General Membership Meeting (2nd Monday of each month) - Monday, May 13, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
VVA Chapter 528's current membership stands at 307 Individual Members with 285 Life Members as of April 9, 2019.
The Associate Membership (AVVA) is open to anybody who wants to
participate. Our AVVA membership currently stands at 85 Individual Members with 57 Life Members as of April 9, 2019. This is the Application Form to join our AVVA.
I'm sure most members have an old service photo of themselves laying around somewhere. When you find your photo you can either mail it to Tom Brown at 17730 Snow Ave. Dearborn, MI 48124, scan it and send it to: [email protected] as an attached jpg (digital image), bring it to our general membership meetings and give it to Tom or drop it off at the VFW Post. Be sure to include your name, branch of service and the year the photo was taken. The photo will be scanned and made into a jpg and placed on our website. I will also send each photo to Don Petrere who will then place the copied service photo into our display case at the V.F.W. All photos will be returned to the owner.
April 2019 Calendar Thanks, Nancy Dignan!
Welcome to the Plymouth-Canton, MI Chapter of the
Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)! The Vietnam Veterans of America was founded in 1978 and is the only National Vietnam Veterans Organization congressionally chartered and
exclusively dedicated to Vietnam-Era Veterans and their families. The VVA National Constitution. Our founding
principle is "Never Again Will One Generation Of Veterans Abandon Another." VVA's goals are "To promote and support the full range of issues important to Vietnam-Era Veterans, to create a new identity for this generation of
veterans, and to change public perception of Vietnam-Era Veterans." Our Chapter activities
benefit the communities of Plymouth and Canton Michigan as well as Wayne County and these activities help to create a positive public perception of Vietnam-Era Veterans. Visit the National VVA Website or the
National AVVA (Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America) Website when you have a chance.
We meet on the second Monday of every month at 7:00 PM at the Plymouth VFW Hall on 1426
Mill St. in Plymouth, Michigan (five hundred feet North of Ann Arbor Road). General Membership Meetings are open to the public - "Come on in!".
Board Meeting (4th Tuesday of each month) - Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
VVA membership is open to U.S. armed forces veterans who served on active duty (for other than training purposes) in the Republic of Vietnam between February 28, 1961 and May 22, 1975, or in any duty location between August 5, 1964 and May 7, 1975. This is the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Membership Application Form. Include a copy of your DD
Form 214 with your application. If you've lost your DD Form 214, you can obtain a Free Copy online.
Our Chapter currently has 2 members who are Veteran Service Officers (VSO). Dennis Bielskis [email protected] or 810-623-8002 and Gary Estermyer [email protected] or 313-961-9568 . Toll free phone number for Michigan VVA Service Program 1-844-885-6424. If you need assistance with the VA, they are ready and able to help you!
VVA Member Dominic Grunas is our newest members to have their SERVICE PHOTO placed on our website. www.vva528.org/members528.html. This brings our total number of service photos to 149, as of April 9, 2019. All VVA Chapter 528 Vietnam Era Veterans are encouraged to have their service photo placed online and in our display case.
VVA 528 Travel and Shopping Site Flights, Vacations, Hotels, Cars, Cruises, Packages, Extras, Groups and Shopping. Booking through our site will give our Chapter 60 percent of the commission.
Many of our VVA Members are also Members of VFW 6695.
The VFW Hall is available to rent. Contact Bill Browning [email protected] or 734-306-6034. Our hall cost $350.00 for 4 hours plus deposit and bar tender.
Chapter 528 has a "Dog Tag" machine to make Dog Tags. One may have any name or message stamped on it. Simply download and print this
Dog Tag Form and mail the form to our V.F.W. or drop it off at the V.F.W. One may also contact Dale Luebke [email protected] for further information.