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Vietnam Veterans of America
Robert G. Hunter Memorial Chapter Post 935
Douglas County, Georgia

VVA, Inc.
Purpose
National Office
VVA Associates
Georgia VVA

POW-MIA
POW-MIA Search

Federal Research Division

Operation Just Cause

Memorial Page

Links
Links for Vets and Their Families

How To Join With Us:
1. Come to our monthly meeting the 2nd Monday of the month (except July when there is no regular meeting) at 7:00 pm at the Woodie Fite Senior Center that is located at 8750 Dorris Road in Douglasville. You do not have to be a Vietnam or Vietnam era veterans to join. Everyone is welcome. Non veterans can become an affiliate member. OR:

2. Request the VVA National office to send you an application form by snail mail: http://www.vva.org/Membership/Brochure/membform.htm., fill it out and send it to us. OR:

3. Get our application form online, fill it out then PRINT it out. Then either mail it our local chapter, or bring it to a meeting. OR:

4. Call VVA's toll free number at: 1-800-VVA-1316.

Regular members (not associates) will need to include a copy of their DD-214 with their application.

Remember - be sure to send your completed form and a copy of your DD-214 to us and we will take care of everything for you and, see you at our next meeting. Have DD214 sent to Presidents address as above.

Projects
Throughout the year we are involved with many community projects, as well as projects world-wide for our servicemen and women. Click on the links below to see how you can help.

Calendar

We have several events throughout the year. However, as the dates may sometimes change, it is suggested you contact the chapter (mailto:jimbruner@gettingaway.com) for specific dates and times.

Change meeting location to Woodie Fite Senior Center located at 8750 Dorris Road Douglasville, GA  30135 phone 678-626-5630 You do not have to be a Vietnam or Vietnam era veterans to join. Everyone is welcome. Non veterans can become an affiliate member.

July 4th Parade
July 4th Downtown Douglasville Parade. You are welcome to come and march with us in the Fourth of July Parade in Douglasville, Georgia. Contact the chapter for additional information and the meeting time.

Family Picnic
We have a picnic every year for our members, family and friends. This is normally held right after the parade on the 4th of July at Hunter Park, where we all gather at the Robert G. Hunter Memorial for a short period of remembrance for all of those servicemen and women who sacrificed their selves in defense of America.

Veterans Day Activities and Parade
Around Veterans Day, our chapter goes to schools in the area to present a program about the American soldier in Vietnam. Contact the chapter for information about this program. We also participate in the local Veterans Day Parade and set up an information booth at  Arbor Place Mall.

Toys for Tots
Each year we collect toys for needy children and families that are distributed by the Marines for their annual Toys for Tots program. We welcome your gifts throughout the year for this effort to bring some joy to those children who are less fortunate. Toy contributions, or monetary donations, may be made to the chapter at any time of the year. Any money collected will be used to purchase toys for the Toys for Tots program or, in some cases, an 'adopted family' in our area. Checks should be made payable to the Robert G. Hunter Memorial Chapter, Post 935 VVA with 'Toys for Tots' in the memo section.

Operation Exodus
Every holiday season around Christmas and New Years Day, thousands of servicemen and women are traveling through America's airports on holiday leave. We set aside a day to make their trip back to their base a little easier by volunteering to work at the USO at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on New Years Day and provide them with a nice meal and a place to relax while waiting for their flight. You are welcome to join us each year. Contact the chapter for additional information.

Coupons for our Service Personnel and Families
We collect coupons and send them to members of our armed forces overseas so they can use them when they make purchases at the post exchanges. You know, those coupons for money off for groceries, sundries and lots of other stuff they have available to them in the post exchanges. If you want to help, just send us your left-over coupons from the newspapers.

Share House
Every month we make contributions to the Share House here in Douglas County. If you have items you believe they might need, please bring them to our monthly meeting or drop them off at Jim Bruner's house. They always need canned food items, boxed foods (non perishable), personal hygiene items such as deodorant and toothpaste,, wash cloths and towels, linens and lots of other stuff. And, of course, they will accept monetary contributions also so they may purchase other items for the hundreds of families they help each year. If you want to send a check, please make it payable to "Share House."

CLICK HERE for the Shelter Needs List so you will know what they need. You can either bring items to our regular meetings, or deliver them to
Loren Emery
P.O Box 1011
Douglasville, GA  30133

Phone cards for our wounded troops

Do you have a few dollars left for something important? The number ONE request at Walter Reed hospital is phone cards. The government doesn't pay long distance phone charges and these wounded soldiers are rationing their calls home. Many will be there throughout the holidays. Really support our troops – Send phone cards of any amount to:

Medical Family Assistance Center
Walter Reed Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20307-5001

Note: ANYONE can buy phone cards through the PX on line by going to this web address: https://thor.aafes.com/scs/default.aspx (They will even mail them to a specific Soldier if you have their address, or to send generically to the Family Assistance Center at Walter Reed just use "Medical Fam" as First Name, "Assis Center" as last name, Walter Reed Medical Center as Address 1 and 6900 Georgia Ave as address 2, etc. - the whole process takes about 3 minutes.)

Also, Walmart has good prices on AT&T cards; Sam's Club is even better. Please pass this on, copy and paste it into your e-mail. Clubs in District 22-A are making this a priority but help from around the US and the world would be wonderful too. Thank you. Lion Sue

How to Contact Us:

Use Presidents address as above
 

The purpose of the Corporation, its State Councils, and its Chapters is:
 

• A. To help foster, encourage, and promote the improvement of the condition of the Vietnam veteran.
   
• B. To promote physical and cultural improvement, growth, and development, self-respect, self-confidence, and usefulness of Vietnam-era veterans and others.
   
• C. To eliminate discrimination suffered by Vietnam veterans and to develop channels of communication which will assist Vietnam veterans to maximize self-realization and enrichment of their lives and enhance life-fulfillment.
   
• D. To study, on a non-partisan basis, proposed legislation, rules, or regulations introduced in any Federal, State, or local legislative or administrative body which may affect the social, economic, educational, or physical welfare of the Vietnam-era veteran or others; and to develop public policy proposals designed to improve the quality of life of the Vietnam-era veteran and others especially in the areas of employment, education, training, and health.
   
• E. To conduct and publish research, on a non-partisan basis, pertaining to the relationship between Vietnam-era veterans and the American society, the Vietnam War experience, the role of the United States in securing peaceful co-existence for the world community, and other matters which affect the social, economic, educational, or physical welfare of the Vietnam-era veteran or others.
   
• F. To assist disabled and needy war veterans including, but not limited to, Vietnam veterans and their dependents, and the widows and orphans of deceased veterans.

National Office of VVA, Inc.

Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.
8605 Cameron Street, 4th Floor
Silver Spring, MD  20910-3710
Phone: (301) 585-4000
Web Site: National VVA Home Page

The Georgia State Council of VVA Inc.
The Georgia State Council of Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., announces the Veterans InfoBase Computer Bulletin Board. This system is located in Smyrna, GA, at 770-436-8833 and is available FREE OF CHARGE, except for long-distance telephone calls. The Veterans InfoBase is affiliated with VAFNET (Veterans/Armed Forces Network) and nationwide system of veteran-related, computer bulletin boards.

Areas are available for Gulf War, Vietnam, Korea, and W.W.II plus Other Conflicts not covered elsewhere. Areas are also devoted to each branch of service and you may find some friendly inter-service rivalry on-line.

All the names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial are found in the file area "THE WALL." The latest Federal Job Listings are available and updated weekly. Off-Line mail readers are available in the Utilities File Area.

Web Site: http://www.ilinks.net/~sbramham/

As Vietnam and Vietnam era veterans and other interested Americans, we will ever remember our POWs and MIAs.

 

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