The Official Voice of Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. ®
An organization chartered by the U.S. Congress
May/June 2003
2003 Candidates Statements
Steve Mason In seeking to retain my position as a member of the BOD At-Large, I write briefly of myself that you may better vote your conscience. Twenty years with the VVA, the positions I hold and have held from 'grass-roots' to 'flagpole' provide me a well-focused picture of our organization; its function, its purpose and its realistic, attainable goals. Serving on the BOD, I Chair the PTSD/SA Committee. A former State Council President, I am the VVA Poet Laureate and the recipient of the Bronze Medallion of the Chapel of the Four Chaplains.
A graduate of OCS, I served in the Mekong Delta '66-'67. Stateside, I commanded two companies and later served as Brigade S-1. I left active duty a Captain. A CIB and 'jump-wings' speak to the character of my service.
A published author (Bantam Books and Simon & Schuster) I have four children. Life is full. Almost...
I am a man of conscience and of reason. I am also a man of moral courage and of commitment. The men and women for whom we advocate suffer more each year. Time is not allied with us. Age and ill health are sad companions to a confused past which leave many hopeless and helpless. We must work together to ease this pain and displace intolerable isolation with validated dignity and meaningful purpose. Your vote for me is an urgent call for all whom would 'speak truth to power'.
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