Lynda Greene accepting a check from VVAFT Directors
Hal Thompson & Herschel Carmichael for the DeGeorge
Veterans Shelter in Houston, Texas after a TSC meeting in
Galveston, Texas
VVAFT Chairman Manny Carlos presented a check to Dr. Victor
Westphal for the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial at
Angel Fire,  New Mexico. The Memorial was the first Vietnam
Veterans Memorial in the United States
Percilla Newberry (VVA TSC Scholarship Committee) accepts
a $1000 check from VVAFT Chairman Manny Carlos.
VVAFT has made  donations over the years to the
VVA Texas State Council Alberto Rodriguez Scholarship Fund
VVAFT Chairman Manny Carlos & Ken Watterson (Marine Corps
League Big D Chapter) made matching donations to
Dr. Victor Westphall for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
at Angel Fire, New Mexico
VVAFT Board of Directors made a donation to a Texas school for a class trip to Washington, D.C.
The photos above were  sent to VVAFT from the students when they were at the Vietnam Memorial "The WALL"
in appreciation for the foundations generous donation
VVAFT Chairman Bill Meeks presented a $500 check to
VVA Chapter 685 Galveston to help with postage & shipping of
the print the chapter is giving to the families of military personnel
killed in action in Operations Enduring Freedom & Operation Iraqi
Freedom
Hilario Hernandez (former director), Jim Boyd (TVVN Editor) & Manny Carlos
(former Chairman)  with the "VVA State Newspaper of the Year" Award at the
2002 VVA National Leadership Conference in Tucson, Arizona - August 2002
"VVA State Newspaper of the Year 2002"

"Texas Vietnam Veterans News" received the VVA National "State Council Newspaper of the Year"
Award for the 2nd time at the 2002 VVA National Leadership Conference in August at Tucson, Arizona.

"The Texas Vietnam Veterans News" has received this award 3 times in 2000-2002-2003.

In August 2003 at the VVA National Convention in St. Louis, TVVN received the award for the 3rd time
and at that time Jim W. Boyd (TVVN Editor) was asked to take over the position of
VVA Press Club Editor-in-Chief (a sub-committee of the VVA National Public Affairs Committee)

Since taking that position the "Texas Vietnam Veterans News" has not submitted the newspaper
for the award in order to give other state councils an opportunity to receive the award.  
Dallas 2006 Homeless Stand Down
Veterans only service area
L-R: Ken Watterson, (VA Homeless Veterans Committee), John Cook
(VVA Service Rep) & Jim Hallbauer (VVA Service Rep) manning a table
at the 2006 Dallas Homeless Stand Down to help homeless veterans.  
All three are members of VVA Chapter 137
John Cook (VVA Service Rep) & Jim Hallbauer (VVA Service Rep) -
Cook & Hallbauer work at the Dallas VA Medical Center in the VVA
Service Office.
VVAFT makes quarterly donations to the
Service Rep Office in financial support  of
the Texas State Council in the operation of
the VVA Service Office at the Dallas VA
Medical Center
Dean Reynolds (deceased July 2006) opened the VVA Service
Office at the Dallas VA Medical Center 5 or 6 years ago with the
help of the VVA Texas State Council, VVA Chapter 137  and the
VVA National Office
VVA Service Representative Jim Hallbauer helping  veterans with their
VA Claims at the VVA Service Office at the Dallas VA Medical Center
Volunteer at VVA Service Representative Office
at the Dallas VA Medical Center
VVAFT Chairman Meeks presented a check to AVVA
President Sandra Womack at the Texas State Council meeting in
Conroe, Texas
Jim Boyd (TVVN Editor) presented a $500 check to the Dallas
VA Homeless Veterans Coalition for the
2006 Dallas Homeless Stand Down
In 2007 donated another $500 for the 2007 Dallas Homeless Stand
Down
No photo available for 2007