NEWS

July 2 — The Wall That Heals Hits Half-Way Point in 2008 Schedule
 The Wall That Heals is at the halfway point of its 2008 tour schedule, stopping this week in Newport, N.H. for the July 4th weekend. Additionally, GEICO has joined the growing list of national sponsors of the traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.  Read the Release; 2008 Tour Schedule

July 1 — Three Soldiers, Detail to be Dedicated in Florida
 Three Soldiers, Detail, a bronze sculpture that is the only authorized “detail,” or partial sculpture, created from the original molds used for the Three Servicemen Statue by Frederick Hart (1943-1999) in Washington, D.C., will be dedicated at the Veterans Memorial Plaza in Apalachicola, Fla., on July 12.  Read the Release

June 10 — Annual Father's Day Rose Remembrance Honors Fallen Fathers
 The more than 58,000 casualties of the Vietnam War and casualties of America’s most recent conflict will be remembered at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial this Father’s Day at 8:00 a.m.  Gen. Anthony Zinni and Colleen Shine, daughter of a Vietnam casualty, will speak during the annual event.  Read the Advisory

May 23 — National Memorial Day Radiothon to Raise Funds for Center
 Sons and Daughters in Touch (SDIT), a national organization of Americans who lost their fathers in the Vietnam War, is teaming up with nationally syndicated radio host Rusty Humphries to raise more than $58,000 for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center.  The SDIT National Radiothon will air May 23, 24 and 26.  Read the Release

May 22 — Thousands Expected to Commemorate Memorial Day At The Wall
 Thousands of veterans, family members and friends are expected to gather at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at 1 p.m. on Monday, May 26, for the Annual Memorial Day Observance at The Wall, said Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, which hosts the ceremony.  Read the Release; Read the Media Advisory

May 7 — Mothers to be Honored at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
 Mothers whose children served and sacrificed in the Vietnam War and other military conflicts will be honored with roses and Mother’s Day cards at the ninth annual Mother’s Day at The Wall ceremony on Sunday, May 11, at 9 a.m.  Read the Advisory

May 2 — Four Names to be Added to Vietnam Veterans Memorial
 The names of four American servicemen will be inscribed on the black granite walls of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial next week.  Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James “Jim” Nicholson will speak at a press event on Wednesday, May 7.  Read the Release

April 30 — Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center Campaign Adds New Leadership
 The campaign to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center has attracted an impressive, growing cross-section of business and political leaders, as well as veterans, to its leadership.  Read the Release; About the Center

April 16 — In Memory Day to Honor American Heroes
 Seventy-five American heroes will be honored posthumously during a ceremony to pay tribute to the men and women who died prematurely from noncombat injuries and emotional suffering caused directly by the Vietnam War, but who are not eligible to have their names inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.  Read the Media Advisory; Read the Release; 2008 Honorees

April 14 — Memorial Fund to Host Regional Teachers Conference
 A regional conference to help educators learn more about teaching the lessons of Vietnam in their classrooms will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 2-3, at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Command Museum in San Diego, California.  Read the Release; Conference Information

April 1 — VFW Pledges Support for Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center
 The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the United States has pledged up to $1 million to help build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center, a visitors and education facility being built on the National Mall.  VFW is the first veterans’ organization to pledge financial support to the Memorial Center.  Read the Release

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