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General Note: Frequency Varies / Subtitle: Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine / Varying Title: VFW Magazine

Publication: May 2005

General Note: Features
Vietnam Veterans Helping Themselves: VVLP in Action by Susan Katz Keating - Though seldom heralded, the Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program - better known as VVLP - made great strides in assisting Vietnam vets during the 1980s.

An Era in Vietnam Veterans Benefits Ends ... and Begins by The Editors - Landmark legislation and milestone events in the fight for the rights of America's Vietnam vets are here at your fingertips for the first time.

An Anniversary Devoid of Meaning to Vietnam Veterans by Thomas P. Evans - With America's war in Vietnam already over for two years, April 30, 1975, holds little significance to veterans.

First and Last KIA of the Indochina War by Richard K. Kolb - Few U.S. wars are as complex as the one waged in Southeast Asia, so it comes as no surprise that ascertaining "firsts" and "lasts" is not a simple task.

Iraq - A Final Salute

Washington Conference 2005 - Caring for the Troops Takes Conference Spotlight by The Editors

Columns
Command Post
Washington Wire

Departments
Mail Call
Now Hear This
Issues Up Front - Agent Orange Exams
Young Vets in Focus
VFW in Action
Membership
Member Benefits
Reunions & Claims
Sound Off

Perma Link: https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=574Serial413587

Citation: VFW, 574Serial413587. No Date, James Reckner Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=574Serial413587, Accessed 31 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 574Serial413587, James Reckner Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive