VVAFT Board of Directors at Work
VVAFT President Bill
Meeks presented a $500
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
VVAFT President Bill
Meeks presented a
check to AVVA
President Sandra
Womack at the Texas
State Council meeting in
Conroe, Texas
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
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

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.  
Hilario Hernandez (former director),
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
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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 - In 2008
sponsored two golf holes on their Golf
Tournament to raise funds for the
2008 Stand Down
Dallas 2006 Homeless
Stand Down
Veterans only service
area
VVA Service Officers Jim Hallbauer & John Cook working at the 2006 Dallas
Homeless Stand Down informing homeless  veterans that they can help them
file their claims with the VA
Photo on the left (L-R): unknown DAV person, John Cook & Jim Hallbauer
Photo on right: (L-R) Ken Watterson (VVA Chapter 137 member visiting),
John Cook and Jim Hallbauer:
VVAFT makes quarterly donations to the Texas State Council for financial support of  the operation of the VVA
Service Office at the Dallas VA Medical Center
VVA Service Representative Jim Hallbauer helping  veterans with their VA Claims at the VVA Service Office at the Dallas VA Medical Center
Jim Hallbauer is the VVA Texas State Council's Chief Service Officer in charge of all of the VVA Service Officers in Texas
The VVA Texas State Council has sent members for training at the Texas Veterans Commission
Seminars & a member to the VVA National Leadership Conference in Greenville, South Carolinato get
more people certified as VSO's. Currently the VVA TSC has gotten permission to open another VSO
Office at the Kerrville, Texas VAMC.  The TSC has also requested permission to open an office at the VA's
Waco Regional Office and plans are in the works once the TSC gets another person certified to place that
person at the VA Outpatient Clinic in Fort Worth, Texas
Manny Carlos VVAFT
Chairman presented a
check for $1000 to the
VVA Texas State Council
Alberto Rodriguez
Scholarship Fun
More VVAFT Grants & Donations From Past Meetings