Hello and welcome to North Dakota Vietnam Veterans Of America’s
web site. This is a “work in progress” so if you see any
mistakes we’ve made, please bring it to our attention.
Our motto is: “Never again will one generation of veterans
abandon another ”We do not nor will not let any generation of
veterans be treated the way we were when we returned home from
our war. Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) is a congressionally
chartered veterans organization with about 60,000 members. Our
national headquarters is located in Silver Spring Md. We have 3
national meetings per year along with either a national
leadership conference or our national convention making up the
4th meeting each year.
Our goals are to help veterans with the healthcare we were
promised when we entered the service. Vietnam veterans are still
being killed by the effects of “Agent Orange” there are 13
different cancers and diseases that are service-connected to
agent orange. PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) a stigma of
wars that has affected veterans of every war, is still huge.
Nightmares, cold sweats, short temper, can’t be in crowds, can’t
stand in lines, the list goes on and on if you suffer from any
of these, you may need help. Suicides are killing veterans and
active service members at a rate that is off the chart—we have
to be able to talk about suicides instead of “sweeping them
under the rug” and hoping they will go away on their own—THEY
won’t, veterans of wars need help. THE FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR
VETERANS book put out by the VA is 156 pages long— these are
benefits for us. If you’re having trouble, GET HELP!
15,000 plus veterans from North Dakota served in Vietnam yet, we
only have about 400 members from the state that have joined this
organization. If you were “ boots on the ground” we will need a
copy of your DD214. If you were in Vietnam between Feb. 28, 1961
& May 7, 1975 or in any other duty location between Aug. 5, 1964
& May 7, 1975. We want you to join this organization! We are also
very fortunate to have several Canadian Vietnam veterans in our
group. “Boots on the ground” guys that came across the border,
joined and went to Vietnam.
We're presently trying to raise funds so that we can help individual veterans
in need. We've helped the
Veterans Home in Lisbon, and we give out several high school
scholarships each year. By making a donation to the NDVVA,
you're reaching out to a veteran who gave so much for the
freedom we all enjoy today in America! We have 4 meetings per year throughout
the state and an annual picnic also held somewhere in the state
in July.
We’ve got a great organization with great members so please join
the brotherhood you’ve missed for all these years because we
truly are a “BAND OF BROTHERS”----WELCOME HOME!
Dan Stenvold, President
Mayor, Park River, ND
105 Code Ave. North, Park River, ND 58270
701-284-6426 fax 701-284-6402
