Begin in Spring
CIA-Backed Contras Linked to Death Squads
New Charter Bill Introduced by Sen. Cranston
Boren Rebuffed on Orange Study Cuts - Move to Scuttle Effort Saved by Congressional Committee by P. C. Hughes
Secret Documents Sought in Agent Orange Case
Texas Attorney Files New $1.8 Billion Agent Orange Suit
Study Finds Dramatic Differences in Job Success Between Combat and Non-Combat Vets by Michael Leaveck
Vietnamese Children to Get Aid Under New VVA Program
Starbuck Shock by Patricia C. Hughes
The Law and You - Judge Slams Lawyers' Fees in Agent Orange Decision - But What's Next for Individual Claimants? by Keith Snyder
Viet War Not 'Over-Played' by P. C. Hughes
Miami Cardiac Unit Arrested by P. C. Hughes
Judge on Agent Orange: Over and Out
Holler from the Hollows Chapter 112 Receives Charter at National
Court Loosens VA's Grip on School Funds
Up Against the Wall - Another Vet Self-Destructs by Duncan Spencer
VA Nurse Scholarships Available for 1985-86 School Year
Agent Orange Lawsuit Deadline Extended
Vets' Advocate Leaves Key SBA Post by P. C. Hughes
Back to the Zone - Congressional Delegation Returns from Southeast Asian Trip
Tennessee Congressman Urges New Links With Vietnam by Mike Pigott
Discussions Progress on MIA's, Agent Orange and Amerasian Children by P. C. Hughes
Here We Come - The Kerry Charge by Christopher Lyndon
Vets Played Key Role in Kerry Triumph by Joe Bangert
Muller, Weidman Hit Back at Kerry Critics
R&D Research and Development in Health Care

VVA Around the Nation
Chapter News
So You Missed the Reunion by Rail
Chapter 131 Seeks Support for Heart Transplant by Ken Wunder
Incarcerated Vets' Chapter Launched in Washington State by Patrick Compton
Cellblock Vets Form Chapter
Chapters in Action

Chapter Notes Dee-Troit Scores A New Home With Liberal Use of Two-by-Fours by Mike Leaveck

Women Vetetans...
Vietnam Nurses Memorial Project
Woman Vet "Tells" Her Story by Catherine Sucher Greeley
The Women of Vietnam by Saralee McGoran

What They're Saying.. Latest Jobs Fair Targets area Unemployed Veterans
Veterans' Job Program Helps Employer, Workers by Candy McCampbell
New Plan Would Tax Disability Benfits Received by Veterans
Bulletin Board - National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week of February 14
Copies of HR 1961 Available
VA Appeals for Vet Lawyers by Patricia C. Hughes
Important Notice to All Vietnam Era Veterans
Letters to the Editor
Locator Listing
Sober Vets Advice for the Drinking Vet by Thomas Brinson, ACSW, CAC and Vince Treanor, MS, CAC
Vietnam and Central America... Light at the End of the Tunnel Vision by Don Inman
Legislative Forum... by Mike Leaveck
Muller Slams Reagan Cuts
Re: National League of Families Memo, Dated 11-21-84 by John Deering
Books
PVA Seeks Associate Research Director
Real to Reel Movies - War Games on Film Ten Great Antiwar Movies Are Now on Videocassette
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: January 1985
Collection: Burch Collection
Association: National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC) Collection
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Bamboo Connection - Newspaper - Kinston, North Carolina
Newspaper Item Number: 162Newspaper612492
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[Number of Pages: 12]
Issue Information: Special Edition
Item Creation Date: October/November 1986
Collection: Burch Collection
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Added: 06 Jan 2020 [Updated: 06 Jan 2020]
VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States) - Serial
Serial Item Number: 162Serial48301
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[Number of Pages: 56]
Features
Capitol Hill Conference Challenges Congress by Tim Dyhouse
'Remembrance' Captures Emotion of Veterans Funerals by Robert A. Fletcher

Three Marine MIAs - Fate Unknown? by Ric Hunter - As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the Mayaguez incident, the time is long overdue to tell the full story of the three Marines stranded on Cambodia's Koh Tang Island during the rescue attempt in May 1975.

Cambodia to Host VFW Post by Phelim Kyne - American vets in Indochina embark on a unique venture in a former war zone.

State Memorials Honor Korean War Dead by Joseph C. Moran
World War II Memorial Groundbreaking in November by Tim Dyhouse
Milwaukee: 'Genuine American City' by Janie Blankenship
'Marching Through Hell' in China by Richard K. Kolb

Columns
Command Post
Washington Wire

Departments
Mail Call
Now Hear This
Membership
Member Benefits
Reunions & Claims
Volume: 87
Issue: 9
Item Creation Date: May 2000
Collection: Burch Collection
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Added: 15 Jan 2002 [Updated: 10 Nov 2025]
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Burch Collection (162) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 1620000000
Burch Collection (162) Finding Aid
This collection contains the records of the National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC), a Washington, D.C.-based organization involved in advancing the causes of Vietnam veterans at the national level. The NVVC, founded in 1984, had 78 member organizations in the early 1990s which represented 325,000 individuals. Although most of the documents cover the period 1984 - 1995, there are many documents dated earlier, the oldest being 1945. As the NVVC is a coalition of numerous single-issue or regionally-identified organizations, it has of necessity adopted eight broad goals that the member organizations can rally behind. The goals are: the return of all POWs and the full accountability for all MIAs, maximum relief for Agent Orange victims, the appointment of Vietnam veterans to government policymaking positions, the attainment of meaningful job programs for Vietnam veterans, political support for Vietnam vets from the national political parties, to institute judicial review for Veterans Administration decisions, to enhance public recognition of the service of Vietnam veterans and to ensure priority is given to Vietnam veterans for government loans and contracts. This collection provides documentary evidence of not only the NVVC’s work in pursuit of these goals but an insider’s view of the issues themselves. The collection contains in excess of one hundred files of correspondence categorized as POW/MIA, Agent Orange or Coalition correspondence. Twelve files in the collection are specifically marked William T. Bennett. They contain a good deal of correspondence mixed in with other documents which cover the gamut of Vietnam veteran issues.

The collection has, by far, more documents devoted to the POW/MIA controversy than any other single issue. There are 155 files that contain correspondence and news items specifically related to this issue. A large number of other files document specific aspects of this cause, such as those on the Perot Commission, covert rescue attempts, Soviet/U.S. cooperation in locating POWs and MIAs in Vietnam and Afghanistan, and records of congressional hearings. There are also numerous files on individual organizations affiliated with the NVVC whose own efforts on behalf of POW/MIAs are documented. Agent Orange is another important political issue that is extensively documented in the collection.

The Vietnam War and its aftermath has had a tremendous psychological influence on veterans and Americans in general. The NVVC collection is especially valuable as a resource to investigate this phenomenon. It gives “real-life” documentation of the “psychological impact” of the war through correspondence with veterans, government studies and veterans organizations whose sole purpose is helping veterans afflicted with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other psychological disorders. Especially noteworthy are the records, of the North(west) Cascade Vietnam Veterans Rap Group which provide extensive documentation of Vietnam veterans’ readjustment difficulties. On the other hand the collection contains significant material which indicates that many veterans had little difficulty adjusting to civilian life. For many of these veterans their efforts are directed at dispelling the negative image that swirls around Vietnam veterans and the war itself. From the struggle to keep President Reagan true to his commitment to account for all the POW/MIAs (his “highest priority”), to efforts to prevent President Clinton from reestablishing diplomatic relations with Vietnam, the NVVC did business at the highest levels of government. The NVVC’s efforts with national politicians are contained in this collection and are represented by personal letters, congressional testimonies, official government publications, and political endorsements.

In the course of its work the NVVC received or created videos and audio-cassettes. These included interviews with coalition leaders, speeches, and awards ceremonies as well as commercially and privately produced video/audiotapes on veteran experiences, health issues and public events. These have been removed from the collection and placed with the sound and video/film collections in the Archive. Separate lists of each are attached to this finding aid. The old filing system is retained with the parenthesis in order for scholars who have used the collection to retrace their research. The Archivists can provide assistance with such work. The NVVC periodically sends material for addition to the collection and therefore the organization is "open" and designed to facilitate expansion. The new divisions within the NVVC are:

Administrative Files - These files deal with the NVVC administration, including finances, board meetings, organizational events and general administrative material.

Campaign Files - The NVVC's active role the campaigns of 1984, 1988, and 1992 are documented in this series.

Congressional Files - The NVVC also lobbies each incoming administration for the placement of Vietnam veterans in policymaking positions. These files chronicle that effort.

Individual Files - These files consist of material related to individuals with associations to the NVVC or J. Thomas Burch.

Agent Orange Files - The Agent Orange issue follows a close second to the POW/MIA issue in importance and is one the NVVC has had considerable success. The efforts of the NVVC on behalf of Agent Orange victims was rewarded in both 1986 and 1996 when the government agreed to make monetary compensation to veterans victimized by Agent Orange. These files document the role of J. Thomas Burch and the NVVE on the Agent Orange question.

Prisoner-of-War/Missing-in-Action Files - The NVVC’s most significant issue and the one that has drawn the most public attention is that of the POW/MIAs. Rallies, news conferences and extensive lobbying efforts have kept this issue in the public eye. One significant result of these
activities was the passage of legislation that declassified POW/MIA documents.

Subject Files - These files represent the general files of J. Thomas Burch and his material from the NVVC. There is some overlap with the Agent Orange and POW/MIA issues.

Veterans Organization Files - This collection contains files on the numerous local, regional and national level Vietnam veterans organizations. These groups run the gamut in size and influence from the tremendously powerful American Legion to small local groups such as the Massac County Vietnam Vets Association. Likewise, the contents of the files of these groups vary. Many have only the initial correspondence between the NVVC and themselves. Other groups have several files containing their documents. Many of the veterans organizations produced newsletters, which are a good source for information on the groups’ character and the issues on which they focused.

Gulf War Files - These files were added to the collection in July 2000 as the organization began to collection information on Gulf War veterans. The material examines Gulf War syndrome.

Original Collection Processed by Fred Allison (August 1996)

Additional Material and Reorganization (July 1998, February 1999, July 2000)

Finding Aid by Ron Frankum

Processed by Ron Frankum - Isaac Dowlen - Chris Heinemeier - Leif

Collection: Burch Collection
Association: National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC) Collection

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