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In this issue:

BACK ON THE BAYOU: Associate Editor Trevor Strunk reports from New Orleans on what to see and do in the Big Easy ahead of VVA’s 22nd biennial National Convention. Also: A rundown on the special guests who will be on hand to speak and interact with delegates.               
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SOLEMN DAY AT THE WALL: Senior Writer Marc Leepson recaps VVA's April 24th stirring Remembrance and Honor wreath-laying ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.




STAND AND DELIVER: Contributing Writer Paul Rogers profiles U.S. Air Force veteran Clyde Moore, who served three tours of duty in the Vietnam War delivering the mail to troops during his 24-year military career.





FLYING WITH CASH: A rundown of 101-year-old VVA member Clyde "Cash" Barber's two tours of duty in Vietnam with the Navy's Patrol Squadron 42 — and in World War II.






THICKER THAN WATER: VVA member Dick Epstein highlights the close relationship between  AVVA members Huong Le and Thao Phung and their "Uncles" in Silver Spring, Maryland, Chapter 641.






Departments:

President’s Message | Letters | Government Affairs | Vice President’s Report | Treasurer’s Report | AVVA Report | Committee Reports | Directors’ Reports | Books In Review | Membership Notes | 50 Years Ago | Locator | Reunions | Obituaries | Taps   


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