Photos
Disabled Vets
This man A Quang Hiep, born 1955, stationed at Duc Hoa. He lost both legs in the battle and now he is suffering from throat cancer. In the thank you letter, he deeply thanked the kind-hearted persons who supported VHF has sent him 2,000,000 VN Dong for emergency treatment. We know that he will need a lot more than this but our budget is limited,
Nguyen Van Son currently lives in Saigon, he lost a right leg and a right eye. He currently suffered from last stage of cancer. For those in this critical cases, VHF normally send extra money to help the very sick veterans.
Our help was distributed directly to veterans twice a year by volunteers.
Our representatives in Vietnam distributed money directly to the veterans, got the receipts from the vets, discussed their needs, and reported back to the management body in US.
This veteran who lost both legs and lives in a shabby hut in a rural area was very emotional when he first met Del Vecchio. Del Vecchio saw his tears when he said he was forgotten for a long time. That is why our motto is "Help the Forgotten" when Del went back to US and found the Vietnam Healing Foundation.
Orphans
This is a small orphanage outside Saigon that I have visited every time I’ve gone over. We always go there with candy and cookies for the kids, and a donation to the sisters who run it, and I play with the kids, who are always fascinated by having a big old White man who will pick them up and spin them around.
They don’t see many men since it’s run by nuns, and having me and my friends visit is a big deal for them.
Other time, we packed some clothes and gift to give to the homeless children in urban cities. This photo, we organized a trip to a entertainment park outside Saigon – let the kids have fun with new clothes and the park. Not a whole lot, but we think at least we can give those children a moment of happiness in their miserable life.
Disaster Victims
In some case, we helped to reconstruct the homes of typhoon victims in the central Vietnam. This region usually suffered from frequently storm and typhoon. In their poor and shabby homes, nothing had left after the typhoon. In the photos, you can see most the roof of the houses were gone. We bought material and help them re-do the roof.