Opening Ceremony
VVA Texas State Council Meeting El Paso, June 30, 2007 - Background
VVA Chapter 574's Color Guard preparing to post the Colors.
Opening Ceremony
The Pledge of Allegiance
VVA Chapter 574 Vice President Victor Flores conducting
the POW/MIA Table Ceremony that is performed at every
Texas State Council meeting.
El Paso Mayor John Cook welcoming the delegates to
El Paso for the VVA Texas State Council Meeting
The Mayor is a VVA member of VVA Chapter 844 El Paso
El Paso has 2 VVA Chapters 574 & 844
U. S. Congressman Silvestre Reyes
Welcoming the TSC delegates to El Paso for the VVA TSC
Meeting.   Reyes is a Life Member of Chapter 574
"VVA Texas State Council "Legislator of the Year"
Award Congressman Reyes received this award for his work on Capitol
Hill for veterans and the military. From the left:
Congressman Reyes, TSC President Luther (Buster) Newberry &
VVA National President John Rowan
VVA National President John Rowan addressing the Texas VVA Chapter
delegates in El Paso. From the left Don Kennedy (VVA
TSC VP), Jim Boyd (VVA TSC Secretary), John Rowan (VVA Nat'l
President) & behind VVA TSC President Luther Newberry
VVA National Vice President Jack Devine
Addressing the Texas VVA Chapter delegates in El Paso.
VVA Natonal Treasurer Alan Cook
Addressing the Texas VVA Chapter delegates in  El Paso
Front Row L-R: Jack Devine (VVA National Vice President),
Alan Cook (VVA National Treasurer),
Bill Meeks (VVA Nat'l Membership Chair & VVAFT Chairman),
Back Row L-R: Allen Manuel (VVA Region 7 Director),
John Miterko (VVA Nat'l & VVA TSC Government Affairs Chair),
John Rowan (VVA National President)
& Luther (Buster) Newberry (VVA TSC President)
VVA Chapter 574 President Lucio Moreno
Welcoming the VVA TSC Delegates to El Paso
Some of the TSC Delegates at the El Paso Texas State Council Meeting
Allen Manuel (VVA Region 7 Director) presented the
"Region 7 Veteran of the Year" Award to VVA Chapter 574
President Lucio Moreno.  (Moreno is also a member of the VVAFT Board
of Directors
VVA TSC 2007 "Newsletter of the Year" Award
The Texas Vietnam Veterans News Editor Jim W. Boyd presented the
award VVA Chapter 574 President Lucio Moreno. This is the 4th time
in 9 years that Chapter 574
has won this award.  The TVVN Editor has 3 school teachers grade the
chapter newsletters as if they were school homework & then awards
the best grade the Newsletter of the Year Award