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| Vietnam Veterans of America National Convention July 2007 |
| VVA National Conventions Photo Gallery |
| VVA National Officers & AVVA National President laying a wreath at the Illinois Vietnam Memorial before the start of the convention |
| L-R: AVVA President Mary Miller, VVA Secretary Barry Hagge & VVA President John Rowan |
| Sites around the hotel and convention center |
| Opening Ceremony of the 2007 VVA National Convention |
| Color Guard Posting the Colors |
| Lee Greenwood singing the National Anthem & God Bless the USA |
| VVA President John Rowan presenting Lee Greenwood VVA's Excellence in the |
| Alan Cook (Treasurer), Barry Hagge (Secretary), Guest Lee Greenwood, and John Rowan (Pres) |
| Country music stars "Big & Rich" |
| VVA President John |
| USO Ladies serving Pepsi and cookies to the delegates at the convention |
| VVA Press Club Members |
| President Rowan at the Region 7 Caucus |
| Election Day Delegates electing our national officers for another two year term |
| Past VVA President swearing in John Rowan for another two year term of office |
| After being sworn in President Rowan sore in the other three officers that were also elected to serve another two years |
| swearing in the committee chairs |
| President Rowan presenting Nancy Sinatra with the VVA Excellence in the Art Award |
| President Rowan presenting Bill Nelson (HBO) with the VVA Excellence in the Arts Award |
| The "Ding-a-Lings" a the Saturday Banquet |
| Texas VVA Delegates at the Biennial National Convention in Springfield, Illinois July 2007 |
| VVA Texas State Council and VVA Texas Chapter Delegates on the convention floor |
| L-R: Marvin Lockhart (Asst. Editor "Texas (Asst. Editor "Texas & President & VVAFT Vice President & VVAFT Vice President |
| L-R: Bill Meeks (VVAFT President &TSC Delegate) Newverry (TSC President & VVAFT Board member) |
| VVA Texas Delegates & AVVA members |
| Luther Newberry (TSC President), Marilyn Rose (Texas AVVA State President) & Marvin Lockhart (Asst Ed TVVN) |
| L-R: Larry Patterson (TSC Delegate), Tony Chavira (Chp 574 Delegate), Chon Pena (Chp 574 Delegate), & Don Kennedy (TSC VP and TSC Delegate) |
| Bill & Suzie Meeks and unknown person outside of the hotel |
| Luther Newberry (TSCPresident) getting an autographed photo of Nancy Sinatra |
| Jim Boyd (TSC Secretary) getting an autographed photo of the "Ding-a-Lings" |
| L-R: Greg Beck & Raymond Burns (Chp 278 delegates), Luther Newberry, Bill Meeks, & Region 7 Caucus |
| VVA Texas Delegates enjoying the evening hospitality of the Hilton Hotel |
| Region 7 Caucus Arkansas, Oklahoma, & Louisiana delegates |
| VVA Saturday Night Awards Banquet |
| L-R: Percilla Newberry, Kennedy, Laura Lockhart |
| (Asst Editor TVVN), Chon Pena & Tony Chavira (Chp 574 delegates) |
| L-R: Luther Newberry BoD), Don Kennedy (TSC VP & VVAFT VP) & Greg Beck (President Chp 278 & VVAFT BoD) |
| Jim Boyd (TSC Secretary) photo of Nancy Sinatraphoto of Nancy Sinatra |
| Voting for VVA National Officers End of line for Reg 7 Greg Beck & Luther Newberry |
| VVA Saturday Night Banquet |
| L-R: Paul Washington (Chapter 343 delegate), Bill & Suzie Meeks |
| Percilla Newberry, Laura Lockhart, and in front Jim Rose |
| L-R: Gina Mathews, Ernest Mathews, Lou James, Jim Boyd, Luther Newberry, Percilla Newberry, Laura Lockhart, Marvin Lockhart, Jim Rose, & Marilyn Rose |
| Chapter 292 Beaumont, Texas) & Chapter 278 Texarkana, Texas & VVAFT BoD) |
| L-R: John Miterko & Joe Boatman both from VVA Chapter 915 in Austin, Texas |
| L-R: Larry Patterson & Chon Pena (VVA Chapter 574 El Paso members) |
| Miterko, Joe Boatman, Larry Patterson, Chon Pena, & Tony Chavira |