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Honorary Co-chairs

Senator Chuck Hagel

Senator Bob Kerrey

Senator Chuck Robb

Co-hosts*

Paul “Buddy” Bucha,
Medal of Honor Recipient

Neal I. Bidnick,
Past Grand Master Grand
Lodge of NY, F&AM

Rep. Joseph Crowley,
(D-NY, 7th District)

John Campbell
Trane Energy Services Team

J. David Cox, Secretary/Treasurer
American Federation of Government Employees

Paul W. Critchlow, Vice Chairman, Public Markets
Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Wayne Gatewood, USMC (Ret.), President & CEO
Quality Support, Inc.

Ben Gilman, CEO
The Gilman Group, Former Rep. (NY-R)

Heather French Henry
Miss America 2000

Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré,
USA (Ret.)

William E. Little Jr.,
USNR (Ret.)

Marc McCabe, co-founder
Global Health Care L.L.C.

Vincent McGowan

John “Jack” McManus, President
UNIBAR Damage Prevention Group
COO ACCU-READ Services

Cecil Roberts,
International President
United Mine Workers of America

Rich Sanders, President
VietNow Inc.

Rocky Sickmann, Director
Military Sales, Anheuser Busch Inc.

Edward Vick

Joseph Wynn,
Legislative Liaison
National Association of
Black Veterans

 

*some corporate names are for identification purposes only
*committee in formation
VVA, HBO & VHC Logos

Bill Nelson, Chairman & CEO of HBO, Inc.
Honorary Co-chairs and Co-hosts
Invite You To Attend
An Evening Reception and Sneak Preview
of Scenes From HBO’s WWII Miniseries,
The Pacific

In Honor of
The Veterans Health Council,
a Program of Vietnam Veterans of America
Thursday, March 11, 2010
6:00 p.m. Cocktails and Hors D’oeuvres
7:00 p.m. Program
Home Box Office, Inc.
1100 Avenue of the Americas
(6th Ave between 42nd & 43rd)
New York, New York
Please RSVP by March 1, 2010
to Dr. Tom Berger,
at tberger@vva.org;
301-585-4000, Ext. 148

[ ] YES, I plan to attend the March 11 event at $1,000 per person.

[ ] NO, I am unable to attend but would like to make a
contribution of $__________.

Enclosed is my contribution of $__________.

[ ] $25,000 Grand Sponsor [ ] $10,000 Sponsor
[ ] $5,000 Co-host [ ] $2,500 Supporter [ ] $1,000 Friend

*All donors will be listed in the event program if they donate by March 8.
All donors will receive recognition on VVA’s web site and in the next edition of
VVA’s news magazine, The VVA Veteran.

Contributions made payable to Vietnam Veterans of America can be mailed to:

The Veterans Health Council
Vietnam Veterans of America
8719 Colesville Road, Suite 100
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

Name(s): ____________________________________________________
Occupation: Employer: _________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________
City:____________________________ State:______ Zip: _____________
Business Phone: _________________ Home Phone: __________________
Email: ________________________________ Fax: _________________

If you prefer to pay by credit card, please complete the following additional information and fax to 301-585-3180. Please be sure that the address above is the billing address for this credit card.

[ ] Visa [ ] AmEx [ ] MasterCard

Credit Card #:_____________________________ Exp.: _______________
Signature: ___________________________________________________

For event information, contact Dr. Tom Berger, Executive Director,
VHC, 301-585-4000, Ext. 148; tberger@vva.org or
Paula Levine, 212-935-3010; Paula@PLevine.com

Vietnam Veterans of America is a veterans service organization
that is tax-exempt under 501 c 19.

Vietnam Veterans of America created the Veterans Health Council (VHC) in 2009 in partnership with academics, health care professionals, advocacy organizations, unions, pharmaceutical companies, and healthcare providers to improve the health of all veterans by creating an ongoing forum via its website, www.veteranshealth.org, for veterans, their families, and healthcare professionals. The goals of the VHC are three-fold: 1) To inform veterans and their families about health issues related to their military service, along with the VA health care and benefits available to them; 2) To educate members of the healthcare community about health issues associated with military service; and 3) To develop educational materials for medical colleges, nursing schools, teaching hospitals and related entities that emphasize the healthcare needs of veterans.

The VHC estimates that over 75 percent of veterans receive their medical care outside of the Department of Veterans Affairs. That equates to roughly 17 million veterans using private health insurance and non-VA providers, most of whom ignore military experience as a medical risk factor despite the wide range of related health issues. Without knowing that a patient had associated military experience, medical conditions can be misdiagnosed. Many veterans do not realize how much their military experience affects their health, and they are simply unaware that their health problems may be related to their particular military service—diseases, maladies and sicknesses that entitle them to medical care and compensation from the VA. Your contribution is vital to the ongoing efforts of the VHC and veteranshealth.org. Thank you for your help.

A person may obtain a copy of the last financial report filed by Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. (VVA) with the NY Attorney General’s Charities Bureau by sending the request for such report either to: VVA, 8719 Colesville Rd., Suite 100, Silver Spring, MD 20910 or to: Attorney General’s Charities Bureau, State of New York, Department of Law, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.