Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Chapter 528 Plymouth/Canton, MI

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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. 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 and these activities help to create a positive public perception of Vietnam-Era Veterans. Visit the National VVA Website, Michigan's VVA State Council 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). To help you find our location check out Yahoo's Online Map of our location. General Membership Meetings are open to the public - "Come on in!" The VVA phone number is 734-459-6700 (Press Number 4). The VFW Hall is available for rent - Gary "Bear" Kubik, Lounge Manager.

General Membership Meeting - Monday, May 14th - 7:00 p.m.
Board Meeting - Tuesday, May 22nd - 7:00 p.m.

VVA Chapter 528's current membership stands at 232 Individual Members, as of May 14, 2012. 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 7, 1975, or in any duty location between August 5, 1964 and May 7, 1975. Membership Application Form VVA Plymouth/Canton. Include your DD Form 214 with your Application. One's DD Form 214 is now available online. Associate Membership (AVVA) is open to anybody who wants to participate. Our AVVA Membership stands at 57 Individual members as of May 14, 2012. Enrollment Form for AVVA. Check out Chapter 528's 20th Anniversary Patch. Here is the Dog Tag Form for those interested in purchasing Dog Tags with any name or message.

VVA Chapter 528 is once again having the "Sportsman's Raffle 2012". Check out the Flyer or our Sportsman's Raffle Web Page. For more information contact "Dennis Bielskis" Dennis Bielskis dbielskis@comcast.net.

May 14th's Minutes and Agenda

Chapter 528 now has 97 VVA members and 2 AVVA members who have their service photo on our website and in our Showcase as of Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Check out our Service Photos Web Page.

Our May "Homefront" Newsletter is now available on our Newsletter Page

Traveling Wall T-Shirts Our Traveling Wall T-Shirts are still around in Large, X Large, and 2X Large. When they are gone there will be no more so get them while they last. They will be at the VVA Meeting on the 2nd Tuesday May 8th and on 2nd Monday May 14th. The cost is $15.00 each and if you can not make the either meeting call "Ouch" at 734-729-3820.

(Update May 10th Nancy Spencer) - "Nancy seems to have passed the critical stages of her illness. She started physical therapy today and they will work to wean her off the trach tube so she can begin speech therapy. She can't speak with the trach tube blocking her trachea. But she is very expressive with her gestures and written notes. She seems to be in good spirits and jokes with the hospital staff. They gave us a target date of May 24th for her to either go home or to a rehab facility". "Nancy wanted me to be sure to thank everyone for the wonderful cards, good wishes and prayers. She believes that God is keeping her going through all this, with the greatest gift of friends - the Prayers. It's been a long journey so far with more to come I'm sure, but I love you all for all of your support. Many, many thanks and much love." Nancy Spencer

Cruz'n 528 2012 starts on Wednesday, May 23rd. The last day is Wednesday September 5th. Here is the Flyer for Cruz'n 528 2012. For more information contact either Bob Paul or Darrell Bazman.

The 17th annual Wayne County Fishing Derby will be held on Saturday, May 19th. Here is the Flyer with the details concerning the Derby. The list of members who volunteered to help out at our Chapter's last meeting on Monday, April 11th. If anyone else would like to help out, please contact any of our Co-Chairs - Gary "Bear" Kubik, Dean Bell, Bill Boudreau or Tom Brown.

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