Texas Tech University

The VVA Veteran

Serial Item Number: 1078Serial615877
Pages
44
Media Type
Serial
Physical Location
Stacks Periodical Collection
Language(s)
English
Collection
Douglas Pike Collection (Personal Papers)
Volume
15
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 1995
General Note
Letters
President's Message - What It Is All About by James L. Brazee, Jr.

A Profile In Courage - One Homeless Man's Story by Joseph Cerquone - Although Arron Maxwell's 36 years have resembled an interminable test of survival, his spirit has remained dogged. Abandoned as a child, Maxwell found refuge in the bottle during his adolescent years. In the service, his drinking led to a dishonorable discharge. Today, however, he is sober and determined to set his life on a new course.

Government Relations - A Government Relations Staff Report
Dioxin Use Banned At VA Medical Facilities
Employment Bills Threaten Specialized Programs for Veterans
VVA Saves Incarcerated Veterans Measure
Endorsement For The Independent Budget
Preparing For A National Stand Down
VVA Hosts Planning Meeting for VSO Homeless Veterans Summit
White House Conference on Aging
MOH Campaign For Alfred Rascon

Health-Care Reform Update - Toward A Friendlier Health-Care Delivery System by Kelli Willard West
Report on Minority Affairs - Closing The Curtains On The Walking Dead by George Duggins
Report on Public Affairs - Meeting The Press by Jack Clark
Report on POW/MIA Affairs - Conversations With Bobby by James R. Tuorila
Veterans Benefits Update - A Briefing For Service Representatives by Bill Russo
National Office On Prodigy - ID: WAXL16A by Carl Stout and Karen Sowman
Committee Report: Resolutions - Resolutions Process and Deadlines by David Kaiser
Vietnam Veterans of America 1995 Proposed Convention Resolution
Committee Report: Nominating - On The Campaign Trail by Bruce Thornton

Bringing Them Home by Jim Belshaw - In early February, VVA's third Veterans Initiative delegation convened in Hanoi. With 28 members, broken into four operational teams, the veterans were able to cover broad ground, traveling the country from north to south. Jim Belshaw writes of the innumerable rewards of working veteran to veteran in Hanoi, in Quang Nam, Danang and Tay Ninh provinces, in Ho Chi Minh City, and elsewhere.

Return to Kham Duc
VVA Roundup '95 Houston - Seventh National Convention Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.
Platoon 1005 - Stephen T. Summerscales by W. D. Ehrhart
Arts of War - Telling It Like It Was: Gerald Nicosia Chronicles The Vietnam Vets Movement by Marc Leepson
Review Of The Month: The Waling Dead - Trying To Right The Hollywood Stereotype reviewed by Marc Leepson
Books In Review - Between A Rock And A Hard Place: David Maraniss' Analysis of Bill Clinton by Marc Leepson
50 Years Ago Today - Nimitz Declares Iwo Jima Victory The "Beginning Of The End" by Christopher Catterson
Resolution P-14-93: Audio, Visual, and Printed Material
Membership Notes by Gayle O. Garmise
New Chapters
Member Profile: Charlie Montgomery - You're A Good Man, Charlie Montgomery by Duncan Spencer
Chapter Profile: Chapter 209 - Braving The Cold For Homeless Veterans by Charles Hand
Watchfire - Wars' Sacrifice Remembered by Duncan Spencer
National Office Mailing for February
Locator compiled by Tracie Houston
Reunions
Finance Notes - Internal Review And Audit Of Financial Records by Carl Stout
Calendar - VVA National, Regional, and State Meetings in 1995
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1078Serial615877
Citation
The VVA Veteran, 1078Serial615877. No Date, Douglas Pike Collection (Personal Papers), Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1078Serial615877, Accessed 17 May 2026.
Pub Credit Line
1078Serial615877, Douglas Pike Collection (Personal Papers), Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 04 Mar 2026 [Updated: 04 Mar 2026]

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive

© 2026  Texas Tech University© 2026  Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive May 4 2026