Ed Hughes, an Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, knows that real combat is far different than what’s all too often portrayed in movies. “Yeah, I want to see Arnold Schwarzenegger actually fly a UH-1 with a handheld rocket on […]
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Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 886 extends our most sincere thanks and appreciation for the huge outpouring of community support for the 8th Annual Field of Flag recently displayed at Union Point Park. The Field of Flags is the Chapter’s signature community
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Craven Arts Council & Gallery is proud to present The Warrior and the Artist in the Director’s Gallery for the month of May. This exhibition features various multimedia work created by local veterans. The opening reception will be during the May ArtWalk
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Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 886, is hosting Vietnam Veterans Day to honor and recognize community veterans that served during the Vietnam War. The event will be held at Union Point Park New Bern on March 29th between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
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Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 886 will proudly honor the service and sacrifice of veterans of our community and America in a “Field of Flags” to be displayed at the Union Point Park gazebo November 5th – 11th. The flags on display,
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The Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 886, proudly honor the service and sacrifice of Veterans of our community and America in a “Field of Flags” which will be on display at Union Point Park November 8th through 12th. This year, the fourth
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Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) – Membership Drive on October 10th from 10 am to noon at the New Bern – Craven County Public Library conference room, 400 Johnson St. All Vietnam Era Veterans are invited to come learn about the VVA organization and the
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Pearl Harbor, 75th Anniversary 1941 – 2016, honored in a “Field of Flags” at Union Point Park ‘December 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy’. A date that serves as a bookmark in American history; a pivotal point that awakened
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We enjoyed meeting with Dobert Owsley, President, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 886. Please watch the video that highlights all that the local Chapter does, not only for veterans, but for those in need in our community. In 1978, The Vietnam Veterans
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