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The VVA Veteran The VVA Veteran is the bimonthly publication of Vietnam Veterans of America. http://www.vvaveteran Congress.

The VVA Veteran is a publication of Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.® A veterans service organization chartered by the U.S.

University of Kentucky Emeritus Professor of English Armando José Prats' 2024 book, "Imperial Wars," is an in-depth hist...
10/04/2025

University of Kentucky Emeritus Professor of English Armando José Prats' 2024 book, "Imperial Wars," is an in-depth historical essay about Vietnam War films and their impact on American culture and the war in Vietnam. Hint: John Wayne plays a big role in Professor Prats' main thesis. Here's Dan Hart's review, just posted in Books in Review II: https://vvabooks.wordpress.com/2025/10/04/hollywoods-imperial-wars-by-armando-jose-prats/

Chuck Howard's tour of duty with the Army's 175th Assault Helicopter Company in the Vietnam War is just one part of his ...
09/29/2025

Chuck Howard's tour of duty with the Army's 175th Assault Helicopter Company in the Vietnam War is just one part of his autobiography, “Tales from the Cockpit,” which also recounts his long post-war career in helicopters with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Here's Hank Zeybel's review, just posted in Books in Review II: https://vvabooks.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/tales-from-the-cockpit-by-chuck-howard/

Ed Mann was not happy about taking part in the Vietnam War, but he did his duty and served a combat-filled, 1969-70 tour...
09/28/2025

Ed Mann was not happy about taking part in the Vietnam War, but he did his duty and served a combat-filled, 1969-70 tour of duty walking point for a 1st Cavalry Division unit. He tells all in his remarkable new memoir, Jungle Ghosts. Here's Harvey Weiner's review, just posted on Books in Review II: https://vvabooks.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/jungle-ghosts-by-ed-mann/

As promised: The jam-packed September/October online edition is now live at https://vvaveteran.org/  Find out the big ne...
09/27/2025

As promised: The jam-packed September/October online edition is now live at https://vvaveteran.org/ Find out the big news that came out of the 2025 National Convention in New Orleans; learn about the best Vietnam War documentary films; and check out the feature article on the latest victory in VVA’s fight to preserve vital Ranch Hand Study data and biospecimens dealing with the health consequences of Agent Orange and other toxic defoliants during the Vietnam War.

Coming (very) soon, the link to the online September/October edition of the magazine with a long feature on VVA's memora...
09/24/2025

Coming (very) soon, the link to the online September/October edition of the magazine with a long feature on VVA's memorable and eventful 2025 National Convention--and much more.

Robert Randlett joined the U.S. Army in the summer of 1968, went OCS, and served a year in Vietnam with a small Mobile A...
09/17/2025

Robert Randlett joined the U.S. Army in the summer of 1968, went OCS, and served a year in Vietnam with a small Mobile Advisory Team in Quảng Trị Province. He tells all in his memoir, "Mike-37…: Thanks for Your Service." Here's Bill McCloud's review, just posted on Books in Review II:

Mike-37…: Thanks for Your Service (319 pp. $16.95, paper; $4.99, Kindle) is a detailed memoir of one man’s experiences during his year in the Vietnam War. Robert Randlett wrote the book, he s…

09/01/2025

Here's Episode 41 of “Dispatches,” our video web series. In it, Arts Editor Marc Leepson interviews Alex Vernon, a Distinguished Professor of English at Hendrix College in Arkansas, a 1989 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy who served as a Tank Lieutenant in the Persian Gulf War—and the author or editor of eleven books. They will focus on Professor Vernon’s new book, “Peace is a Shy Thing: The Life and Art of Tim O’Brien,” a brilliant literary biography of the most accomplished and acclaimed Vietnam War veteran writer.

Coming Monday, September 1, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time: Episode 41 of “Dispatches,” our video web series. In it, Arts Edi...
08/26/2025

Coming Monday, September 1, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time: Episode 41 of “Dispatches,” our video web series. In it, Arts Editor Marc Leepson interviews Alex Vernon, a Distinguished Professor of English at Hendrix College in Arkansas, a 1989 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy who served as a Tank Lieutenant in the Persian Gulf War—and the author or editor of eleven books. They will focus on Professor Vernon’s new book, "Peace is a Shy Thing: The Life and Art of Tim O’Brien," a brilliant literary biography of the most accomplished and acclaimed Vietnam War veteran writer.

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The VVA Veteran is the bimonthly magazine published by Vietnam Veterans of America, the only congressionally chartered U.S. Veterans Service Organization that has worked since its beginnings (in 1978) on behalf of Vietnam War veterans and their families. Our founding principle is “Never Again Will One Generation of Veterans Abandon Another.”

Visit our on-line edition at http://vvaveteran.org/37-6/37-6_index.html, our Books in Review II web page at https://vvabooks.wordpress.com, and our Arts of War on the web page at https://vva.org/publications/the-arts