Vietnam Veterans Meet in St. Louis

Vietnam Veterans Meet in St. Louis

(EXCERPT) K. Lavery, KWMU

ST. LOUIS, MO. (2003-07-29) Some 600 delegates are in St. Louis this
week to attend the national convention of the Vietnam Veterans of
America.

Members will vote on a number of resolutions affecting veterans'
issues, and will establish the organization's legislative priorities
for the next two years.

One of those items is health care. VVA president Tom Corey says its
unfortunate that Congress has not come forward with adequate funding.

"There's not enough staff to take care of the number of...

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