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http://www.flickr.com/photos/7652724@N04/sets/72157616952565912/ - Click on link to left to view Photo album by Bob Greer - L 3/26 Marines VN 1968
Escort Photo Gallery Photo Batch 2 Photo Batch 3
Vietnam Traveling Wall The Wall That Heals Photos from Wall Escort Dan Schenk VVMF Vietnam Veterans Me
WASHINGTON, March 26, 2009 – Thirty years ago, an
infantry corporal named Jan Scruggs boldly set out to build a national
memorial. Since then, as a result of his determination, millions of people
have found comfort and closure at the Vietnam Memorial known as The Wall.
Today, Scruggs unveiled a glimpse of his next project -- The Education Center at the Wall. He displayed a replica of the new exhibit to be housed in an underground museum on the National Mall here near the Lincoln and Vietnam memorials. The replica will serve as a traveling preview of the future underground exhibit. A 45-foot tractor trailer that carries The Wall That Heals," a half-sized replica of the Vietnam Memorial has been refurbished by Featherlite Trailers. The trailer's museum exhibit has been redesigned to mimic the displays planned for the actual underground education center, Scruggs said. Actor Tom Selleck, known for his work in the TV
show "Magnum, P.I." during the 1980s, is the project's new spokesman. He
served in the California National Guard during the Vietnam era. His friend
Ron Montapert went to Vietnam but did not come home.
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Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS:
fallen;
honor;
veteran;
vietnam
Thanks for posting!
And congatulations also for the selection of “Magnum PI”/Tom Selleck as spokesman — one of the few in Hollywood who has not blotted his copybook and who has enough Credibility to be a suitable representative for this great cause.
I look forward to my next trip to DC when this will — with any luck — be finished and awaiting inspection.
And to all Vietnam Veterans: God Bless, and Thankyou. The kids in my neighborhood were always grateful to our Heroes back in the ‘70’s, even if the adults weren’t. And we still are.
*DieHard*
2009 Tour Schedule
Last updated March 24, 2009
Date | City, State | Location | Sponsor |
April 2 - 5 | Harrisonburg, Virginia | Ralph Sampson Park/Simms Education Center | Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 9660 |
April 16 - 19 | Cherry Hill, New Jersey (more information) | Post 372 Field | Cherry Hill American Legion Post 372 |
April 30 - May 3 | Apalachicola, Florida | Veteran's Memorial Plaza | Three Servicemen Statue South, Inc. |
May 7 - 10 | Reserved (Louisiana) | ||
May 14 - 17 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | BREC Airline Hwy Park | Louisiana All Veterans Reunion |
May 22 - 25 | Norborne, Missouri | Norborne Football Field | Norborne Betterment Association |
June 4 - 7 | Johnson City, Tennessee | Freedom Hall - Liberty Bell Track | Church Brothers Co. Inc. & Rolling Thunder Cha. 4 - Tenn. |
June 11 - 14 | Wilmington, North Carolina | Ogden Park | Wilmington Chapter 11, DAV |
June 18 - 21 | Reserved (Kentucky) | ||
July 2 - 5 | Roswell, New Mexico | 901 W. Brasher Road | Church on the Move |
July 9 - 12 | Flagstaff, Arizona | Wheeler Park | The American Legion Riders |
July 30 - August 2 | Reserved (New Jersey) | ||
August 13 - 16 | Quakertown, Pennsylvania | Memorial Park | Wallace Willard Keller American Legion Post 242 |
August 20 - 23 | Perinton, New York | 300 Macedon Center Road | Perinton Memorial Post 8495 VFW |
August 27 - 30 | Lynn, Massachusetts | Fraser Field | David J. Solimine Funeral Service, Inc. |
September 10 - 13 | Lindstrom, Minnesota | Chisago Lakes Area High School | VFW Chisago Lakes Post 7267 |
September 24 - 27 | Bowling Green, Kentucky | Aviation Heritage Park | Aviation Heritage Park, Inc. |
October 1 - 4 | Reserved (North Carolina) | ||
October 8 - 11 | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | Gettysburg College | Gettysburg College |
October 15 - 18 | Reserved (New York) | ||
November 11 - 15 | Medford, Wisconsin (more information) | The Medford Area Middle School | The Medford Area Middle School |
Note: Other applications may be in process so the open dates may already be booked.
1023 Fifteenth Street, NW,
Second Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005-2602
(202) 393-0090 • Fax (202) 393-0029
• http://www.vvmf.org
FMCDH(BITS)
I know I am only one of hundreds of thousands of RVN Vets who have sworn to God Almighty, "It will not happen again, on OUR watch!"
Thanks for the post!
Thanks for your service.
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