The American Veterans Center is urging all Members of Congress to co-sponsor this Congressional Resolution honoring our brave men and women who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Center is working to pass this Resolution by Memorial Day, 2010! Follow this link to read the resolution and learn how you can help.

Featuring interviews with eyewitnesses to the great, and tragic, moments in military history. From D-Day to Iwo Jima, Khe Sanh to the “Hanoi Hilton”, Baghdad to Fallujah, the liberation of Grenada to the liberation of Afghanistan; Veterans Chronicles is history told from the perspective of those who were there.

Within these pages are posted the personal memories of America's veterans and their families. It is a sample of the larger written archives found at the headquarters of the American Veterans Center in Arlington, VA. Veterans of all eras and their families are invited to send us their stories to be posted in this Online Veterans Tribute.

AVQ contains first-hand accounts of the U.S. military’s heroes from the Greatest Generation to the latest generation. It is a tribute to all who have served. A demonstration that duty, honor and valor are concepts that exist in every generation of the American military from the Revolutionary War to the present day.

For nearly 70 years, our nation’s capital was without a parade on our military's most sacred day. In 2005, this tradition returned. Drawing nearly 300,000 spectators in 2009 and including nearly 3,000 participants that are a part of 150 elements, the parade honors all who have fought for our freedom.

Participating in the conference have been legendary veterans such as the Doolittle Raiders, Band of Brothers, Flying Tigers, Tuskegee Airmen, Medal of Honor recipients, Vietnam POWs, and decorated veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. The conference takes place each November in Washington, DC.