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The VVA Veteran

Serial Item Number: 162Serial48211
Pages
72
Media Type
Serial
Credit
Vietnam Veterans of America
Physical Location
Stacks Periodical Collection
Language(s)
English
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Volume
8
Issue
3
The VVA Veteran (Vietnam Veterans of America, inc.) - Serial - Silver Spring, Maryland
Publication
The VVA Veteran
Publisher/Org.
Vietnam Veterans of America, inc.
City
Silver Spring, Maryland
Country
United States
Type
Serial
General Note
1993- / Varying Title: VVA Veteran / Earlier Title: Veteran
Dates
Publication: March 1988
General Note
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

Perma Link
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Citation
The VVA Veteran, 162Serial48211. No Date, Burch Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=162Serial48211, Accessed 07 Mar 2026.

Pub Credit Line
162Serial48211, Burch Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 15 Jan 2002 [Updated: 18 Feb 2026]