A publication of Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. ® An organization chartered by the U.S. Congress CONTENTS, DECEMBER 2001/JANUARY 2002 OUR ADVERTISERS  Features: A GRATEFUL NATION A Veterans Day Photo Essay.   HAZARDOUS DUTY The Pentagon's Secret Chemical Spraying Program   FOR NOBLE GALLANT SONS  NYC Vietnam Veterans Plaza Rededication. A TOY STORY Chapter 641's Santa Patrol. AN INTERVIEW WITH PAINTER JOHN LAEMMAR Trying To Contain This Thing That Can't Be Contained.  TALKING AND FIGHTING LBJ's Peace Negotiation Efforts.   Departments:  CALENDAR LETTERS  PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE  VVAF REPORT GOVERNMENT RELATIONS REGION 7 REPORT ETABO COMMITTEE REPORT PTSD/SUBSTANCE ABUSE COMMITTEE REPORT VETERANS BENEFITS UPDATE REGION 9 REPORT MEMBERSHIP MATTERS TAPS  REGION 3 REPORT VETERANS INCARCERATED COMMITTEE REPORT REGION 4 REPORT AVVA REPORT POW/MIA COMMITTEE REPORT ARTS OF WAR War Letters. BOOKS IN REVIEW The Cat From Hue. BOOKS IN REVIEW  Home Before Morning  By Lynda Van Devanter MEMBERSHIP NOTES  LOCATOR  REUNIONS       The Damage Done       Down By The River       Rusk Never Sleeps

   

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