To provide housing and comprehensive services to help homeless veterans achieve self-sufficiency.
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Vietnam War
1955–1975
Organizations supporting Vietnam veterans and honoring their service and sacrifice.
The Vietnam War deeply impacted American society and the lives of those who served. Veterans returned to a divided nation and later formed organizations focused on healing, recognition, and community support. Groups associated with this era emphasize honoring service, supporting veterans, and ensuring their sacrifices are never overlooked.
Veteran groups and remembrance societies centered on the Vietnam War era (1955–1975).
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Headquarters Organizations
All War Periods
To serve veterans in the Cape Cod and Islands area with comprehensive support services.
To help veterans and surviving spouses understand and receive all the benefits they have earned through military service.
To provide housing and supportive services to homeless veterans.
To preserve Military Police heritage and support MP soldiers and their families.
The Women in Military Service for America Memorial (WMSAM), commonly known as the Women’s Memorial, is a national memorial and nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring the service, contributions, and experiences of women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Located at the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, the Memorial preserves the history of women’s military service and educates the public about their vital role in defending the nation.
The Nation’s Finest is a nonprofit organization founded in 1971 to support veterans and their families through housing, health, employment, and case management services. Originally established to assist Vietnam veterans, the organization has expanded its mission to serve veterans of all eras who are experiencing homelessness, housing instability, or barriers to long-term self-sufficiency.
To advocate for and serve veterans of all ethnic backgrounds while addressing the unique issues affecting minority veterans.
To protect and advance the earned benefits of all uniformed services personnel and their families.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s forensic lab in Hawaii has begun analyzing dozens of human remains retrieved from Laos and the Philippines in recent weeks. During a remembrance ceremony Wednesday in Vientiane Laos the agency received remains that might be those of U.S. personnel lost there during the Vietnam War.
The Military Family Advisory Network (MFAN) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2015 to amplify the voices of military and veteran families and improve the systems that serve them. MFAN uses research, data, and lived experience to identify challenges facing military families and to inform policy, practice, and community-based solutions.
To serve the crisis management, information, and referral needs of U.S. veterans and their families through the Lifeline for Vets program.
