Vietnam Veterans of America

Pinellas County Chapter 522

“Five Double Deuce”

“Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another.”


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Who We Are

VVA Chapter 522 is actively engaged in a wide variety of veterans-related projects, volunteer work, and community activities. Our membership base consists of veterans from the Vietnam war as well as veterans who served on active duty during the Vietnam war. We take great pride in our ability to support fellow veterans who are in need of financial assistance, healthcare support, and basic needs such as food, clothing, and temporary shelter. We also provide other types of support for homeless veterans in partnership with other Pinellas County organizations.  

Chapter 522 also has an active Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America (AVVA) affiliate organization that is open to everyone - spouses, parents, children, neighbors, and friends of Vietnam veterans. The AVVA organization serves as a valuable partner by supporting many of our fund-raising activities and community activities.

Our website (www.vva522.org) and our monthly newsletter (Five Double Deuce) both provide detailed information about our organization as well as current and past activities. Visitors can learn about some of our major activities and projects (e.g., our annual golf tournament, our outreach programs for Vietnam veterans, and some of our community service activities). The website and newsletter also contain information about the ways we raise money to support our programs.

Our website includes a generous selection of pictures from the Vietnam war. We feel that this is an important component of our website because it is a way to preserve a link to our past. We also have included recent photos taken at Chapter 522 events so as to tie our past with the present. Pictures provide an excellent medium to make this transition.

Additional background information about Chapter 522 can be found by clicking on any of the subtopics listed on the buttons in the navigation bar.