CAVWV - Coalition of Allied Vietnam War Veterans
  • CAVWV
    • About Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Coalition Partners
    • Meetings
    • Book & Film & Further Reading
  • Our Allies
    • Afghanistan >
      • Conditions in Afghanistan
      • SIV Frequently Asked Questions
    • Our Allies Vietnam War >
      • Vietnam War >
        • Republic of Veitnam >
          • Current Conditions in Communist Vietnam
        • Cambodia & Khmer Republic >
          • Current Conditions in Cambodia
        • Laos "The Secret War " >
          • Upland Lao
          • Midland Lao
          • Lowland Lao
          • Ho Chi Minh Trail
          • Lao Lima Sites
          • Campaign 74B
          • Battle for Skyline Ridge
          • AIR AMERICA
        • Canada
        • Korea - ROK
        • New Zealand & Australia
        • Taiwan - ROC >
          • Taiwan Current Conditions
        • Thailand
        • United States of America
        • Other Coalition Countries ( 1954-1975 )
        • POW-MIA-Genocide
        • Tibet
        • Communist Aggression >
          • Communist Combatents North Vietnam
      • Maps
  • Featured Focus
    • PBS "The Vietnam War" >
      • Thomas Briggs
      • The Vietnam War an Introduction >
        • 1/2 Tom Briggs Commentary
        • 3/p1 Tom Briggs
        • 3/p2 Tom Briggs
        • 4 Tom Briggs
        • 5 Tom Briggs
        • 6 Tom Briggs
        • 7 Tom Briggs
        • 8 Tom Briggs
        • 9/10 Tom Briggs
        • " Last Days in Vietnam " Documentary
      • Re-examining History
    • CAVWV "Completing the Record"
  • Legislation
    • State of Minnesota >
      • 50th Commemoration Funding
      • Veteran defined >
        • Task Force Established >
          • Presentations & Notes, Task Force
          • VA 38, Part 38,
          • Motion #1, Task Force
        • Inclusive Recognition
        • Excluded Allies & Units
        • Proposed Amendment to SF1959 >
          • A25-0066 amendment
        • Letters and Testimony
      • Hmong Monument Controversy
    • Congressional or Federal legislation >
      • Hmong Gold Medal >
        • Baird - Hillmer
      • Hmong Burial Controversy >
        • Public Law 115-141’s Division J, Title II, Sec. 251, Paragraph (b) (10)
        • Pre Burial Application w/ Qualifications
        • Analysis, Rationale and Research >
          • 1971 Moose-Lowenstein Report
        • Coalition Remedy to PL-115-141
        • Costa Remedy >
          • Press Release HR 4204
        • Insixiegmay Khao Case >
          • Appeal to Congress
          • Callahan Letter
        • Vila Chau Case
        • Tran Van Quy Case
        • VA Amendment to Title 38
        • Pre burial and addendum application
      • Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 >
        • S.2327 TEXT
        • S2324 text
        • S.1786 TEXT
  • Special Projects
    • Declaration of Independence Khmer Translation
    • SOG Monument >
      • VA Responce
    • Phil Conran
    • Timeline Series >
      • Timeline South Vietnam >
        • 1995-2000
        • 2000-2005
        • 2005-2015
      • Cambodia Timeline
      • Timeline Laos >
        • Laos Timeline Table I
        • Laos Timeline Table II
        • Timeline Hmong
      • Timeline Afghan Evacuation
      • Timeline Communism
    • Allied Veteran Story Collections >
      • Vila Chau
  • Events & Observances
    • Obituaries & Funeral Services >
      • In Memoriam >
        • Ananh "Lee" Saenviley
    • Coalition Observances >
      • CAVWV Veterans Day Commemoration
      • Mental Health Awareness Month
      • Gen. John Vessey Day Jr.
      • American Allies Day
    • United States Observances >
      • 1973 Paris Peace Accords Anniversay
      • Vietnam War Veterans Day
      • Memorial Day 2025
      • Independence Day
      • POW / MIA / Genocide Rememberence Day
      • Flag Day
      • American Veterans Day
    • Khmer Observances >
      • Genocide Liberation Day
      • Khmer Republic Veterans Day
    • Vietnam Observances >
      • Vietnam Armed Forces Day June 14, 2025
    • Lao Observances >
      • Lao 50 Veterans 50th Banquet
      • SGU Veterans Commemoration Day
    • Hmong Observances
  • Contact Us

CAVWV

Coalition of Allied Afghan & Vietnam War Veterans

Our Purpose

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.
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     Coalition Partners 

Coalition Partners

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 'Lee' 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
Mohamed Naser Mohammadi, Afghan Representative, Minnesota
Brief Biographies
Brief Biographies

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.
Scott Walker, (Non Military). Minnesota

Mission Specialists ( Legislation )
Kevin "Mac" McCarthy, Veteran of the US Army Special Forces, California
Steve Yedinak,  US Army Special Forces, Veteran. Virginia
Scott Walker, (Non Military). Minnesota
Thomas Leo Briggs, Veteran of the U.S. Army & Central Intelligence Agency, Maryland

​Council of Advisors
Kevin "Mac" McCarthy, Veteran of the US Army Special Forces, California
James K. Bruton, Veteran of the U.S. Army Special Forces, Washington D.C.
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
Charles Hang, Royal Lao Armed Forces-Hmong Special Guerrilla Units Veteran, Wisconsin
​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
Hoc Nguyễn, Army of the Republic of Vietnam Veteran, Minnesota
Hoeun Hach, Cambodian Genocide Servivor, Minnesota

​Advisors in Memoriam

Dr. Vongsavanh Boutsavath, Former Royal Lao Government Diplomat, Minnesota 
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Tuan Anh Pham,  Army of the Republic of Vietnam Veteran, Minnesota
Tou Fu Vang, Royal Lao Armed Forces & SGU Veteran, Minnesota 
Son Thay Hien, Khmer Serie Veteran,. Pensilvania
Um Ream, Khmer Republic Veteran, Minnesota

Coalition Chaplain
Wayne "Duppy" Bergren, US Airforce Veteran, Minnesota

Photographer
David Turner, US Army Airborne Veteran, Minnesota


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The Coalition of Allied Vietnam War Veterans is a registered 501c3 non profit incorporated in the State of Minnesota


  • CAVWV
    • About Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Coalition Partners
    • Meetings
    • Book & Film & Further Reading
  • Our Allies
    • Afghanistan >
      • Conditions in Afghanistan
      • SIV Frequently Asked Questions
    • Our Allies Vietnam War >
      • Vietnam War >
        • Republic of Veitnam >
          • Current Conditions in Communist Vietnam
        • Cambodia & Khmer Republic >
          • Current Conditions in Cambodia
        • Laos "The Secret War " >
          • Upland Lao
          • Midland Lao
          • Lowland Lao
          • Ho Chi Minh Trail
          • Lao Lima Sites
          • Campaign 74B
          • Battle for Skyline Ridge
          • AIR AMERICA
        • Canada
        • Korea - ROK
        • New Zealand & Australia
        • Taiwan - ROC >
          • Taiwan Current Conditions
        • Thailand
        • United States of America
        • Other Coalition Countries ( 1954-1975 )
        • POW-MIA-Genocide
        • Tibet
        • Communist Aggression >
          • Communist Combatents North Vietnam
      • Maps
  • Featured Focus
    • PBS "The Vietnam War" >
      • Thomas Briggs
      • The Vietnam War an Introduction >
        • 1/2 Tom Briggs Commentary
        • 3/p1 Tom Briggs
        • 3/p2 Tom Briggs
        • 4 Tom Briggs
        • 5 Tom Briggs
        • 6 Tom Briggs
        • 7 Tom Briggs
        • 8 Tom Briggs
        • 9/10 Tom Briggs
        • " Last Days in Vietnam " Documentary
      • Re-examining History
    • CAVWV "Completing the Record"
  • Legislation
    • State of Minnesota >
      • 50th Commemoration Funding
      • Veteran defined >
        • Task Force Established >
          • Presentations & Notes, Task Force
          • VA 38, Part 38,
          • Motion #1, Task Force
        • Inclusive Recognition
        • Excluded Allies & Units
        • Proposed Amendment to SF1959 >
          • A25-0066 amendment
        • Letters and Testimony
      • Hmong Monument Controversy
    • Congressional or Federal legislation >
      • Hmong Gold Medal >
        • Baird - Hillmer
      • Hmong Burial Controversy >
        • Public Law 115-141’s Division J, Title II, Sec. 251, Paragraph (b) (10)
        • Pre Burial Application w/ Qualifications
        • Analysis, Rationale and Research >
          • 1971 Moose-Lowenstein Report
        • Coalition Remedy to PL-115-141
        • Costa Remedy >
          • Press Release HR 4204
        • Insixiegmay Khao Case >
          • Appeal to Congress
          • Callahan Letter
        • Vila Chau Case
        • Tran Van Quy Case
        • VA Amendment to Title 38
        • Pre burial and addendum application
      • Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 >
        • S.2327 TEXT
        • S2324 text
        • S.1786 TEXT
  • Special Projects
    • Declaration of Independence Khmer Translation
    • SOG Monument >
      • VA Responce
    • Phil Conran
    • Timeline Series >
      • Timeline South Vietnam >
        • 1995-2000
        • 2000-2005
        • 2005-2015
      • Cambodia Timeline
      • Timeline Laos >
        • Laos Timeline Table I
        • Laos Timeline Table II
        • Timeline Hmong
      • Timeline Afghan Evacuation
      • Timeline Communism
    • Allied Veteran Story Collections >
      • Vila Chau
  • Events & Observances
    • Obituaries & Funeral Services >
      • In Memoriam >
        • Ananh "Lee" Saenviley
    • Coalition Observances >
      • CAVWV Veterans Day Commemoration
      • Mental Health Awareness Month
      • Gen. John Vessey Day Jr.
      • American Allies Day
    • United States Observances >
      • 1973 Paris Peace Accords Anniversay
      • Vietnam War Veterans Day
      • Memorial Day 2025
      • Independence Day
      • POW / MIA / Genocide Rememberence Day
      • Flag Day
      • American Veterans Day
    • Khmer Observances >
      • Genocide Liberation Day
      • Khmer Republic Veterans Day
    • Vietnam Observances >
      • Vietnam Armed Forces Day June 14, 2025
    • Lao Observances >
      • Lao 50 Veterans 50th Banquet
      • SGU Veterans Commemoration Day
    • Hmong Observances
  • Contact Us