Veteran Visits Vietnam to Meet Agent Orange Victims

by Jenn Rowell

By Mike Marceau In April I went back to Vietnam with nine other veterans. I am a disabled veteran and I had always wanted to see parts of the country I didn’t see… Continue reading →

Participate in the Reading of the Names in Your Community

by Jenn Rowell

For nearly a century, November 11 has been a day to honor veterans. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the day the first observance of what was then Armistice Day. He had this… Continue reading →

VVMF Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

by Jenn Rowell

This week marks the end of Hispanic Heritage Month and we’d like to share this video with you featuring David Zayas, from TV’s Dexter, honors the 3,031 Hispanics heroes that made the ultimate sacrifice… Continue reading →

The Home Depot Foundation’s Celebration of Service: Stories Behind the Numbers

by Jenn Rowell

I don’t particularly like numbers, but they seem to be everywhere and we all seem to have so many. Cell numbers, street numbers, passwords, speed limits, years, dates, times. Babies can’t leave the… Continue reading →

Big Sky Supports its Veterans

by Jenn Rowell

A Montana veteran and longtime supporter of VVMF was in D.C. this week and finally got a chance to chat with Jan Scruggs. Dan Gallagher, head of the American Legion Forgotten Warriors Post… Continue reading →

Until They Are Home: Army Sgt. Major Danang McKay

by Jenn Rowell

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Danang McKay is the Command Senior Enlisted Leader at Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command. I’m constantly reminded of why we continue America’s search for our missing heroes; at the Joint POW/MIA Accounting… Continue reading →

Until They Are Home: Pam Cain

by Jenn Rowell

As an MIA daughter, National POW/MIA Recognition Day has special significance: it is a day that I take more time to focus on what my father and others like him gave to their… Continue reading →

National Day of Service and Remembrance

by Jenn Rowell

At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, we work hard to honor veterans every day of the year. But on September 11th, the National Day of Service and Remembrance, we wanted to get out… Continue reading →

Never Leave a Veteran Behind

by Jenn Rowell

On the 11th anniversary of 9/11, I spent the morning at an American Legion post in Flagstaff, Arizona, at a Veterans’ Forum. The Veterans’ Forum focused on homeless veterans living in the forests… Continue reading →

My War Story

by Jenn Rowell

Gen. James Jones, USMC (Ret.) is currently the president of Jones Group International, a company he formed to address some of the most challenging geo-strategic issues of our time. He was appointed as the… Continue reading →