Vietnam Veterans of America
Westchester County (NY)
Chapter 49

     "Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another..."

 

Purple Heart Combat Action Ribbon POW Medal National Defense Medal Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

 



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Chapter 49 at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Lasdon Park, 2019

 

 

   

   


Visit the History & Photos Section of this website to see what's there...

Do you have photos of your time in Vietnam you'd like to share on this website?
Send them to:
webmaster@VietnamVets49.com
 

 


Click Here to Remember the 217 Men from Westchester Who Gave Their Lives in Vietnam

 

 

To Donate to Vietnam Veterans Chapter 49
Using a Credit Card or PayPal Account
Click Donate Below

To Donate to BaseCamp Westchester
Using a Credit Card or PayPal Account
Click Donate Below


 

Board of Directors and General Membership Meetings

First Thursday of Each Month

Chapter Board of Directors Meeting - 6:00 pm
Dinner - 6:30 pm
Membership Meeting - 7:30 pm

at the Armonk American Legion Hall
35 Bedford Road
Armonk, NY 10504

Most Meetings Accessible through Zoom Web Conferencing
Contact Exec. Dir. Dan Griffin for more info...


Dan Griffin, Executive Director
PO Box 224 • Pleasantville, NY 10570
(914) 682-4949
chapter49@aol.com


 

Executive Director's Report

 

Founded in 1978, Vietnam Veterans of America is the only national Vietnam veterans organization congressionally chartered and exclusively dedicated to Vietnam-era veterans and their families. VVA is organized as a not-for-profit corporation and is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(19) of the IRS Code.

With more than 50,000 individual members in 46 state councils and 630 local chapters, VVA's goals are to promote and support the full range of issues important to Vietnam veterans, to create a new identity for this generation of veterans, and to change public perception of Vietnam veterans.

         

 

Welcome to our newest members:

 

Vincent Acasta from South Salem
 Rod Carlson from White Plains
Kenneth Levine from River Vale, NJ
Rick Ritacco from Wilton, CT

 

 

2023 Scholarship Recipients

On behalf of the Officers, Board of  Directors and Members of Chapter 49
we would like to congratulate these young individuals
and wish them all the luck in their educational endeavors.


The Pete Lambert Memorial Scholarship ($1000)
Isabella Ferrajina, John Jay High School


The Peter T. McCauley Memorial Scholarship ($1000)
Lucy Alcoba, Harrison High School
 

The Hamilton Fish Memorial Scholarship ($1000)
Luke West, Rye Neck High School
 

The William Sudderth Memorial Scholarship ($1000)
Ronan West, Rye Neck High School
 

The Anthony Shine Memorial Scholarship ($1000)
Taylor Morrissey, Somers High School
 

The Jonathan Shine Memorial Scholarship ($1000)
Nathaniel Traver, Somers High School

 

We would like to offer a special thanks to Bob Miller
and the Scholarship Committee for all the work they have done.


 

 

 

 

Help Chapter 49 Recognize our Purple Heart Recipients
with a new monument along the Trail of Honor at Lasdon Park
Click Donate Below
 

 

 

Your VVA 49 Brothers in Chapter 49


Chapter 49 Veterans Day Observance at Lasdon Park
November 11, 2019
 

   
Wreaths Across America
December 14, 2019
 

   
Christmas Luminaria at Lasdon Park
December 22, 2019

 

Click Here to Visit the Chapter 49 Photo Gallery to See More!

 

 

Veteran's Creed

 

I am a Veteran; I have seen and done things that others will not understand.

I am a warrior and member of a team spanning the world.

I have served my country proudly and now stand by to serve

My brothers and sisters in arms.

I will never accept defeat.

I will never quit.

I will never leave a fallen brother or sister.
If they are hurt, I will carry them.
If I can’t carry them, I will drag them.

I will help them face their enemies, to include the demons from within.

They are my brothers and they are my sisters.

I am a Veteran!!

 

 

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Agent Orange
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9/15/18 update
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Fall 2021 Issue
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Winter 2022 Issue
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Collections have resumed! Please call to schedule your pickup!

Serving: Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, Green, Ulster, Orange. Rockland. Manhattan

 

WE ESPECIALLY NEED CLOTHING!

Clothing of all types & sizes (men’s, ladies, children’s, baby’s) • Clothing accessories • Shoes (all kinds) Baby items
House and glassware • Books, toys, bikes • Stereos, radios, portable TVs • All bedding, draperies, curtains Kitchenware
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ALMOST ANYTHING!
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Collections have resumed! Please call to schedule your pickup!

 


 

 

National Headquarters
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New York State Council
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Legislative Corner
Information about pending/proposed legislation
of specific interest to Veterans and their families.
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PO Box 224 Pleasantville, NY 10570
(914) 682-4949

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