VVA Chapter 1069 of El Campo, Texas, Participates in Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Day
Fellowship Gathering of 5 Texas VVA Chapters, held in Columbus, Texas, March 29, 2023
[posted on: 4-19-2023]
El Campo VVA Chapter 1069 and 4 other local area VVA Chapters (Hallettsville 854, Schulenburg 870, Victoria 898
& Columbus 1127) together, planned and attended a Fellowship Gathering to honor "National Vietnam War Veterans
Day" on March 29, 2023. The event was held at the KC hall located in Columbus, Texas. Over 200 VVA members
(of the 5 VVA Chapters) and their spouses attended the event! Total attendance was 200+. This was
the 2nd year this event was held. Note that this event was open only to members & family of the 5 mentioned chapters.
The photo below was taken at close of the event and shows members of VVA Chapter 1069 that attended the event.
It does appear that some of our members did not make it into this final group photo - and we do apologize for that error.
Hopefully, we have caught you on some other picture on this webpage.
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=== HALL ENTRANCE PICTURES ===
Above photo shows the entrance to the Columbus Hall, where the event was held.
This was an outstanding Hall to hold the event!
Above and below photos shows the Columbus chapter members greeters who were positioned at the hall entrance.
They did a very nice job with the table decorations.
Above photo shows the various items that the Columbus chapter handed out at the door to all attending
Veterans, including a very nice Certificate of Appreciation and a Vietnam Veteran Key-Chain.
Above photo shows a 2nd table the Columbus chapter had setup where various books were available for purchase.
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=== OUR MEMBERS ARRIVAL PICTURES ===
Above photo shows the back of the hall, where the Columbus chapter had setup the projector
showing the various pictures that all the chapters had sent in for showing.
Above photos shows the front of the hall. As you can see, this hall can hold quite a large number of folks.
The above and below photos shows our chapter members taking over the northeast corner of the hall sitting area,
where eventually, we occupied 4 full tables.
Above photo shows the tables where the Columbus chapter members were selling raffle tickets.
The table with the raffle items, is right behind them.
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=== OUR CHAPTER MEMBER PICTURES ===
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=== OUR SITTING SECTION PICTURES ===
And again, above and below photos show that chapter 1069 occupied 4 full tables in the northeast corner of the hall.
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=== SLIDE SHOW AREA PICTURES ===
Above and below photos show the rear area of the hall where Bob Lowe of the Columbus chapter had setup a
viewing area (slide show) for all those attending. Bob had collected 20-25 pictures from all the participating chapters
months earlier. Bob then ran a continous loop of all those pictures during the event, with some Vietnam
era music in the background. This turned out to be a really good idea as many attendees sat and
watched the slide show.
Above photo shows Bob Lowe in the middle, and Chapter 1069 Secretary/Treasurer, John Steelman on the far left.
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=== OPENING CEREMONY PICTURES ===
Above and below pictures shows the opening ceremony area for the event.
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=== GUEST SPEAKER PICTURES ===
Above photo shows the guest speaker, Ms. Elaine Thomas, author of "Veterans’ Voices"
and contributor to the Fayette County Record newspaper, as well as being an experienced speaker.
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=== OUR MEAL LINE PICTURES ===
Above and below pictures shows chapter 1069 members in the chow line. The main course was BBQ
which was outstanding!
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=== OUR MEAL PICTURES ===
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=== RAFFLE TABLE PICTURES ===
Above and below pictures shows the various raffle items that were on display.
The Columbus chapter did a fine job with the raffle items, as many of the items were handmade, as were
the various pies, that were also home baked by a chapter member!
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=== RAFFLE EVENT PICTURES ===
The picures above and below show our chapter members winning quite a few of the raffle items.
Congratulations to all our raffle winners!
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=== CHAPTER PRESIDENTS GROUP PICTURES ===
Above and below picture shows the chapter Presidents, left to right, El Campo VVA Chapter 1069,
Victoria VVA Chapter 898, Columbus VVA Chapter 1127, Schulenburg VVA Chapter 870. Note that the
Hallettsville VVA Chapter 854 President could not attend.
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=== OUR MEMBERS GROUP PICTURES ===
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=== MISC PICTURES ===
Above photo shows VVA Chapter 1069 President, Joe McCreary, Thanking everyone for attending the event,
and reminding everyone that VVA Chapter 1069 will be hosting next year's event.
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=== VIDEOS ===
View Video #1 - 360 Degree View of Inside of Hall
View Video #2 - View of Slide Show Area and Hall Entrance Greeters
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A slideshow with photos provided by each chapter, were projected on a big screen during the event.
Note that Bob Supak, member of chapter 1069 had submitted 25 photos with captions to the Columbus chapter.
Use the link below to view the photos that were shown at the Columbus event.
Click Here to view or print the slide photos
Use the link below to read the report about last year's event that was held in Ammansville, Texas. That event was the
1st gathering of all 5 Texas VVA chapters to celebrate March 29, and was hosted by Schulenburg VVA chapter 870.
Click Here to read the Ammannsville 2022 report
It was a great day at the Columbus hall in Columbus Texas! The officers and members of El Campo, VVA
Chapter 1069 would like to thank the officers, members & spouses of Columbus VVA chapter 1127, for
being the "host" chapter. What a great job they did with the catering service and the hall.
It turned out to be a great venue for the event. Thank you all!
Make note that all of our members who attended the event had nothing but high praise for the event and feel the
event was a great success. We'd also like to thank ALL those who attended and do hope they enjoyed the day.
For sure now, this will be an annual event and will just get bigger and better over time.
PLEASE NOTE THAT NEXT YEAR's EVENT WILL BE HOSTED BY US - VVA CHAPTER 1069, OF EL CAMPO, TEXAS!
For more information about each of the 5 chapters that participated in this event, use the link below to
visit the VVA National website and search for them in the listing of all Texas VVA chapters.
Visit the VVA National Website - Locate VVA Chapter Page
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