Why donate to the 2 Sides Project?

Your tax deductible donation to our nonprofit organization helps people come together to heal from the wounds of war. Your support fuels these important connections in many ways, including:

In-country outreach to Vietnamese sons and daughters. While the U.S. participants pay their own way to Vietnam, it’s a financial challenge for Vietnamese sons and daughters to take time from work to travel to meetings in city centers. Your contribution helps them make that day trip.

Reciprocal trips to the United States. We believe reciprocal trips are a great way to bring the healing from war full circle. We’ve sponsored one trip to date, hosting three Vietnamese sons and daughters on a week-long visit to Washington D.C., where they met U.S. government officials, toured the Capitol Building, and took in the sights and sounds of an all-American baseball game. We’ve sponsored one trip so far, and hope to sponsor others in the future.




Vietnamese sons and daughters visit the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington
D.C. as part of a reciprocal trip to the U.S.

Peace Homes. We started a pilot project in 2020 with the Vietnam USA Society (VUS) to build Peace Homes in the areas where our fathers died. The homes are given to needy families and help us develop a positive outcome for future generations. We have completed six Peace Homes to date and hope to build more throughout the country. One of the Peace Homes was built by Lori Goss Reaves, who raised funds to build a home for a Montagnard family near the area where her father died. Lori is now raising funds to build a home honoring the memory of Master Gunnery Sergeant John Edwards, Marine Corps, who passed away on January 10, 2022. His clear memories of February 14, 1968, the day Lori’s father was killed, helped her understand more about her father’s last hours on earth.

Lori Goss Reaves and her son with
John Edwards, left, near the site where
Larry Jo Goss was killed on February
14, 1968.

Whatever the size of your gift,
know you’re helping those who lost fathers
on opposite sides of the war come together in peace. Donate now.

Photographs from Vietnam
Anthony Istrico, Jared Groneman and Nora Kubach took some beautiful shots on their trips to Vietnam. “Blue Lines” and more stunning photographs are available in any size (and purchases benefit the 2 Sides Project!) at this shop link.

“The best way to resolve any problem in the human world
is for all sides to sit down and talk.” 
Dalai Lama