Teaching a nation, telling the real Vietnam story To further their educational efforts North Carolina Vietnam Veterans, Inc.
established the Bridge Back Foundation. Their mission is to “Teach a Nation” NCVVI member and 40+ years teaching, Bob Matthews along with NCVVI developed a full curriculum course for schools. The title “Lessons of Vietnam” or as the students refer to it as the LOV class has been very successful both locally as well as nationally and now internationally. The initial course began at Enloe High Schoo
08/14/2023
Wear Orange today to raise awareness for Agent Orange exposure. VVA continues to advocate for veterans and their families in their continuing battle against the deadly effects of exposure to Agent Orange. Resources and information about VVA's work here: https://vva.org/what-we-do/outreach-programs/agent-orange/
03/08/2023
WHAT WE BELIEVED
Thanks for reading my thoughts regarding my military service in Vietnam. I invite you to read the first chapter of the upcoming novel Vietnam Uncensored at vietnamjerry.com and listen to the strange ghost story involving Cpl. Cummings as broadcast by NPR radio. It was but the tip foreshadowing of what was still to come. Thanks for signing up for the newsletter and following my writing. I appreciate the friendship.
April 25 2018 "Lessons of Vietnam" show will have special guest Kathryn Watson Quigg co-author "To Any Soldier, a novel of Vietnam Letters" A naïve 19 year old college student writes a letter to any soldier and sends it to Vietnam were it is picked off a bulletin board by a Marine fighter pilot and they start a correspondence.8-9 PM at wwwnissancommunications.com/live
The Bridge Back Foundation has been invited to present at the National Social Studies Conference in Seattle Washington in November.
05/25/2012
05/25/2012
Promises made Promises kept. The Bridge is back from a very sucessful trip to Vietnam. The playground was a super hit with the children and sisters at the orphanage. The home for the blind and the English club high school students of D**g Ha. The email exchanges between two local high schools and the students of D**g Ha are going great.
Visa's have arrived along with e tickets, still working on getting playground to Orphanage. 60 envelopes have been picked up from Cary and Athens students for the Vietnamese High School. Team getting ready for that 30 hour flight!!!!!