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 Internal Revenue
Service Code.
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.