To provide education, preservation of Vietnam War history and social services including easing the effects and consequences of mental stress, battle fatigue, post traumatic stress disorder and genocide syndrome on families and others.
Our Mission
Our motto expresses our mission best. We serve veterans in what capacity we can with what resources we can muster. We take positive and determined action in what chosen task we are given. We provide needed fellowship with our coalition members by working on common issues together. And we continue to build and support our communities through true coalition building.
Board of Directors
Thomas Leo Briggs, Veteran of United States Army & Central Intelligence Agency, Maryland Pong Kith, Veteran of the Khmer Republic Navy, California Charles Poe Hang, Veteran of the Royal Lao Armed Forces & Special Guerrilla Units,, Wisconsin Ananh Sene Saenvilay, Veteran of the Royal Lao Armed Forces Airborne, Minnesota Hoeun Hach, Prisoner of War & Khmer Rouge Genocide Survivor, Minnesota Scott Walker, (Non Military). Minnesota Yazdan Bakhsh, Afghan Representative, Minnesota
Coalition Advisors & Professional Support
Research Thomas Leo Briggs, Veteran of the U.S. Army & Central Intelligence Agency, Maryland James K. Bruton, Veteran of the U.S. Army Special Forces, Washington D.C.
Mission Specialists ( Legislation ) Kevin "Mac" McCarthy, Veteran of the US Army Special Forces, California
Council of Advisors Ramon Rodriquez,US Army Special Forces Veteran, California Tuan Anh Pham, Army of the Republic of Vietnam Veteran, Minnesota Tong Nao Vang,Royal Lao Armed Forces & SGU Veteran, Minnesota Lo Yang,Royal Lao Armed Forces & SGU Veteran, Wisconsin Deiu "Sin" Buth, Khmer Republic Navy Veteran, California Dr. Ha Tuong, Army of the Republic of Vietnam Veteran. Minnesota Bunnareth Hem, POW - Khmer Rouge Genocide Survivor, Virginia Rubin Treviso, US Army Special Forces Veteran, California Charles Hang,Royal Lao Armed Forces-Hmong Special Guerrilla Units Veteran, Wisconsin Son Thay Hien,Khmer Serie Veteran,. Pensilvania Savuth Peter Prak, Khmer Republic Armed Forces Veteran,, California Steve Yedinak, US Army Special Forces, Veteran. Virginia Vila Chau, Kampuchea Krom Mike Forces Veteran, California Coalition Chaplain Wayne "Duppy" Bergren, US Airforce Veteran, Minnesota
Photographer David Turner, US Army Airborne Veteran, Minnesota
CAVWV - Coalition of Allied Vietnam War Veterans is a registered 501c3 non profit incorporated in the State of Minnesota