DOCTOR, DOCTOR:  Contributing writer Paul Rogers takes us inside “Note to Doctor: I am a Veteran,” an innovative new VVA program that helps medical professionals identify gaps in veterans' health histories by making sure that medical providers are aware of illnesses that have been associated with their military service.

GUIDING STAR: Associate Editor Trevor Strunk profiles Chapter 1054, whose members work tirelessly on many fronts to support local Vietnam War veterans and their families and to live up to VVA's Founding Principle,  “Never Again Will One Generation of Veterans Abandon Another,” throughout Northeast South Dakota.

FAIR WINDS & FOLLOWING SEAS: Ken Morris, a retired U.S. Coast Guard Captain and VVA member, tells the remarkable story of his 57-year search for a one-of-a-kind shipmate, a South Vietnamese naval officer who provided invaluable service during the war.