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Mission and Purpose
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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