VietNow National Magazine

Rich Sanders
VietNow National President

By Rich Sanders – VietNow National President

Each new issue of the VietNow National Magazine brings a new article by National President, Rich Sanders.

We've recently begun collecting a few of the most recent. Just click any of the links to read the entire article.

Spring 2011
Charlie's POW Jacket
By Rich Sanders, VietNow National President
You remember Charlie, don't you? He's the guy standing over there, wearing that old POW jacket. I wonder why he's still wearing that thing.
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Winter 2010
Relating to Modern-Day Veterans
By Rich Sanders, VietNow National President
Let's be sure we don't have powdered sugar on our chins.
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Spring 2010
Pineapple Avenue
By Rich Sanders, VietNow National President
Volunteers of America and VietNow helping veterans with a two-year Veterans Transitional Housing unit.
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Fall 2009
POW/MIA: How do We Keep the Fires Burning?
By Rich Sanders, VietNow National President
I have been witnes to, or part of, several happenings in the past year that have caused me to ask that question in more of a desperation tone than from an inquisition perspective.
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Spring 2009
The Last Vietnam Veteran
By Rich Sanders, VietNow National President
It's 2049, and you are the last living Vietnam veteran. What's it going to be like when you see people at "The Wall"? Do you think they will understand?
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Fall 2008
CAUTION! Personal Story:
Proceed at your own risk.
By Rich Sanders, VietNow National President
Remembering Robert J. Acalotto, POW/MIA, whose name appears alphabetically at the top of our government's list of "Last Known Alive (LKA) servicemen from the Vietnam War." Now is not the time to give up on men like Acalotto.
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Winter/Spring 2008
The Message Once Was, "POW/MIA: You Are Not Forgotten." Is that still true today? Look around and see for yourself.
By Rich Sanders, VietNow National President
Does anyone remember using the words “As long as it takes?” in regard to the POW/MIA issue? It's time to put the POW/MIA bracelets back on, lift the POW/MIA flags high, and say it loud: “Bring ’em home! Bring ’em all home!." Read more.

Summer/Fall 2007
It's Your Call: Want to Help a Vet in a VA Hospital? TheTroops in the Field? Anyone You'd Like to Hear From? VietNow Phone Cards Are the Answer.
By Rich Sanders, VietNow National President
Communication is essential: VietNow phone cards have served veterans for many years. For years VietNow has periodically sent packets of calling cards to the Voluntary Service department of each VA hospital in the nation. In recent years we have added military hospitals and Fisher Houses to our distribution list. Read more.

Winter/Spring 2007
Kids Still Say the Darndest Things
And they still "get it."
By Rich Sanders, VietNow National President
A past recipient of VietNow's Sons and Daughters In Touch (SDIT) scholarship enclosed an essay with a thank-you letter he sent to VietNow Headquarters. It's the story he had written from his mother's point of view at the time his mother's father (his grandfather) was shot down in Vietnam. His words describe that time as his mother had lived it as a third grader. Read more.

Fall/Winter 2006
War on Terror Veterans Need Our Help
PTSD: It's not just for Vietnam veterans.
By Rich Sanders, VietNow National President
Why are some veterans affected by certain traumatic experiences, while other veterans who have experienced similar trauma seem to have no lingering problems? Why do the symptoms of PTSD seem very outwardly predominant in some veterans, while others seem to be able to keep their inner feelings suppressed and controlled? Recent statistics showed that slightly more than 15% of Vietnam veterans were diagnosed with PTSD in a 1986 survey, while a screening of Operation Iraqi Freedom showed a 78% rate of PTSD symptoms. Read more.

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