2. Agent Orange Important information concerning Agent
Orange. Nine links included to help individuals find more information about A.O.
3. Awards. This page shows multiple photos of our
different Awards from our communities of Plymouth and Canton, Michigan.
4. Buddy Poppy Days 2011 Historical Information concenrning
the history of Poppy Days and 18 photos of chapter members helping out selling Poppies.
6. Burger School for Kids with Autism. We help out by
attending, teaching and participating with two important school events every year. The
Christmas Carnival and their Special Basketball Game. We also buy medals for all kids who
participate in the basketball game and flags, pins, and other patriotic items for all
students at the Christmas Carnival. 10 photos are located on this web page.
7. Chapter By Laws, Documents, and Forms. Included on
page are PDF files for 12 Forms, 17 pages of our By-Laws, 3 photos, and 17 Department of
Veterans links.
8. Canton Veterans Memorial and Canton Memorial Service.
Photo of the Memorial and 10 photos taken at the 2010 Memorial Day Service. Included is a
listing of all KIA/POW/MIAs of: Civil War, WWII, Vietnam War, Iraq War, and Afghanistan
War.
9. Car Show For Vets. On August 7, 2010, a special Car
Show for Vets was held. Check out the 17 photos from the event. During 2011, another
special Car Show For Vets will be held.
10. Car Wash "Main Street Auto Wash 2011" An Annual Event
and one of our year's best fund raisers. 38 photos of chapter members are posted.
13. Cell Phones For Soldiers An Annual Event in
which our members help raise money for Cell Phone For Soldier's. 4 photos are
displayed. We recently earned a prestigious Award from their President for all we do
for this great cause!
14. Chapter 528 AVVA. Our AVVA is very active and this
page is designed for them so they can check it out and see what is happening specifically
for them in regards to our AVVA as well as the National AVVA. The AVVA Representative
writes monthly articles about what's happening in Michigan as well as nationally.
15. Charity Motors. This page was created so viewers
could donate one's car and then our Chapter could get credit for it.
16. Christmas Party. This page has dozens of photos, a
couple of videos, over 100 photos online at Flickr and more than 50 more when one goes to
the Kodak's Gallery of Photos.
17. Color Guard/Honor Guard. This page is dedicated to our
members who are involved in our Chapter's Color Guard and Honor Guard. It includes 30
photos and 1 Slideshow. It also contains photos of our Color Guard's Awards. Also included
are Links to many of our different web pages within our website which displays photos of
our Color Guard/Honor Guard at many different events.
18. Committees and Committee Chairs. All of
our Chapter Committees and Committee Chairs are listed. Viewers can click on the Committee
Chairman's name and this will then link to a committee member's email.
19. Cornel Osier's Ride To Hell, MI. Every year Chapter
528 bikers get together with many more bikers and ride to Hell, Michigan. 3 photos of the
event.
20. Cruz'n 528 Car Show 2011. This is one of more important events
which take place every Wednesday from May to the end of September. This event is one of
our Chapter's best fund raisers. This web page includes 71 photos with a link to a few
special slideshow with hundreds of photos.
23. Display Cases. This page shows 2 photos of our display
cases.
24. Elected Officials. This page shows
photos and lists our 2011 Chapter Officers, Board Members, State Council Delegates, 2011
National Convention Delegates, 2011 Nominating Committee, and our AVVA Representative. One
may also click on an elected official's name to be able to email each member. 5 photos are
in view on this page.
25. Essay Scholarship Contest 2011. One of the most enjoyable
events which our Chapter is involved with is our Annual Essay Scholarship Contest. Members
as well as family members are invited to compete in a writing contest. Each year three
college students are fortunate enough to win prize money and a Special Certificate. The
total prize money is $1,500.00. This successful event is participated by nine of our
members. Three members are the Co-Chairs and six members volunteer to be judges. Viewers
may view 8 photos on this page. Copies of the three winning essays can be viewed on this
page.
26. Essay Scholarship Contest 2010
27. Fall Festival 2011. The Fall Festival is one of the more
enjoyable events which our Chapter gets involved with during the year. 30 photos are
displayed on this web page. New photos as of September 10, 2010 are posted on this
page.
29. Fishing Derby Wayne County 2011. Every year our Chapter
along with Wayne County Parks and Recreation offer residents of Wayne County the chance to
fish for newly stocked Rainbow Trout. This annual event is one of the most enjoyable of
the year. Literally hundreds of kids from ages 1 month to 12 years are allowed to fish for
free - without a fishing license. Three prizes are given to kids from three different age
groups for a total of 9 prizes. A member of our Chapter also donates his time to mounting
the largest fish caught. This event is usually shown on local TV stations. Take a look at
the 47 photos on this page. You must see the huge smiles on the kids faces!
30. Wayne County Fishing Derby 2010
31. Wayne County Fishing Derby 2009
32. Wayne County Fishing Derby 2008
33. Flag Day Independence Village. This is an annual event
in which our Chapter 528 Color Guard takes part in formally raising "Old Glory" on Flag Day in
Plymouth Township. New June 15, 2011
34. Flag Retirement Ceremony. A continuing
Chapter Program/Ceremony since 2008. Our Chapter is extremely involved with identifying
worn out and torn flags in our area. We continually purchase U.S. flags and offer
residents within our area the chance to trade in their worn out flag in exchange for a new
one. All flags are made in the U.S. The local Boy Scouts help out in this program. Shown
are 4 photos.
35. Friday Fish Fry. During the Lenten Season, our Chapter
helps out our VFW in assisting with the preparation and serving of fish and chips. 76
photos of the event are posted.
36. History of Chapter 528. This page shows 13
photos and goes into detail of the history of our chapter as well as the history of the
VVA.
57. Independence Day Parade & Celebration This page was
created on July 6, 2010. It displays 8 photos.
38. In Memoriam. This is one of most important web
pages. It shows a photo our Honor Guard giving a 21 gun salute in honor of our deceased
members. It also displays the Name, Service, and years of our deceased members. A special
rendition of "Taps" is played in the background.
39. Jim Hodgson Photos of South East Asia. Jim is a
current member of Chapter 528. A couple of years ago he and his wife went back to visit
South East Asia. Jim was happy to share many of his photos from the trip. 39 photos are
located on this page.
40. Joy Road Adopt-A-Road Pick-Up. Several times each
and every year members of our Chapter go out to clean-up trash on Joy Road. 3 photos of
our members are located on this page.
41. Kokomo Reunion 2011. Every year Vietnam Veterans from
around the world, get together in Kokomo, IN. This web page is devoted to many of our
members who make the annual trip. More than 100 photos are located on this page and two 5
minute videos. Our Chapter had more than 50 members show up at the last year's Reunion.
44. Links. Our Links Page is by far the most comprehensive and
up-to date VVA Links Page on the Internet. 1,385 sites are listed. 85 Photos, images, and
animated gifs are located on this page. This page is updated several times each week. The following is the
breakdown of our links by category: This web page has been divided up into 10 pages so people
who do not have fast cable connection can view the page 10 times faster.
45. VVA State Councils and VVA Chapters
46. Michigan VVA Chapters, Memorials, Monuments and Links
47. International Vietnam-Era Veterans Websites
48. State Vietnam Veterans Memorials, Monuments and Lists
49. Vietnam-Era Motor Cycle Clubs
50. Websites For Vietnam-Era Veterans
55. Members of the Year. Every year our Chapter
honors members who have gone beyond the normal duties and are honored as Members of the
Year. We honor: Chapter Member of the Year; Chapter Officer of the Year; Board Member of
the Year; and Associate Member of the Year. The 5 photos are from our April 11, 2011
General Membership Meeting.
56. Members' Service Photos. This page is a collection of
service photos which our members have submitted of themselves being photographed when they
were in service. We currently have 86 Members' Photos, as of June 15, 2011, being
displayed out of our 213 membership. Besides the service photo we include the branch of
service and the year the photo was taken.
57. Memories of Vietnam. This page is made up of 70 images
and photos that Vietnam Veterans would recognize. The song "Satisfaction" plays in the
background.
58. Michigan State Council News. This page includes
information by our Chapter's State Delegate. Our member reports on what the VVA State
Council of Michigan is discussing and he helps keep us informed on other VVA Chapters of
Michigan.
59. Monthly Calendar VVA 528. Includes a brief listing of
all of our events and meetings for the upcoming year - the next 12 months. This page is
updated at least each and every week.
60. "The Moving Wall". The Moving Wall Web Page is dedicated
to the "Moving Wall" which moves around the country. 59 photos are displayed showing how
Chapter 528 members have helped with the putting up the wall and guarding the wall during
the two times the "Moving Wall" has come to our area in Michigan. Chapter 528 is being
honored this year with having "The Vietnam Movings Memorial Wall" being shown between June
15th - June 19th. Our Chapter will be present to assemble and disassemble the "Wall". Our
Honor Guard and Chapter members will also be present for the "Opening Ceremony" and the
"Closing Ceremonies". We will also assist each and every person who visits the wall by
escorting them to the wall and answering their questions. We will also man a couple of
computers which will assist in locating where a person's name is located on the "Wall".
61. Newsletters (Homefront). Our Newsletter Page is one
of our most important web pages. The page includes our "Online Version" E-Newsletter of
the past two years. Every month we have the ability to send out a monthly Newsletter to
all of our members by way of an email or by way of postal service. During the past 18
months we have encouraged as many members as possible to opt out of receiving their
newsletters by way of the postal service and chose to receive their newsletters by email.
The email version is in color compared to our black and white postal version. We have
saved a lot of money with having newsletters available either by way of email or online
(E-Newsletter). Instead of printing out 250 copies and mailing out more than 225 copies,
we now only make 80 copies of our newsletter and mail out only 54 copies. Our online
version (E-Newsletter) is generally longer in length. Our online newsletter usually
includes several "Flyers" and a couple additional pages of photos from our past month's
events and activities.
62. Memorial Day Parade 2011. This page shows 25 photos of our
most recent Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony.
63. Memorial Day 2010 Photos from Plymouth's Parade and
Ceremony 2010.
64. Past Presidents of Chapter 528. This page lists our
16 past Presidents. It gives a brief biography of what each President accomplished during
his term of office.
65. Picnic. This page shows viewers 45 photos of our yearly
Chapter Picnic.
66. Post Clean-up. More than a dozen photos showing members
cleaning up the outside of our Post.
67. POW/MIA. This web page explains our Chapter's involvement
with POW and MIA. Several photos help to highlight the importance of the page.
68. Product Sales. This page shows and lists the
different products that our Chapter sells including: jackets, t-shirts, sweet-shirts,
stickers, key rings, U.S. Flag, and decals. 17 photos are shown.
69. "Recent Events and Photos". This is one of
our most important web pages. It usually includes information of our most recent events
(last couple of months). Many times it has links to dozens of photos which were taken at
each of the events. Sometimes more than one hundred photos may be seen from this web page
depending on the time of the year. Also, it is possible for viewers to see even more
photos by clicking on linked names which then sends the viewer to Kodak's Gallery Photo
Webpage which many times have as many as 50 more photos of the event. After a couple of
months, the Recent Events and Photos page goes to another of our most important Webpage
"Yearly Events and Photos Web Page." (see number 60). This webpage is updated nearly
each and every day!
70. Remembrance Run. Remembrance Run shows how our
Members every year take a journey to honor the memories of our members who most recently
passed away. This page currently has 22 photos of our members taking part in this yearly
event.
71. Run To The North Wall. This page was created to
honor the Canadians who took part in the Vietnam War. Plymouth, Michigan is only 30
minutes away from the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit, MI. The bridge connects the city of
Detroit to the city of Windor, Ontario, Canada. Every year many of our members go across
the Detroit River into Windsor, Canada in order to part in this Ceremony. 7 photos help to
show our involvement.
72. Salvation Army Bell Ringing. Chapter 528 participates
in helping out with "Ringing the Bells" for the Salvation Army. On this page one may see 6
photos of our members helping out.
73. Salem Flag Day Parade Chapter 528's Honor Guard Leads
this annual Parade. New June 11, 2011.
We are very proud of the fact that we have the largest VVA website 100 pages of any VVA Chapter -
especially with the fact that our links page is second to none (1,386 links) on the Internet!
Included within all of our web pages are more than 1,500 photos, dozens of
slide-shows and nearly 40 videos. Our Website is updated each and every day!
74. Site Map This page was created to help visitors navigate our entire 93 page website.
75. Sportsman's Raffle. By far, this event consumes 9 months or more of our involvement and is the single most important activity of our Chapter for raising money. Take a look at 19 photos of this event.
76. Stories From Nam Personal Stories about Vietnam Experiences by Chapter 528 Members. New May 22, 2011
77. Titus Hoisington Memorial Private Titus Hoisington fought in the Revolutionary War. Our Chapter helped to have his grave marked by helping purchase a grave stone for Titus. On July 3, 2011 our Chapter Honor Guard took part in The Ceremony. This web page was created on July 21, 2011.
78. Travel Site Chapter 528 This is our Chapter's Travel Site. It explains how to use this resource for booking everything one needs including: planes, hotels, etc. It also includes the link to the actual travel site.
79. "Upcoming Events in Detail". This is another of our most important web pages. Unlike our "Yearly Calendar of Events" page, this page goes into much more detailed information concerning the event. Many times links to the Event are included as well as Event Flyers. In addition, the upcoming event will usually have the person's name an email link who is in charge of the Event. This web page is updated nearly each and every day!
80. VA Hospital Ann Arbor, MI Christmas Program. By far one of the most rewarding and enjoyable nights of the year. Chapter 528 teams up with VVA Chapter 310 (Washtenaw County) to help bring Christmas cheer to more than 100 patients at the Ann Arbor Veterans Hospital. 26 photos and three videos show how our Chapter helps to bring Christmas cheer to our fellow veterans at our local VA hospital.
81. Veterans Day. This web page is dedicated to all Veterans. It shows how Chapter 528 is extremely involved in supporting Veterans Day in several nearby communities. 7 photos are featured on this page.
82. Veterans Night At Comerica Park 2011. This page displays the fun times our Chapter experienced when we attend each and every year a baseball game played at Comerica Park (Detroit, Michigan) - Detroit Tigers. Displayed are 32 photos of our most recent involvement (2010). By the way the Detroit Tigers won the game!
83. Veterans Night At Comerica Park 2010
84. VFW Calendar Post 6695. This page lists a full year calendar for our meeting place.
85. Videos and Slideshows. This page consists of videos concerning the Vietnam War. More than 24 videos may be access from this page.
86. VVA Product Sales and Michigan State VVA Council. This website is home for The Michigan State VVA Council and VVA Product Sales was created so veterans can go online with this page and buy military items. Our webmaster Tom Brown is also the webmaster for Michigan State Council as well as their Newsletter Editor.
87. VVA Michigan State Convention. Our Michigan State Council had a State Convention in Dearborn/Detroit Michigan in early summer 2010. Chapter 528's Color Guard performed both at the Introduction Ceremony and the at the conclusion of the Convention. Twenty photos were taken during the Convention.
88. VVA National Conference. This web page displays Chapter 528's involvement at the 2010 VVA National Conference in Orlando, Florida - August 10th - 15th. 16 photos are shown. Our Chapter is extremely proud of the fact that we actively support the State of Michigan Council by helping in selling merchandise to help support our State Council of Michigan during the National Conference.
89. VVA National Convention 2011. One of our most important web pages. Our Chapter's membership has grown this year to 220 members. This means we were able to vote for five Delegates to our National Convention in Reno in 2011. Our Chapter is extremely proud of the fact that we actively support the State of Michigan Council by helping in selling merchandise to help support our State Council of Michigan during the National Convention.
90. VVA National Convention 2009 We believe that the photos and memories from our past National Convention in Louisville, Kentucky were so important, we chose to keep this page active.
91. Yearly Events and Photos. This web page lists more than 130 of our activities and events. Hundreds of photos as well as dozens of slideshows are accessible from this web page. This web page is updated nearly each and every day!
92. 716th Etched In Stone. This page was created to honor the memory of the men who made the "Ultimate Sacrifice" as members of the 716th Military Police in Saigon.
93. Wayne-Westland Memorial Day Parade. This page post photos of our Chapter Color Guard marching in this annual event located in Westland, MI. Posted are seven photos.
94. 528's 20th Anniversary Our Chapter celebrated its 20th Anniversary on Saturday, October 23rd, 2010. More than one hundred photos plus 2 videos are on found on this page.
95 Home Page of VVA Chapter 528 Website. This is our "Home Page". "Webmaster's introduction and welcome home!" Song: "America" by Ray Charles
96 528's 100 Web Pages This is the page which has a links to our 96 Web Pages and a brief description which make up our Website.
97 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day On December 7, 2011 our Chapter helped to honor the 70th Anniversary of Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
98 Winter Clothing Drive Every year Chapter 528 collects clothes and donations during a one one month time period. Then many members go out and purchase new clothes and then gives them to the needy people of Detroit.
99 Burger School 2009 and 2010
100 VA Hospital Ann Arbor, MI 2010
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