Events

I continue to present to Vietnam veterans lapel pins and thank them for their service wherever I meet them. On November 2, 2022, I will make presentations at a Republican Women's luncheon. They are honoring Vietnam veterans & have invited me to do the honors. I always tell the recipients about the DOD Commemorative. You have allowed our Veterans to feel the warmth & gratitude of America.

The DAR John Fitch Chapter recognizes and honors Vietnam Veterans Twice a Year or more usually inviting2 each time to a meeting with refreshments awarding them with pins, certificate spouses are also invited. They may speak or choose not to speak

Throughout the year, we honor our Vietnam Veterans at our regular monthly meetings, at special events as they arise and at our annual tea held each March. In November during Veterans Day we honor those who come to our breakfast and never know how many that will be.

All of the DAR chapters in Arkansas will be having a meeting and as the Regent for them i will give eat chapter 40 IVVLPs to give to veterans in ceremonies.

THE VIETNAM VETERANS WILL EACH RECEIVE A QUILT OF VALOR IN RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION OF THEIR MILITARY SERVICE. WE HOST THIS EVENT EVERY TWO MONTHS AS WE HAVE REQUESTS AND QOVS READY. AT THE TIME OF THE QOV PRESENTATION, WE HAVE BEEN PRESENTING THE VIETNAM LAPEL PIN, HOWEVER I HAVE USED MY FIRST 50 AND NEED TO REPLACE MY STOCK.

Vietnam veterans will be honored and welcomed home at DAR meetings and multiple other locations planned,

WHEN EVER ANY VIETNAM VETERAN VISITS THE OFFICE, THEY ARE PRESENTED WITH THE PINS, EXPLANATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, STICKERS AND THE FAMILIES ARE PROVIDED PINS AND STICKERS AS APPROPRIATE.

Our office sees over 1000 Veterans a year. Currently approximately 1/3 of the Veterans we see are from the Vietnam Era. When we help a Vietnam Era Veteran, we determine if she/he has already been presented the commemorative pin, and we present one if they have not already received it. We personally thank the Veteran for her/his service and sacrifice to our country. Bumper stickers are the most popular item we make available to Vietnam Veterans, as many of them have already received the Pins. We also hold outreach events at local VFW and American Legion Halls where we present pins, and also at Health Fair events with the Veteran Health Administration.

This will be a series of smaller presentations throughout our community. Our chapter will seek out veterans who have yet to be recognized and will do small presentations at a location of that veterans choice.

Reception for American Legion members & Vietnam veterans including a luncheon and social hour.

Pinning ceremony for completion of a successful PT program, to Vietnam Veterans, in addition to Veterans in our community, where we work or live. We also like to visit "The Wall That Heals" and in the past, we went to the event, in Garner, NC, and we pinned over 75 Vietnam Veterans, so when it comes, annually, we like to be able to have enough information to attend and hand out.

An ongoing celebration of Vietnam Veterans and their families since September of 2010. There is a plaque for the veteran, and framed and presented along with the 50 year commemorative pin, a framed map ,bumper sticker, and other commemorative items. At the TOD of the veteran, there is a Surviving Spouse and family members, along with the plaque if the veteran is deceased.

The Regional Facility will be having refreshments on March 29. Supporting four Community Based Outreach Clinic (CBOCs) and four Veterans Centers for the entire state of Alaska. Our office is working with them to host smaller type events.

On going support of Vietnam Veterans at a wide variety of outreach events and commemorations.

As part of the Salem VA Health Care System quarterly Town Hall, AUSA Chapter President was asked to officiate a Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin ceremony. Three Vietnam-era veterans, inter alia, witnessed the ceremony and one USAF Vietnam Veteran received his lapel pin,

To be presented to individual patients who are Vietnam War Veterans during their time on our hospice services.

Vietnam Commemoration Celebration and Pining as part of our Military Recognition Program of Covenant Health. Veterans will be presented with "Branch of Service Pins" , Thank you letters from Admin, Children and Staff.

Yakima QOV 79602 has additional members now in surrounding counties who are needing the Vietnam Commemorative Pins. Increased nominations. Quilt awards/Vietnam Commemorative Pinnings are in private award or in a group setting. Needing additional pins as our nominations have grown to include other counties. Difficult to give event date; scheduled as quilts are ready.

Each Veteran will receive a handmade quilt, certificate, and pin. Family members may take a Family pin

Vietnam Vets will be honored, given a lapel pin in front of a Vietnam War display at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument.

The Musiem had a large exhibit on Vietnam and China Beach. Becouse of the Exhibit being such a huge success Many Veterans and families are asking about it and we still pass out pins. We only have 5 left and would liek to have more. 100 of teh lapel pins and 100 of the Blue Star spouse pin.

Individual presentations. Note that I am a Veteran myself (too young for Vietnam) and have occasion to encounter qualified Veterans who have never been recognized - often on military installations.

We will invite Vietnam Veterans & their families to our monthly meetings but will also go to the nursing homes in our area especially to those underserved Hispanic and African American nursing homes and communities.

Informal and formal events throughtout the next 18 months recognizing Vietnam Veterans and their families/spouses

Our museum will be hosting weekend events for South Carolina Vietnam Veterans, week day Lunch and Learn lectures on the Vietnam war, outreach programs to civic and history organizations throughout SC.

When a Vietnam veteran receives a Quilt of Valor, the Vietnam Veterans Lapel pin is presented following the QOV award ceremony.

The Museum of Flight hosts multiple events each year focused on veterans. These events range in attendance from 100-300 individuals. The list includes Vietnam War Veterans Day in March, Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day in May, an annual Tribute Plaque Ceremony for our own Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park in May, and Veterans Day in November. In addition, the Museum's Public Program team facilitate several military-themed programs throughout the year. At each of these programs, Vietnam veterans are invited to stand and be recognized and presented with lapel pins if they have not already received them. In addition, our Docent Corps made up of more than 250 volunteers, more than a dozen of which are Vietnam Veterans, presents lapel pins to veterans on a daily basis as part of their regular duties. One of these Docents also represents the Museum of Flight's Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park, Project Recover, and Puget Sound Honor Flight at annual state conventions. Several of these Docents, and members of our regular staff also keep a supply of pins and materials with them for presenting to veterans we encounter in public settings such as grocery and hardware stores.

Ongoing (scheduled monthly) visits to various Sumner County Tennessee assisted living centers to spend time with veterans in residence - many of whom are Vietnam/Vietnam-Era veterans. We are also honoring all Surviving Spouses in residence during these visits and presenting them with the Blue Star pin. A main feature of each visit is the time spent in converssation about military service, family, friends, current events, etc. At our own expense, we are providing each veteran with a ball cap with the emblem(s) of his/her branch of service. Coffee and donuts are provided by the hosting facilty, and each facility manager appreciates and supports our visits

Veterans will be awarded with a Quilt of Valor. Friends, families, and families will be present. Various community sights will be use

Increasing numbers of Vietnam Veterans are living with serious illness and enrolling in hospice care. As a Level 5 We Honor Veteran partner and as a 50th Anniversary Vietnam War Commemorative Partner, we aim to honor every Veteran under our care with an individualized pinning ceremony. The interdisciplinary team gathers with the Veteran patients and their family and friends to provide special recognition which includes receiving a flag pin (all Veterans), the Vietnam War Commemorative Lapel Pin and Presidential Proclamations (Vietnam Veterans), a Certificate, a homemade blanket, and a special acknowledgement card. A special reading is facilitated by the interdisciplinary team and the patient is thanked for their service, on behalf of a grateful nation. This ceremony and recognition provides closure for the Veteran and their family during this challenging time at end of life. Last year we served 387 Veteran patients of which 102 served in the Vietnam War. We expect the number of Vietnam War Veterans served to increase each year.

The Quilts of Valor Foundation Mission Statement: is to cover Service Members and Veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor. We are pleased to include the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin presentation as part of our QOV Award Ceremonies when a veteran has served during the Vietnam era and been touched by war.

While attending the Jackson County Fair on Veterans get in free day, I met a couple of Navy veterans. In talking, one of them said he had never received his 50 Year Anniversary Pin. We were close to my car where I keep extra materials in my trunk. I presented him his pin in the fair parking lot.

We will be making presentations at: monthly chapter meetings and at our Agent Orange Town Hall promotions.

Our local Quilts of Valor group, the Red River Quilters, awards our homemade quilts to Veterans and Service Members in individual or small group events when ever it works for the recipient(s) and our members and where ever the recipients choose. After our quilt award concludes, we present lapel pins to our Vietnam Veterans following your SOP.

This is not one event - I am the Veteran Coordinator for Infinity Hospice Care, Reno, NV. I am partnered with the We Honor Veterans program with the DOD and my responsibilities are to honor veterans that come onto our service at their end of life. I complete a WHV pinning ceremony for the veteran an their family which includes veterans from WWII to Afghanistan. Have a lot of Vietnam veterans coming onto service now and that means honoring them with the Vietnam War lapel pin. I would like to request 100 lapel pins to last my fiscal year.

We still receive request through our website for pins on weekly basis.

Recognition of Vietnam War veterans with closing with barbecue.

This will be over a period of time. The dates are flexible. Please contact Kathy Holloway if you have any questions.

Quilts will be awarded to Vietnam Era Vets at various venues near Stafford, VA, on different dates in 2023 and 2024 during a Quilt of Valor Award Ceremony. Some of the ceremonies will take place the Vietnam Vets home, a nursing home and possibly at more public venues, such as the Marine Corps Museum. Once the quilts are awarded the Vietnam vet will be honored separately with the VVLP.

This is a followup to our previous event where we'll recognize additional veterans. We'll present the pins at out quarterly meetings over the next year

Quilts of Valor will be awarded along with a Vietnam War 50th Commemoration to local veterans at the monthly meetings of the Palm Beach Patriotic Quilters QOVF Group.

Ad hoc veteran recognition when we cross paths with veterans

Individual pinning event pilot program to interface municipal governmental departments / functions to thank and honor Vietnam Veterans and their families as a programed part of city operations, involving heavy reliance on city PIO and social media teams.

The Quilts of Valor Foundation awards "Quilts of Valor" to Veterans and service members touched by war with comforting and healing quilts. Quilts can be awarded in a variety of settings including war memorials, VFWs, family reunions, homes, nursing homes, military bases, etc. Family, friends and members of the military attend.

We are pinning vietnam war era veteran patients and visitors

Over the next six months, our DAR chapter plans to visit local care facilities to present Vietnam lapel pins to those Veterans who have not already received one. We have members living not only in Kerrville but in the surrounding area so we hope to reach out to a number of care facilities.

Congressman David Valadao will honor Vietnam veterans and pin them with the individual Vietnam veterans lapel pin.

Jenny Schmitt is a traveling nurse in the Peoria IL area. Her family has a long history of military service members and her father is a Vietnam Veteran. Jenny is also a member of Vet to Vet Tennessee. For the past few months, Jenny has been identifying Vietnam War recipients in her travels throughout the Peoria area. Jenny visit numerous Veteran/Senior Citizen homes.

Events will be at VFW Adams-Friendship, WI and VFW Randolph, WI. Planned agenda: Recite Pledge of Allegiance; prayer; sing the National Anthem; display POW/MIA table and a moment of silence for POW/MIA's; display 50th Anniversary flag and Presidential Proclamations; make presentations; Lee Greenwood's God Bless the USA led by American Legion Post Commander Terry Schraufnagel.

We will be honoring all Vietnam Veterans at various small local events until Vietnam Veteran's Day in which we will host an event to commemorate the day and the Vietnam Veterans who have received the pin from Woodlawn and present to those who have not received it yet. We will be inviting those who have already received the pin to bring a Vietnam Veteran with them to the March 29th event

200 Vietnam War Era veterans - hand out pins to veterans we meet.

We will present the pins and Presidential Proclamations to Vietnam Vets as they come thru our facility.

I will present the VVLP to the Vietnam Veterans that I come into contact with on my radio show.

Individual pinning events throughout the 10 assigned counties

The planning committee for The Wall That Heals-Hawai’i County is pleased to announce that The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., is packed and ready to come to Hawaiʻi for the first time in its history. The committee has been working for more than a year with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF), the entity that established and manages The Wall That Heals, to prepare for this historic event. This dedicated team of veterans, family members, and civic leaders, was awed today by photos of the exhibit ready and waiting for its trip to Hilo. VVMF representatives offered “special thanks to Jeff Webert of Ashley Pacific Northwest for working very hard to bring The Wall That Heals, almost unrecognizable in its safety wrap, to the Port of San Diego for its journey to Hawaiʻi. Only 20 days to go until our escort into Hilo!” The mobile exhibit will begin its journey in Hilo on January 22, 2024, with a motorcycle escort composed of Vietnam Veterans and other riders. The escort will encircle the city of Hilo, ending at Russell Carroll Mo'oheau County Park. The 140 numbered panels of The Wall will be assembled by volunteers during the morning of January 23, 2024. Individuals and groups who wish to honor friends and family members whose names appear on The Wall are invited to escort one or more panels from the trailer to the assembly site. When assembly has been completed, the display will be available for public viewing around the clock until January 28, 2024, at 2:00 pm. Assistance will be available for those who wish to find a particular individual’s name on The Wall. Optional educational tours led by Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund staff will be available for groups. Ceremonies will be held at the opening and closing of the exhibit, as well as on Saturday, January 27, 2024.

Thank and honor Vietnam veterans while presenting quilts.

I delivered lapel pins and other DoD materials plus certificates made by Colonel Joseph Winston Chapter to be distributed to 5 Vietnam veterans at their homes or other events. Family members will attend.

Requesting materials for future event

Veteran to Veteran Cafes were held on several dates at different senior living facilities in the Southeastern PA region. These events provide an opportunity for Veterans to gather and share stories while also being recognized and honored for their service. Each event includes food and beverage, playing of taps and the National Anthem, a recognition speech, and a pinning ceremony. Vietnam Veterans are provided with the 50th Anniversary Commemorative Pin and Presidential Proclamations. Additional materials are not needed as we have unused materials from other events.

This was so successful that we plan to do it again this year. Veterans were very appreciative. We also gave away pins at our Wreaths Across America wreath-laying event, and when the Martha Ibbetson chapter members went out to lunch afterward, we also gave a pin to a veteran in the restaurant (he was wearing a Vietnam veteran hat).

Weekly food distribution where Fishing With America's Finest will PIN VIETNAM VETERANS that are in the line to receive food. This is a weekly event and a member of Fishing With America's Finest is in attendance each week to honor the veterans