Vets With A Mission began in 1988. It was the vision of Bill Kimball, a Vietnam Veteran who served with the 1st Cavalry as a Mortarman during the 1968 Tet Offensive. Bill’s overwhelming desire was to see Vietnam Veterans return to Vietnam to help in the rebuilding of a country that suffered immense destruction to its infrastructure and its effect on its citizenry. After an exploratory trip to Vietnam in 1988 it was clear that we needed to do more. They began under the guidance of Bill Kimball and a small group of Veterans, to form a not-for-profit society that would begin humanitarian projects in Vietnam. In later years Chuck Ward would take over Bill’s position as Executive Director to run the daily operations of VWAM. Chuck and his leadership have continued to establish VWAM as a humanitarian organization respected by the Vietnamese Government and medical professionals from every section of Vietnam.

Vets With A Mission has a variety of projects. They work to establish Clinics and Rehabilitation Centers and have currently built twenty five rural health stations in Vietnam. They offer medical training programs and work with the local doctors to help improve their level of education and skills in the medical profession; provide medical supplies and equipment to the clinics; work with local churches providing Bibles and Christian literature; fund church repairs; and support outreach efforts. Through VWAM, medical teams give hope to the increasing number of addicts and HIV/AIDS victims in Vietnam.