Korean War and Korea Defense Veterans... A Continuity of Service in the Defense of Freedom
Incorporated June 14, 1985… Chartered by Congress June 30, 2008
The
Korea Veterans of America was incorporated on February 19, 2004 by KVA Board of Directors Commander Jeff
Brodeur, Vice Commander Fran Elliott, and Adjutant John Durham. The KVA is fully incorporated as a
501c(19) Veterans Organization. The Korea Veterans of America's Commander Jeff Brodeur was the
National Veterans Affairs Officer, the Northeast Regional Commander and the Massachusetts Commander in The
Korea Defense Veterans of America (KDVA) before becoming Commander of The Korea Veterans of America (KVA).
Jeff is also a life member of the KWVA and an officer in the DAV and VFW. He is presently finishing
his Masters Degree in Applied Sociology at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. Jeff and the KVA have
participated in many events with their KWVA brothers and formed the Korea Veterans of America to form closer
ties with the KWVA and all veterans who served in defense of the Korean Peninsula.
[ http://www.koreaveterans.org/ ]