FOUNDED IN 1978, VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA VVA IS ONE OF OUR NATIONS MOST RESPECTED AND SUCCESSFUL VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS ON THE NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS. IN FY25, MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT EFFORTS WERE ON THE RISE, MEETINGS RESUMED, AND THE ISOLATION BROUGHT ON BY COVID WAS OVER. VVA MEMBERSHIP GREW BY 1.97 PERCENT THIS FISCAL YEAR, TOTALING 92,626 MEMBERS, AND TWO NEW CHAPTERS WERE CHARTERED, IN CALIFORNIA AND TENNESSEE. VVAS 46 STATE COUNCILS AND 545 CHAPTERS ARE LOCATED IN ALL 50 STATES, AS WELL AS GUAM, PUERTO RICO, THE PHILIPPINES, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. VVAS NATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE CLOSELY COORDINATED WITH THE WORK OF THE CHAPTERS AND STATE COUNCILES VICTORIES GAINED AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL ARE IMPLEMENTED LOCALLY. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O
