Scope and Contents

The collection consists of issues of the VVA Veteran donated to the archive by VVA Editor Michael Keating. The collection contains a near complete set of the VVA Veteran from 1983 through July 2017.

Biographical / Historical

Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) is the only national Vietnam veterans organization congressionally chartered and exclusively dedicated to Vietnam-era veterans and their families. In January 1978, a small group of Vietnam veteran activists came to Washington, D.C., searching for allies to support the creation of an advocacy organization devoted exclusively to the needs of Vietnam veterans. VVA, initially known as the Council of Vietnam Veterans, began its work in 1979. Today, VVA has a national membership of over 85,000, with over 650 chapters throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and the Philippines. VVA state councils coordinate the activities of local chapters. VVA places great emphasis on coordinating its national activities and programs with the work of its local chapters and state councils and is organized to ensure that victories gained at the national level are implemented locally. VVA helps to provide greater public awareness of the outstanding issues surrounding Vietnam-era veterans today.