Blue Water Navy

The 2025 Military-Veterans Advocacy Annual Meeting will take place in November.

More information on the meeting will be available soon.

If you are interested in serving on the board for 2025 - 2026, please send a Bio to [email protected] by September 30, 2025.

It is very sad on how soon we forget what Military Veterans Advocacy® & Blue Water Navy Association™ has done for Veterans. We were the ones that enabled Blue Water Navy Veterans to start to receive benefits, not the Big VSOs, they didn’t win the Procopio Cases, WE DID.
We were the ones that wrote the Toxic Exposure part of the PACT ACT, not the BIG VSOs. If it wasn’t for us winning the Procopio Case, this would never have passed.
As you know in the past, we have made trips to Washington DC to try to get bills passed in Congress. Well, that may come to an end. By the end of the year, we may end up closing down.
Why is this? Because we are not getting the support we need. Our Membership is down 50% of what it was last year. Donations are down. People have started to receive their benefits and have figures they no longer have a need for us, BUT they forget who got them their benefits. It’s sad. I know there are many that make sure they pay their dues to the Big VSOs each year and they either don’t know or have forgotten what the Big VSO did to hurt many Blue Water Navy Veterans by supporting the passing of the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019. After winning the Procopio Case, that bill was no longer needed, and as a matter of fact it may have hurt some Veterans because the Big VSOs didn’t read the whole thing. There was a door open for us to expand the area covered that they did not read.
What can you do, please either join or rejoin our membership, only $35 a year. Make a donation, so us that you appreciate the work we are doing including trying to expand the area to include the whole Vietnam Service Medal area. We can’t do this without your help.
At this time, we are asking if you donate or Join ($35), please send a check to
Military Veterans Advocacy®
PO Box 5235
Slidell, LA 70469
We are in the process of replacing the system we were using and until that is done, we would prefer not to do it online.

Military Veterans Advocacy® (MVA) will host the Third Annual Veterans Get Outside Day at Niagara Falls, New York June 14, 2025. The event that connects Veterans with resources and encourages outdoor activities to improve mental health. This is a free event and everyone is invited.

2025 Niagara Falls Get Outside Day Military Veterans Advocacy (MVA) will host the Third Annual Veterans Get Outside Day at Niagara Falls, New York June 14, 2025. The event that connects Veterans with resources and encourages outdoor...