While attending the July, 1988 3rd Marine Division Association annual reunion, with the theme of "20th Anniversary of the Battle Of Khe Sanh and Tet '68" in Tampa Bay, FL. A group of about 67 Khe Sanh Veterans (some picture above) with families and friends, held a meeting led by Rev. Ray W. Stubbe.

The main discussion  of the meeting was whether we, as Veterans of Khe Sanh, should unite and create our own Veterans organization. A vote was taken and all present agreed to form an association and have it incorporated.

The hat was passed, and with the generosity of the veterans, families and friends present, enough money was collected to start the process of incorporating our group in the state of Wisconsin (home state of Rev Stubbe) Later that same year the Khe Sanh Veterans Inc. was born.

The rest is history