Dear Jim,
"It just makes me beam inside. Those fellows put their lives on the line in service of their country. To be honored by them as the first 'non-veteran' to receive their very special ring is truly a great moment in my life. I'll be very proud of this ring. I've had a lot of souvenirs in my lifetime, but this one is a stand-out! I really appreciate your thoughts...all those kind words, and I do hope to see you again."

Bob Hope

"The Ring" that I ordered from you has arrived and I am delighted with it.
By your initiative to create the ring, you have made an important contribution to the resurgence of pride by the Vietnam Veteran in himself and an awareness by the American people that the Vietnam Veteran did the job his Nation's leaders asked him to do and did it well under circumstances unique in American history. To put it another way, the ring is further evidence that we Vets are ready to stand up proudly and be counted for our role in history.

I congratulate you.

W.C.Westmoreland
General United States Army, Retired

Dear Jim,
I have been wearing your Vietnam Veterans' Ring for a few years now, and I wanted to tell you how much more the ring has come to mean to me than I had ever imagined. It has been a link between myself and other Vietnam veterans who might never have made themselves known to me if they had not seen the ring.
The ring is a source of pride and recognition of a special brotherhood that came from unique dedication and service to our country. It is also a tool.

As I travel throughout our country speaking to veterans and for veterans rights, it has often been the key that started conversation with another Vietnam Veteran as they noticed the ring and came up to me to talk to me as a brother. It has been responsible for initiating many wonderful friendships, for assisting me in keeping the lines of communication open between myself and other vets, and more than once, for finding vets who were needing assistance for one reason or another.

Thank you for the service you have rendered by making such a ring available, and for the benefits that have gone far beyond my own expectations.

Sammy L. Davis, C.M.H.
2nd Battallion. 4th Artillery, 9th Division

Dear Jim,
Since I began doing re-adjustment counseling with Vietnam Veterans, one thing I noticed from the beginning was that vets lacked a sense of belonging. This feeling of isolation is the single most common problem for the Vietnam Veteran.
Several attempts have been made to re-establish the commradaire veterans shared "in the Nam". The 'Vietnam Veterans Ring' you personally designed and now offer to veterans has significant healing power.

In conversations I conducted with veterans who wear your ring, the sense of commradaire has returned. Some have referred to their ring as "My Graduation Ring" others as "My Class Ring" and the comment that expresses it best, "it shows I'm proud".

Whenever a group of Vietnam Veterans get together anymore, at least one of them is wearing 'The Ring'. All veterans of Vietnam owe you a debt of gratitude.
You have created the means to reunite us.

Gary L. Porter

To whom it may concern:
Jim Chancellor has done all Vietnam Veterans a service in creating a means by which we can all know one another....without saying a word. The ring he designed is not meant to be anything more than a symbol of pride, respect, and understanding to all those who wear it. And that's more than enough.

We are proud to know Jim through the VVLP of Indiana, and honored to have been among the first to whom Jim spoke about his dream. His sincerity is above reproach, and we wish him well as he offers the ring to Vietnam Veterans everywhere.

Ron F. Layer