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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Vietnam War Omitted in DAV Fundraising Letter

Vietnam War Omitted in DAV Fundraising Letter
December 06, 2011 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
by Rachel Weaver

The omission of any reference to Vietnam in a fundraising letter from a national veterans organization has some local vets feeling left out. The letter from Cold Spring, Ky.-based Disabled American Veterans, which includes Christmas cards depicting a World War II Soldier decorating a tree, mentions World War II and the Korean War, and veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. "A veteran is a veteran is a veteran," said Skip Haswell, president of the 500-plus-member local chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America, based in Beaver Falls. "Anytime somebody is soliciting and they leave (Vietnam) out in error, I resent that." The letter is signed by DAV National Commander Donald Samuels. The DAV website identifies him as a Vietnam War veteran. Samuels could not be reached for comment on Monday.
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