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February 8— VVMF Founder and President Jan Scruggs Remembers Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.)
   Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) died today at age 77. Murtha was a long-time supporter of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, both when The Wall was built and recently, providing assistance for Project RENEW. 

January 26 — VVMF Founder and President Jan Scruggs Remembers Maryland Senator Charles Mathias
  
Former Maryland Senator Charles Mathias died yesterday at age 87. Among his many achievements in the U.S. Senate was the passage of the bill authorizing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to be built on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

January 13 — VVMF Dedicates Renovated Primary School in Vietnam
  The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) will dedicate a newly renovated and expanded primary school in Trieu An Commune tomorrow as part of a week-long delegation by American veterans to Vietnam.

 

January 12 — Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue Joins Leadership Team for the Education Center at The Wall
 
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has joined the leadership team for the campaign to build the Education Center at The Wall, pledging to create support for the Center and help collect photos of the 1,582 Georgians whose names are on The Wall in Washington, D.C.

January 11 — Education Center at The Wall Receives $1.4 Million in Donations
  The Education Center at The Wall has received five donations totaling $1.4 million. The gifts, pledged over the last two months, follow the largest individual donation the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) has ever received — $2.5 million pledged by the Heisley Family Foundation in September. 

 

Did you see?

View the public service announcements created to raise awareness for The Education Center at The Wall.

Watch the 2009 Christmas Tree ceremony webcast. Photographs from the Memorial Fund's other ceremonies are available in the Photo Gallery.

Read an article in USA Today and watch a video by The Washington Post about the maintenance work being done at the Memorial.

 

 

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund meets the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance's Standards for Charity Accountability.  Click here for more information.

Established in 1979, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is the nonprofit organization authorized by Congress to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.  Today, the Memorial Fund is an international nongovernmental organization dedicated to preserving the legacy of The Wall, promoting healing and educating about the impact of the Vietnam War. Its initiatives include educational programs for students and educators, a traveling Wall replica that honors our nation’s veterans and a humanitarian and mine-action program in Vietnam. The Memorial Fund is also building The Education Center at The Wall, an underground facility near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

 
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Special Offer

The Washington Marriott (1221 22nd Street, NW) is proud to offer special discounted rates to Vietnam veterans and their families and friends who will be traveling to Washington, DC for the Memorial Day Observance at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.  

The Washington Marriott will provide rooms at $159 per night for May 28-June 1, 2010. Reservations must be made on or by Friday, May 7.

To make a reservation, call the Washington Marriott directly at 1.800.228.9290 or 202.872.1500 and reference the special Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund 2010 Memorial Day Room Block rate 

Don't forget, the annual Memorial Day Observance at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial will take place on Monday, May 31 at 1:00 p.m.

 
Join the VVMF Staff

The Memorial Fund is seeking site managers for The Wall That Heals.  Learn more about the position, including how to apply, in Job Opportunies.
 
Commemorative Book

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund has teamed up with M.T. Publishing to offer a commemorative hardbound book about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial for the 25th Anniversary.  Learn more.
 
UPCOMING EVENTS

Feb. 5:  Deadline for 2010 In Memory applications

 
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