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The VVA Veteran

Serial Item Number: 2022Serial613846
Pages
40
Media Type
Serial
Physical Location
Stacks Periodical Collection
Language(s)
English
Collection
Vietnam Veterans of America Collection
Volume
14
Issue
12
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: December 1994
General Note
Letters
President's Message - A Day Off For Homeless Veterans by James L. Brazee, Jr.
Health-Care Reform Update - A Change Is Gonna Come by Kelli Willard West

Government Relations - A Government Relations Staff Report
The Changing Of The Guard
Friends In The New Majority
No New Agenda, Just New Approaches
Snapshot Of The New Congress
Will Republican Budget Goals Hurt Veterans?

Report on POW/MIA Affairs - Interpreting The Law by Thomas F. Mannin
Report on Minority Affairs - Study On Asian-American Vietnam Veterans Seeks Participants
Claims and Adjudication - Inherit The Wind - A VVA Staff Report
Committee Report: Agent Orange - Keeping An Eye On The Robber Barons by George Claxton
WIMSA Calls For Artifacts
From The National Chaplain - Taps by Rev. Philip G. Salois, M.S.
Committee Report: Nominating - On The Campaign Trail by Bruce Thronton
Important Deadline For Agent Orange Veteran Payment Program

The Waiting Is The Hardest Part - What Will It Take To Improve VA's Performance In Claims Processing? by William Tripplet - Are veterans receiving deficient service from the VA's Veterans Benefits Administration? Sen. John Rockerfeller wanted to know, and the General Accounting Office responded. Writer Bill Triplett examines the GAO's 57-page report on an elephantine bureaucracy that is alienating at least one-third of veterans who filed claims for nonmedical benefits.

The Dark Side of The Heart - Tim O'Brien On Love by Marc Leepson

Enemy Mine - The Singular Experience Of Asian-American Veterans by Joseph Cerquone - One was nearly killed by U. S. forces; a woman out of uniform was repeatedly propositioned by GIs; one was told racism was a test of character. They were "gooks," and allegedly VC. In actuality, they were Asian-Americans just doing their best. Today, they are coping with unique problems from their military service.

Completing The Circle
Disabled Veterans to Hold Sports Clinic
Platoon 1005 - Alexander J. Sailsbury, Jr. by W. D. Ehrhart
Arts of War - A Writer To Bank On: The Prolific Career of Nelson DeMille by Marc Leepson
Books in Review - Jewel Of The Mekong: Tobias Wolff's Polished Vietnam Memoir by Marc Leepson
Book Of The Month: Radical Visions: Poetry By Vietnam Veterans - The Psychological Necessities: Truth, Beauty, And Sanity by Jon Forrest Glade
20 Years Ago Today - NY Times Alleges Illegal Domestic Operations by CIA by Gayle O. Garmise
50 Years Ago Today by Christopher Catterson
Calendar - VVA Naitonal, Regional, and State Meetings in 1994-95
Membership Notes by Gayle O. Garmise
New Chapters
Member Profile: Bob Piaro - You've Got To Have Heart by Duncan Spencer
Chapter Profile: Chapter 310 - Yes Ann Arbor, There Is A Santa Claus by Charles Hand
National Office Mailing for November
Locator compiled by Rich West
Reunions
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2022Serial613846
Citation
The VVA Veteran, 2022Serial613846. No Date, Vietnam Veterans of America Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2022Serial613846, Accessed 07 Mar 2026.
Pub Credit Line
2022Serial613846, Vietnam Veterans of America Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 06 Jun 2024 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]

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