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"Never
Again
Will
One
Generation
of
Veterans'
Abandon
Another" |
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The purpose of Vietnam Veterans of America's
national organization, the state councils, and chapters is:
· To help foster, encourage, and promote the improvement of the
condition of the Vietnam veteran.
· To promote physical and cultural improvement, growth and
development, self-respect, self-confidence, and usefulness of Vietnam-era
veterans and others.
· To eliminate discrimination suffered by Vietnam veterans and to
develop channels of communications which will assist Vietnam veterans to
maximize self-realization and enrichment of their lives and enhance
life-fulfillment.
· To study, on a non-partisan basis, proposed legislation, rules, or
regulations introduced in any federal, state, or local legislative or
administrative body which may affect the social, economic, educational, or
physical welfare of the Vietnam-era veteran or others; and to develop
public-policy proposals designed to improve the quality of life of the
Vietnam-era veteran and others especially in the areas of employment, education,
training, and health.
· To conduct and publish research, on a non-partisan basis,
pertaining to the relationship between Vietnam-era veterans and the American
society, the Vietnam War experience, the role of the United States in securing
peaceful co-existence for the world community, and other matters which affect
the social, economic, educational, or physical welfare of the Vietnam-era
veteran or others.
· To assist disabled and needy war veterans including, but not
limited to, Vietnam veterans and their dependents, and the widows and orphans of
deceased veterans.
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