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Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter
432 represents a very active group of
Veterans, assisting Veterans and their
families in need, providing a helping hand
to fellow vets and honoring Veterans of all
wars. Our members help at the Veterans
Hospital, provide an honor guard to
parades, schools, holidays and events
celebrating military history. Our mission
and philosophy is simple, we honor, we
represent, we serve, we share all in the
name of Freedom. VVA 432 will never
forget the sacrifice and duty of veterans for
our blessed Nation, the United States of
America!
- Jim Covarrubias
Randall Schriver is the President
of the Arizona State Council and
as such visits the 8 Chapters in
Arizona, The House and Senate in
Arizona and in Washington, plus
attending functions at the VVA
National headquarters and
Conferences throughout the
Country. We applaud his efforts in
our continuing mission to assist all
Veterans and their families.
Randall Schriver
The VVA flag is an elegant presentation of
American veterans’ service in
the Vietnam War. VVA flags are proudly displayed
at all Vietnam Veterans
of America meetings and functions and in Veterans
Affairs Committee
chambers of both the U.S. Senate and the U.S.
House of Representatives.
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The background color is golden yellow, the
primary color of the flag of the
Republic of Vietnam and the ribbon of the
Vietnam Service Medal.
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In the “hoist” of the flag, the seventeen
brown stars, arranged in three
vertical rows, represent the seventeen
official campaigns of the Vietnam War.
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The insignia of VVA, including the
identification inscription
Vietnam Veterans of America
is centered between the campaign stars and the
“fly” of the flag. The VVA insignia
incorporates the design of the flag of the
Republic of Vietnam and the ribbon of the
Vietnam Service Medal, which was awarded
to all men and women who served in
Southeast Asia and the contiguous waters or
air space there-over from March 15, 1962,
through January 28, 1973.
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Surrounding the insignia, in natural colors, is
a wreath containing a laurel branch and a
sheaf of rice stalks. The two are tied together
at the base with a strand of black barbed wire.
The rice represents Southeast Asia, and the
laurel signifies honor to all who served there.
The black barbed wire serves as a reminder of
the POWs and MIAs who are still
unaccounted for.
Dick Southern is our Region 9
Director. He attends numerous
meetings and festivities while
traveling his region which
includes California, Utah,
Colorado, New Mexico,
Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii,
Guam and the Philippines.
DICK SOUTHERN
“Never again will one generation of
veterans abandon another.”
Life member and VP of Chapter 432, Jim Covarrubias
was awarded the
prestigious Professor Albert Tito's Honored Award for
Outstanding
Literary/Arts in Higher Education by Atlantic
Development and Investments.
Come one Come All and help us celebrate the
50th commemoration of the Vietnam War. We
would like to have a large gathering of
veteran supporters present for this event in
honor of the folks that gave of them selves
to support our freedom.
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SOCIAL
ADDRESS
Vietnam Veterans of
America
Chapter 432
P.O. Box 10363
Phoenix, Arizona
85064
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Jack McManus was elected to
serve as VVA National
President at VVA’s 20th
National convention, held in
November 2021 in Greensboro,
North Carolina. First elected
VVA national treasurer in 1995,
he was reelected to the position
in 1997 and again in 2019. He
previously served as the VVA
Michigan State Council
President for six and one-half
years from 1989 to 1996,
overseeing the largest state
program in VVA. In 1997, he
was awarded VVA’s highest
honor, the VVA Commendation
Medal, for his extraordinary
service to the organization, to
all veterans, and to the
community at large. He has
also been recognized by the
VVA New York State Council
with its Commendation Medal.
During his career as a private
businessman, McManus’s
company employed
approximately 3,500 in two
service-sector businesses, with
$150 million annually in sales.
In 1978, his company was
recognized as the first drug-free
workplace in the building
service contracting industry.
The company also emphasizes
special hiring programs for
handicapped individuals, ex-
offenders, and rehabilitated
substance abusers for its
internal rehabilitation programs.
From 1978 to 1985, McManus
was the program manager for
his company’s contract with the
Kennedy Space Center space
shuttle program in Florida.
Originally from New York City,
Jack McManus joined the Air
Force in 1965, where he served
until 1969. Between 1967 and
1968, he was assigned to
Operation Ranch Hand in
Vietnam.
Jack received his B.A. in
Business Management from
New York University in 1973.
He resides in North Carolina
with his wife Jackie. He is a
recipient of numerous business
and community awards.