1/5 Vietnam Veterans Association Membership Policies
MEMBERSHIP
- The 1/5 Vietnam Veterans Association is an official “Unit Chapter” of the 1st Marine Division Association. Our stated purpose is to support the Association and their Scholarship Program and to support the 1/5 Vietnam Veterans own Rodney Davis (MOH) Scholarship Fund and the troops of 1/5 and the 1st MARDIV.
- The 1/5 Vietnam Veterans publish a newsletter, The 1/5Vietnam Veterans Newsletter which is sent out three times a year to all those on our newsletter mailing list, free of charge to all “members in good standing” of our Association, or to those who wish to receive the newsletter via email attachment. Our newsletter is our primary form of communication between our organization and over 600 Vietnam Veterans who served in the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, as well as family members and friends. Newsletter issues include information about our annual reunions and other events and items of interest, stories that happened to 1/5 Vietnam Veterans during the war, and other stories about more current events.
- Membership in the 1/5 Vietnam Veterans Unit Chapter is completely voluntary. You do not have to become a Chapter Member to continue receiving The 1/5 Vietnam Veterans Newsletter. Simply provide us with your email address. The form may be found on the "Contact Us" page.
- The only requirement for membership in the 1/5 Vietnam Veterans Association is that the applicant must be a “member in good standing” of the 1st Marine Division Association. Applications for membership in the 1st Marine Division Association can be obtained in their magazine, The Old Breed News, or online.
- Chapter Membership can be obtained by completing an application form and submitting either annual dues ($25.00 per year) or one-time life membership dues ($250.00). Applications for membership in the 1/5 Vietnam Veterans Association can be obtained online.
1/5 Vietnam Veterans Unit Chapter
1st Marine Division Association Chapter Officers – 2020-2021
New officers will be elected and installed at the 1st Marine Division Reunion being held at Camp Pendleton, CA this year August 2nd thru the 8th, 2021.
OUR OFFICERS!
President:
Jim Dougherty (Deceased)
Vice President
Glenn Borvansky
Sergeant-at-Arms:
Benny Benware (Deceased)
Secretary:
Gerry Regan
Treasurer:
John Chang
Chaplain:
Joe Andrews
Interim Communications Officer:
Jim Latta
Finance Committee
Fundraising Committee:
Membership Committee
Membership Committee Chairman:
Newsletter Committee
Reunion Committee
Reunion Committee Co-Chair:
Reunion Committee Co-Chair:
History Committee
History Committee Co-Chair:
Ed Engel
History Committee Co-Chair:
Harold Thrasher