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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.
The Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF), [1] established in 1980, now the Veterans for America (VFA), is a Washington, D.C.-based international humanitarian organization that addresses the consequences of war and conflict.
According to the Foundation Center's Philanthropy News Digest, Veterans for America is an outgrowth of the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation, founded in 1980 by veterans Bobby Muller and John Terzano. [1] The group merged with Veterans for Common Sense for a time in 2006, and the combined group was renamed Veterans for America in 2006. [1]
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Nov. 11 marks the federal holiday Veterans Day, which is a day set aside to thank and honor those who have served in the U.S. military. While most schools do not close for the Veterans Day holiday ...
The budget requests have focused on various modernization initiatives, such as updating the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities, support for new legislative mandates, such as the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act and the PACT Act, and improvements and expansion of various benefits management systems. [12]
1974: Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act 1988: Department of Veterans Affairs Act PL 100-527 2006: Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 PL 109-461: requires (in part) that the VA prioritizes veteran-owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB and SDVOSB) when awarding contracts to ...
Veterans Day, a holiday honoring those who have served in the United States military, is coming up on Monday, Nov. 11. A federal holiday, the day means closures of some services Oklahomans are ...