The purpose of the of the USMC Vietnam Tankers Association is to ensure our legacy through reunion, renewal and remembrance by fostering the camaraderie, friendships and memories of those that served in America's longest and most controversial war. To provide an organization that will research, document and record the histories of those individuals and units that served in the First, Third and Fifth Tank Battalions in the Republic of South Vietnam from 1965, to and including 1970. And, to further ensure that the USMCVTA will continue as a nonprofit veterans organization serving all Marine Corps tankers of the Vietnam War era.
OUR GOALS:
To research and archive historical documents relating to Vietnam Marine Corps Tank Units. To publish historical literature, documents and publications as to the facts as it relates to individual tankers, attached personnel and tank units during the Vietnam War. To provide a place to have and hold reunions for the purposes stated above. To ensure that the purposes of the United States Marine Corps Vietnam Tankers Association as set forth in its articles of incorporation are continued.