| 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) |





