The "Texas Vietnam Veterans News" is the official publication of the VVA Texas State Council and is published by
the Vietnam Veterans Assistance Foundation of Texas, Inc. a not-for-profit Publicly Supported Charitable Foundation.
TVVN is published three times a year as a 36-page tabloid newspaper as a service to the Texas Vietnam Veterans and
other interested organizations.
VVA TSC President Buster Newberry, Don Mathews (VVA 379) &
Marilyn Rose Texas AVVA President (AVVA 685)
L-R: Denise Thomas, Marilyn Rose (AVVA Texas President),
Dennis Thomas (President VVA 404 & VVAFT Director),
& Jim Rose ( President VVA 685).
VVA Chapter 574 El Paso members
Chon Pena (Chapter delegate) & Victor Flores (Chapter 574 VP)
Checking into Hotel
Friday, Jan 31, 2008
Chapter 937 Hospitality Room
Friday Night - Jan 31, 2008
TSC Opening Ceremony
Posting the Colors - Sat, Feb 1, 2008
Dennis Thomas (President VVA Chapter 404 Borger)
& Roy McCrary (President VVA Chapter 915 Austin)
Jeffery Osterhout (President VVA chapter 898 Victoria) &
Bill Meeks (Delegate Chapter 343 Houston & VVAFT President)
in the hospitality room after the VVAFT Board of Directors meeting.
Bryan High School Air Force JROTC Posting the Colors during the
opening ceremony of the VVA Texas State Council Meeting in College
Station on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2008
Congressman Chet Edwards addressing the delegates at the VVA Texas
State Council Meeting in College Station.
VVA Chapter 574 El Paso President
Lucio Moreno (also a member of
the  VVAFT Board of Directors)
VVA Texas State Council Vice President Don Kennedy & TSC Secretary
Jim W. Boyd (Both are also members of the VVAFT Board of Directors)
L-R: Standing VVA TSC VP Don Kennedy, Allen Manuel -VVA Region 7
Director, & Jim Hallbauer - VVA TSC Chief Veterans Service
Representative (VVA Service Officer at the Dallas VA Medical Center)
VVAFT President Bill Meeks giving the delegates an update on VVAFT
Board of Directors Meeting the evening before.
L-R: Lee Derby (TSC Treasurer), Don Kennedy (TSC & VVAFT VP),
standing Luther Newberry (TSC President & VVAFT director),
Jim W Boyd (TSC Secretary & VVAFT Treasurer) & Bill Meeks (VVA
National Membership Committee Ch., Delegate Chapter 343 & VVAFT
President)
Texas AVVA President Marilyn Rose
(AVVA 685) giving her report to the
VVA TSC Delegates of the AVVA
meeting the evening before.
Percilla Newberry (Special Advisor
VVA Scholarship Committee &
Texas AVVA Vice President) telling
the delegates about the Alberto
Rodriguez Scholarship application
for this coming year.
Texas State Council Banquet & Live Auction (Benefits the TSC Scholarship Program)
Saturday night - Feb 2, 2008
Saturday Night Banquet prior to the Live Auction skit
Norma & Allen Manuel
This weekend was the 50th
Wedding Anniversary
they were presented a cake
courtesy of the TSC Officers and
their spouses
Live Auction Skit - Are You Ready for Some Football
TSC Meeting was held on Super Bowl Weekend
Jim Boyd (TSC Secretary) & Lee Derby (TSC Treasurer) are the Referees
The football players Suzie Meeks, Lynn Kennedy & Percilla Newberry
L-R: Percilla Newberry & Lynn Kennedy
TSC Sec. Jim Boyd (Ref), TSC President Buster Newberry (Cheerleader)
&VVAFT President Bill Meeks (Cheerleader)
VVAFT President (Cheerleader and Auction MC) & Lee Derby (Ref)
TSC President Buster Newberry at his two granddaughter's table posing for
pictures.
TSC Vice President Don Kenned
(Cheerleader)