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Welcome to the Vietnam Veterans of American Chapter 109’s online home!

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Vietnam Veterans of America mission statement is “HELPING VETERANS, COMMUNITIES, AND THOSE SERVING IN HARM’S WAY”.

We have a presentation team for schools and other groups. We have an Honors team for funerals, parades, and other civic events. We have scholarship and veteran aid funds. We have a “Field of Honor” at 235 Franklin St, Jackson, MI and are currently raising funds for bricks to make a pathway. Click on donate for details.

This is a partial list of our outreach activities. VVA 109 is an active service organization. Please check out our FaceBook page. The link to our FaceBook the circle with an F in it, at the bottom of this page.

Here is a typical example of our school presentation:

Donate to VVA 109

VVA 109 has two options for your support.

Purchase a brick for our Field Of Honor path by clicking on the Field of Honor Veterans Memorial Bricks Campaign button,

or

clicking on the amber donate button to make a donation using a charge card through PayPal.


The Field of Honor, pictured below, is under continued construction and improvement.

Photo of the Field of Honor section where the memorial bricks are placed. Your brick could be here!
Closer view of installed bricks.

 

Thank you for your support!

Events Calendar (click on date for details)

November 2026

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Taildraggers Restaurant
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Veterans get free donuts and coffee at Taildraggers restaurant. ย 0800 hrs ย at 3608 Wildwood Ave, Jackson, MI. ย  Every first Monday of the month. ย (At Reynolds Field terminal.) , ...
Presentation at East Jackson Elementary
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Set up at 1330, at 4330 Waltz Rd, Jackson, MI. , ...
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Presentation at Northwest Upper Elementary School
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Set up at 1330, at 3735 Lansing Rd, Jackson, MI. ย Presentation 1415-1515. , ...
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Loomis Park Baptist Church
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Set up at 0930. ย 2301 N Elm St, Jackson, MI. Uniform for ceremony will be Camis, Red Ascot and Red Beret, White Gloves. , ...
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Townsend El presentation
8:15 am - 11:00 am
Set up at 0815 at 1005 Floyd Ave, Jackson, MI. , ...
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Monthly Chapter Meeting
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Executive Board meets at 1815 and the Chapter meetings starts at 1900. The meetings are held at our Chapter building at 235 Franklin. ย All are welcome. , ...
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Veterans Day Ceremony
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
meet at Chapter 1030. , ...
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Woodworth El presentation
8:15 am - 11:00 am
Set up at 0815 at 212 Pennsylvania St, Leslie, MI. ย Presentation from 0900-1000. , ...
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Flag retrieval at St John’s and Woodland Cemeteries
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Several organizations are picking up flags at veteransโ€™ graves at St John’s, 403 E South St, and Woodland, 2615 Francis St. ย The Chapter would like to rescue from burning, the serviceable flags for school donations. ย We will need equipment to sort and bundle the usable flags. , ...
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Grass Lake HS presentation
8:15 am - 11:00 am
Set up at 0815, at 11500 Warrior Trail, Grass Lake, MI , ...
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Jackson Christmas Parade
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
TBD , ...
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Hanover-Horton El presentation
1:15 pm - 4:00 pm
set up at 1315. 131 Fairview St, Horton, MI , ...
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Presentation at Hunt Elementary School
8:15 am - 11:00 am
set up at 0815, show time at 0900, at 1143 N Brown St, Jackson, MI , ...
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