| CLICK ON THE THUMBNAIL IMAGES BELOW TO VIEW ENLARGED PHOTOS Board of Directors Meeting - Photos by Marvin Lockhart - Texas Vietnam Veterans News Photographer |
| VVA Chapter 1000 Killeen/Fort Hood, Texas hosted the Texas State Council Meeting on February 12-14, 2010 The VVAFT Board of Directors meeting was held at 4:00 pm on Friday, February 12th. Besides normal business, an announcement was made that the foundation is accepting applications for a vacancy on the board due to passing of Herschel Carmichael in November 2009. Guests in attendance Region 7 Director Alan Manuel & Bill Smith Chapter 920. VVAFT donated $1000 to VVA Chapter 1000 for their Fort Hood community service project - receiving the donation Lynn Kennedy (AVVA 1000 & Mike Dawson (VVA 1000) |
| VVA Chapter 343 Houston, Texas hosted the Texas State Council Meeting on June 5-7, 2009 The VVAFT Board of Directors meeting was held at 4:00 pm on Friday, June 5th. Besides normal business, the biennial election was held. All four officers were re-elected along with those directors whose terms were up. There was one opening on the board of directors due to the passing of Lucio Moreno & at the meeting another director was dismissed due to excessive unexcused absences. Victor Flores (VVA Chapter 574 El Paso President) & Al Navarro (VVA Chapter 343) both submitted their resumes and requested to be seated on the board. Both were given time to make their case on what they could bring to the board in terms of experience, etc. Both were approved and seated on the board. Guests were VVA's Region 7 Director Alan Manuel & VVA Oklahoma State Council President Nate Washington & Al Navarro and Victor Flores |
#6 Region 7 Director Alan Manuel & Texas State Council President Buster Newberry/ |
| Navarro & Flores were asked to leave the room for an executive session brought back in one at a time |
| Buster Newberry bringing Al Navarro back into room to make his case on why he should be granted a seat on the VVAFT Board of Directors |
| VVA Chapter 932 Tyler, Texas hosted the Texas State Council Meeting on February 19-20, 2009 The VVAFT Board of Directors meeting was held at 4:00 pm on Friday, February 19th. VVAFT business was conducted - minutes taken, financial report, RFP grants approved and awarded to Texas Military Families Organization and the Texas AVVA State Council Guests: VVA Regional 7 Director Alan Manuel & Lynn Kennedy (AVVA Chapter 1000) |
| PHOTOS Top Row L-R: #1 Pledge of Allegiance / #2 President Meeks & VP Kennedy / #3-4 Board of Directors / #5 & 6 Plaque given to VVAFT / Bottom Row: #7 Greg Beck, Dennis Thomas, Kerwin Stone & Alan Manuel & Lynn Kennedy in background / #8 Jim Boyd, Buster Newberry, Bill Meeks, and Don Kennedy / #9 Alan Manuel & Lynn Kennedy / #10 Buster Newberry & Herschel Carmichael / #11 & Greg Beck in hotel lobby |
#10 Alan Manuel, Buster Newberry & Victor Flores / #11 Herschel Carmichael / #12 Kerwin Stone, Greg Beck & Herschel Carmichael |
| Bill Meeks bringing Victor Flores back into room to make his case on why he should be granted a seat on the VVAFT Board of Directors |
| L-R: #1 President Bill & Suzie Meeks (AVVA Chapter 343 member) checking into hotel / #2 Jim Boyd, Buster Newberry & Bill Meeks / #3 Mauel Carlos & Lucio Moreno #4 VVAFT President Bill Meeks & Alan Manuel - VVA Region 7 Director in background / #5&6 VVAFT Board of Directors |
| VVAFT Board of Directors Meeting Killeen, Texas February 12, 2010 |
| VVA Chapter 920 Denton, Texas hosted the VVA Texas State Council Meeting on June 7, 2008 The VVAFT Board of Directors meeting was held at 4:00 pm on Friday, June 6, 2008 Guests Allen Manuel-VVA Region 7 Director & Oklahoma State Council President Nate Washington |
| VVA Chapter 937 Hosted the Texas State Council Meeting January 30-31, 2008 |
| VVA Chapter 574 El Paso Hosted the Texas State Council Meeting June 28-29, 2007 |
| VVAFT Photo Gallery Page 2 |
| VVAFT Board of Directors Meeting El Paso, June 29, 2007 |
| VVAFT Board of Directors Meeting College Station, Texas - January 31, 2008 |
| VVAFT Board of Directors Meeting Denton, Texas - June 6, 2008 |
| VVAFT Board of Directors Meeting Tyler, Texas - February 19, 2009 |
| VVAFT Board of Directors Meeting Houston, Texas - June 5, 2009 |
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