- "My Life Is Complete": Virginia Warren's Visit to The Wall By : Tom Berger
Thirty-three years after her son died rushing to the aid of a fallen Marine, Virginia Warren touched him and felt him reaching back, touching her. She knows it in her soul. She had heard that this kind of thing happened to the loved ones of others who touched the names. Now it had happened to her. - "We Look Out For Each Other" Tony Catapano and Veterans Over the Horizon By : Tom Berger
Tony Catapano calls it a two-headed snake: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) on one side, the addictions - alcohol and drugs - on the other, feeding off one another, bringing grief to everyone who comes close. - 2006 Sucess For Prince Albert Of Monaco In Year One By : Roger Munns
In his first year as head of tax haven Monaco, Prince Albert has been making his presence felt on the world stage. - 9-11 Taught Us That World Peace Is A Long Way Off, So How Can We Personally Address This Issue By : Luise Volta
We all have the choice to stop talking helplessly about world peace and to start looking closer to home, actually within ourselves, for the answer. - 9/11, Bob Dylan, a Beautician and Me By : eileen fleming
"If it keeps on raining, the levee's gonna break,
If it keeps on raining, the levee's gonna break,
Some people are still sleepng,
Some people ARE WIDE AWAKE"-Bob Dylan, 2006. - A Death in the Desert: The Legacy of Lori Piestewa By : Tom Berger
More than three months after Pfc. Lori Piestewa's death March 23 in an Iraqi ambush near Nasiryah, the telephone calls still come every day to the Hopi tribal offices in Kykotsmovi, Arizona. - A Long Time Coming By : Tom Berger
In 1987, at a fish fry near Toledo, Ohio, a World War II veteran named Roger Durbin asked Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) a question about a memorial dedicated to those who served in the war. The question: Why wasn't there one? - A Long-Overdue Tribute: The Dedication Of The Korean War Veterans Memorial By : Tom Berger
The Korean War is sometimes referred to as the "Forgotten War" because it seems to have receded from the national consciousness-eclipsed in large part by the continuing legacy of the Vietnam War. - A New War: Dennis Andras in the Hurricane's Aftermath By : Tom Berger
VVA member Dennis Andras found it strange that a hurricane in Louisiana should send him back to roots he put down in Vietnam. - A Review of Beyond Oil, The View From Hubbert's Peak By : Herbert Young
Because oil has played such a large part of the world's economy, with the onset of peak oil it is in everyone's best interest to become informed about energy supplies and sources. - A Short History of the VVA By : Tom Berger
Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) is the only national Vietnam veterans organization congressionally chartered and exclusively dedicated to Vietnam-era veterans and their families. - A Veterans Day Reunion By : Tom Berger
On Veterans Day, Jerry Barfield walked up to Tom Corey in a Washington hotel and introduced himself. Corey didn't recognize him. Barfield had seen Corey's name on an e-mail list some time before and was shocked at the sight of it. When he heard Corey would be at the Veterans Day dinner, he made inquiries. - A VVA Action Plan For The Future By : Tom Berger
Like every organization these days, VVA is in transition. To grow and remain relevant, we must change in order to respond to changes occurring around us. - A Winning Tribute: The Nevada Vietnam Memorial By : Tom Berger
The quiet and powerful Nevada Vietnam Memorial is nestled inside Mills Park in the state capital named for the legendary frontiersman and scout Kit Carson. - Accomplishment Of The VVA By : Tom Berger
Vietnam Veterans of America, the nation's largest and most successful Vietnam veterans organization, and the only Vietnam veterans organization chartered by Congress, is proud of what it has accomplished over the last twenty years. Those accomplishments are many and varied.
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