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In 1989, a group of Vietnam veterans from West Texas gathered at Texas Tech University to discuss what they might do, in a positive way, about their experiences in Vietnam. [13] Their meeting was spearheaded by James Reckner, a Texas Tech military history professor and Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, [ 14 ] who had become concerned with his ...
U.S. Highway 83 (US 83), dedicated as the Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway, is a U.S. Highway in the U.S. state of Texas that begins at US 77 (Interstate 69E, I-69E) in Brownsville and follows the Rio Grande to Laredo, then heads north through Abilene to the Oklahoma state line north of Perryton, the seat of Ochiltree County.
In 1986, VVA's exemplary work was formally acknowledged by the granting of a congressional charter. Today, Vietnam Veterans of America has a national membership of nearly 90,000, with more than 650 chapters throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. VVA state councils coordinate the activities of local chapters.
Dec. 22—Only have a minute? Listen instead HARLINGEN — For decades, the area's veterans have been calling for a memorial honoring the local soldiers killed during the Vietnam War. Now, a ...
The US has a patchwork of state laws with which autonomous vehicle companies must comply. The Trump administration has signaled interest in developing a federal framework for AVs.
Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol. It is illegal in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., to drive with a blood alcohol content, or BAC, of 0.08 g/dL or higher, except in Utah where the BAC ...
Vietnam War memorial in Little Saigon, Houston, Texas, United States. Vietnamese Walk of Honor Sign. Little Saigon, also popularly known as Vietnamtown or simply Viet-Town, is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas centered on Bellaire Boulevard west of Chinatown. It is one of the largest Vietnamese enclaves in the United States.
Three people died in a single-vehicle crash late March 15, 2024, when a pickup went off Southeast Veterans Memorial Parkway west of U.S. 1 and hit a tree.